Registered Dietitian I
Listed compensation
$24.4-$30.5/hr
The week · per this posting · Monday – Friday
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Job Description
ARKANSAS CHILDREN'S IS A TOBACCO FREE WORKPLACE. FLU VACCINES ARE REQUIRED. ARKANSAS CHILDREN'S IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER. ALL QUALIFIED APPLICANTS WILL RECEIVE CONSIDERATION FOR EMPLOYMENT WITHOUT REGARD TO RACE, COLOR, RELIGION, SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, GENDER IDENTITY OR EXPRESSION, NATIONAL ORIGIN, AGE, DISABILITY, PROTECTED VETERAN STATUS OR ANY OTHER CHARACTERISTIC PROTECTED BY FEDERAL, STATE, OR LOCAL LAWS.
This position has been designated as safety sensitive and cannot be filled by a candidate who is a current user of medical marijuana.
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Work Shift
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Time Type
Full time
Department: CC097241 Clinical Nutrition
Summary
Springdale campus - Monday-Friday 8am-4:30pm with limited weekend call required - Requirements: Arkansas LD & CDR registration
Salary
Most new hires start between $24.40-$30.50 per hour, depending on experience and qualifications.
Additional Information
- Springdale campus
- Monday-Friday 8am-4:30pm with limited weekend call required
- Requirements: Arkansas LD & CDR registration
Provides safe and effective family centered nutritional care to patients from new born to adult with a variety of diagnoses. Reviews diagnosis and implements nutritional care plans for patients using general dietetic standards and regulations.
Serves as a resource for other staff to assist with problem-solving, participates in shared governance and evidence based practice and begins developing clinical leadership skills in their assigned areas. Generally independent and works on complex cases. Contributes to assigned projects.
Required Education
Bachelor's degree from four-year college or university
Recommended Education
Master’s degree; or equivalent combination of education with experience
Required Work Experience
Recommended Work Experience:
Required Certifications
Licensed Dietitian (LD) - Arkansas Dietetics Licensing Board, Registered Dietician Nutritionist - Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR)
Recommended Certifications
Description
1. Reviews diagnosis and designs and implements nutritional care plans for patients utilizing general dietetic standards.
2. Performs nutritional assessments and works with medical team to provide optimal nutrition care for patients.
3. Identifies nutrition related issues and obtains assistance/referrals for complex problems. Writes therapeutic diet orders within scope of practice.
4. Monitors patients' progress.
5. Communicates effectively with patients, family, and all medical staff. Provides appropriate information (problems, requests for service, improvement suggestions, etc.) to management.
6. Educates and provides guidance to patient, family, care-givers, and staff on diet, feeding regimen or other nutritional information prior to discharge or during outpatient consultation.
7. Functions as a part of a multidisciplinary medical team. Collaborates with nutritional services to ensure that necessary foods are available and procures formula from appropriate sources. Works with dietetic interns and provides peer review of nutritional assessments and diet orders.
8. Documents all pertinent nutrition information in patient's medical records according to policy. Document daily charges for patients seen, procedures and activities performed and time spent on each.
9. Attends nutritional case studies, department in-service and other training opportunities and document continuing education credit in CDR format.
10. Actively participate in Medical Team rounds.
11. Performs other duties as assigned.
Key Responsibilities
Provides safe and effective family-centered nutritional care to patients of all ages by designing and implementing nutritional care plans. Collaborates with the multidisciplinary medical team to perform assessments, monitor progress, and educate patients and families.
Requirements
Requires a Bachelor's degree from a four-year college or university. Must hold current Arkansas Licensed Dietitian (LD) and Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (CDR) certifications.
Qualifications
- Education
- Bachelor degree
Key Skills
Dietitian Career Context
Of the 45 active Clinical Nutrition listings this role was benchmarked against, 38% are remote, 24% have no call, 76% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for Arkansas is 86.9 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$57k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $66k in an average-cost state. 61.1% of Arkansas clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Listed pay | $51k–$63k | Clinical Nutrition median $79k (middle half $73k–$89k)249 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$66k in purchasing power | Arkansas index 86.9 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Clinical Nutrition listings in Arkansas | 24 active | 2,951 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 38% remote · 24% no call · 76% no weekends45 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | US Dietitian listings: 16% state a sign-on bonus (median $4k) · 3% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| New Clinical Nutrition listings | 1,097 in the last 30 days | 596 the 30 days before (+84%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Clinical Nutrition pay trend | +4.0% vs prior quarter | —through Oct 2026 |
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Registered Dietitian I at Arkansas Children's Hospital a 6.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 35% of all Clinical Nutrition dietitian listings evaluated on our platform. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.
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