Full-Time Clinical Dietitian (RD/RDN) - Licensed New Graduates Welcome-$10,000 Sign-On Bonus
Listed compensation
$35-$45/hr
The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed
Ask the employer about the work setting, call expectations, weekend coverage and time off.
Job Description
- Job Location: La Mirada, CA 90638
- Position Type: Full Time
- Education Level: 4 Year Degree
- Salary Range: $35.00 - $45.00 Hourly
- Travel Percentage: None
- Job Shift: Days
- Job Category: Ancillary / OtherCLINICAL DIETITIAN Vista Specialty Hospital Clinical Dietitian
Summary: Responsible for the assessment and planning of the nutritional care of the patients in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local standards, guidelines and regulations, policies and procedures, and in coordination with the Nutrition Services Supervisor/Manager to ensure that qualify food service and nutritional care is provided to the patients. Qualifications
Education: Bachelor’s degree in Dietetics, Nutrition, or related field. Advanced degree preferred. Licenses/Certification: Registered Dietitian with the Commission on Dietetic Registration of the American Dietetic Association or registry eligible.
Membership in the American Dietetic Association strongly preferred License as mandated by the state in which employed if applicable. ServSafe Food Safety Certification preferred Experience: Experience in acute clinical care, nutrition support, and disease-specific nutrition preferred. Verifiable internship through a dietetic program. Safety Sensitive-Designated Position
Key Responsibilities
The Clinical Dietitian is responsible for assessing and planning nutritional care for patients in accordance with regulatory standards. They work in coordination with the Nutrition Services team to ensure high-quality food service and nutritional support.
Requirements
Candidates must hold a Bachelor’s degree in Dietetics or Nutrition and be a Registered Dietitian or registry eligible. Experience in acute clinical care and nutrition support is preferred, and state licensure is required if applicable.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
Key Skills
Dietitian Career Context
Of the 50 active Clinical Nutrition listings this role was benchmarked against, 14% are remote, 20% have no call, 84% require no weekends.
In California, the Clinical Nutrition weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$93k (341 salary observations; 677 listings), vs ~$78k nationally (2,475 salary observations; 8,466 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-10-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.
The cost-of-living index for California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$83k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $75k in an average-cost state. 63.6% of California clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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Living in La Mirada
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $863k
- Typical market rent
- $3,276/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 32 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 113.6
- State income tax
- Up to 13.3%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
BEA 2024 · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.