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DaVita Kidney Care
Takoma Park, Maryland

Dietitian

DietitianNo weekendsNo nightsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$34-$54.5/hr

The week · per this postingWeekdays only

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Job Description

  • Posting Date
  • 10/01/2026
  • 1502 University Blvd East, Hyattsville, Maryland, 20783, United States of America

As a Registered Dietitian at DaVita, you’ll be a part of a Team that values work-life balance and where your personal and professional growth is a top priority.

DaVita has an open position for a Registered Dietitian who will be a vital member of each patient’s core care team. You will analyze lab-work results and educate patients-and their families-on what to eat accordingly. Your ability to influence and lead will be critical to helping them live better lives. If you love patient-centered health care and knowing patients on a personal level—now is your time to explore your next journey—at DaVita.

What You Can Expect

Build meaningful and long-term relationships with patients and their families in an intimate outpatient setting.

  • Be a part of a Team that appreciates, supports and relies on each other in a positive environment.
  • Performance-based rewards based on stellar individual and team contributions.

What We'll Provide

DaVita is a clinical leader! We have the highest percentage of facilities meeting or exceeding CMS's standards in the government's two key performance programs. We expect our nurses to commit to improving patient health through clinical goal-setting and quality improvement initiatives.

Comprehensive Benefits

  • DaVita offers a competitive total rewards package to connect teammates to what matters most.
  • We offer medical, dental, vision, 401k match, paid time off, PTO cash out, paid training and more.

DaVita provides the opportunities for support for you and your family with family resources, EAP counseling sessions, access to Headspace®, backup child, elder care, maternity/paternity leave, pet insurance and so much more!

Requirements

  • State licensure required if licensure is available in the state where the facility is located
  • Bachelor's degree in Nutrition, Dietetics, or similar area required
  • Ability to work flexible schedules, possibly for multiple facilities and travel when needed

After hire and training, successful completion of the Competency Assessment for Renal Dietitians (CARD) with a score of at least 80% required

Intermediate computer skills and proficiency with MS Word, Excel, and Outlook required as well as functional proficiency with DaVita specific applications within 60 days

Now is your time to join Team DaVita. Take the first step and apply now.

At DaVita, we strive to be a community first and a company second. We want all teammates to experience DaVita as "a place where I belong." Our goal is to embed belonging into everything we do in our Village, so that it becomes part of who we are.

We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and comply with state and federal affirmative action requirements.

Individuals are recruited, hired, assigned and promoted without regard to race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status, or any other protected characteristic.

  • This position will be open for a minimum of three days.
  • The Wage Range for the role is $34.00 - $54.50 per hour.
  • Dietitian Experienced - Non Exempt: $40.00 - $52.25 per hour.
  • For location-specific minimum wage details, see the following link: DaVita.jobs/WageRates

Compensation for the role will depend on a number of factors, including a candidate’s qualifications, skills, competencies and experience. DaVita offers a competitive total rewards package, which includes a 401k match, healthcare coverage and a broad range of other benefits. Learn more at careers.davita.com

Colorado Residents: Please do not respond to any questions in this initial application that may seek age-identifying information such as age, date of birth, or dates of school attendance or graduation. You may also redact this information from any materials you submit during the application process. You will not be penalized for redacting or removing this information.

Key Responsibilities

The Registered Dietitian will analyze lab results and educate patients and their families on nutritional requirements. They will serve as a vital member of the core care team to improve patient health outcomes in an outpatient setting.

Qualifications

Education
Bachelor degree

Key Skills

Clinical nutritionPatient educationLab-work analysisRenal dieteticsPatient careMicrosoft WordMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft Outlook

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Dietitian at DaVita Kidney Care a 6.4 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Clinical Nutrition (Dietitian) — ranked against 3,049 active Clinical Nutrition (Dietitian) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements, no night shifts.

Dietitian Career Context

Of the 50 active Clinical Nutrition listings this role was benchmarked against, 24% are remote, 36% have no call, 72% require no weekends.

Clinical Nutrition pay on WeekdayDoc is down 2.4% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Maryland is 105.0 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$92k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $88k in an average-cost state. 62.9% of Maryland clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks29 jobs · 18 employers

401k / retirement match
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CME allowance
62%
Relocation assistance
24%
Sign-on bonus
21%
PSLF eligible
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Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 6.4
Better work-life than 60% of Clinical Nutrition (Dietitian) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 3,049 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No weekends
  • No nights
  • On-site

Living in Takoma Park

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$700k
Typical market rent
$1,623/mo
Residents’ average commute
34 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
108.9
State income tax
Up to 5.8%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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About DaVita Kidney Care

Hospitals and Health Care
Denver, CO
10,000+ employees

Benefits & Perks

Medical Insurance
Dental
Vision
401k Match
Paid Time Off
PTO Cash Out
Paid Training
EAP Counseling