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Fullerton, California

Dietitian-Kitchen

DietitianIncludes callFull-Time

Listed compensation

$35.06-$54.43/hr

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Posted 52m ago · Verified live

Job Description

Under general supervision and as part of a multidisciplinary care team, provides nutritional care for patients of all ages with complex nutritional needs.

Responsibilities include assessment, treatment and provides medical nutrition therapy, documents findings and recommendations; plans and implements nutrition intervention. Provides direct supervision over the daily work assigned to the Registered Diet Technician.

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Required Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in Nutrition/Dietitian.
  • National CDR Registered Dietitian - Commission on Dietetic Registration upon hire.
  • 1 year Nutrition Counseling and Education

Preferred Qualifications

  • Computer/electronic medical record experience-preferably MEDITECH.
  • Electronic diet office computer experience-preferably CBORD.
  • Nutrition care process documentation experience.

Why Join Providence?

Our best-in-class benefits are uniquely designed to support you and your family in staying well, growing professionally, and achieving financial security. We take care of you, so you can focus on delivering our Mission of caring for everyone, especially the most vulnerable in our communities.

Accepting a new position at another facility that is part of the Providence family of organizations may change your current benefits. Changes in benefits, including paid time-off, happen for various reasons. These reasons can include changes of Legal Employer, FTE, Union, location, time-off plan policies, availability of health and welfare benefit plan offerings, and other various reasons.

At Providence, our strength lies in Our Promise of “Know me, care for me, ease my way.” Working at our family of organizations means that regardless of your role, we’ll walk alongside you in your career, supporting you so you can support others. We provide best-in-class benefits and we foster an inclusive workplace where diversity is valued, and everyone is essential, heard and respected.

Together, our 120,000 caregivers (all employees) serve in over 50 hospitals, over 1,000 clinics and a full range of health and social services across Alaska, California, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas and Washington. As a comprehensive health care organization, we are serving more people, advancing best practices and continuing our more than 100-year tradition of serving the poor and vulnerable.

Posted are the minimum and the maximum wage rates on the wage range for this position. The successful candidate's placement on the wage range for this position will be determined based upon relevant job experience and other applicable factors. These amounts are the base pay range; additional compensation may be available for this role, such as shift differentials, standby/on-call, overtime, premiums, extra shift incentives, or bonus opportunities.

Providence offers a comprehensive benefits package including a retirement 401(k) Savings Plan with employer matching, health care benefits (medical, dental, vision), life insurance, disability insurance, time off benefits (paid parental leave, vacations, holidays, health issues), voluntary benefits, well-being resources and much more. Learn more at providence.jobs/benefits.

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The Sisters of Providence and Sisters of St. Joseph of Orange have deep roots in California, bringing health care and education to communities from the redwood forests to the beach shores of Orange county - and everywhere in between. In Southern California, Providence provides care throughout Los Angeles County, Orange County, High Desert and beyond.

Our award-winning and comprehensive medical centers are known for outstanding programs in cancer, cardiology, neurosciences, orthopedics, women's services, emergency and trauma care, pediatrics and neonatal intensive care. Our not-for-profit network provides a full spectrum of care with leading-edge diagnostics and treatment, outpatient health centers, physician groups and clinics, numerous outreach programs, and hospice and home care, and even our own Providence High School.

Providence is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.

We are committed to the principle that every workforce member has the right to work in surroundings that are free from all forms of unlawful discrimination and harassment on the basis of race, color, gender, disability, veteran, military status, religion, age, creed, national origin, sexual identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, genetic information, or any other basis prohibited by local, state, or federal law.

We believe diversity makes us stronger, so we are dedicated to shaping an inclusive workforce, learning from each other, and creating equal opportunities for advancement.

Key Responsibilities

Provides nutritional care and medical nutrition therapy for patients with complex needs as part of a multidisciplinary team. Responsible for documenting findings, implementing nutrition interventions, and supervising the daily work of the Registered Diet Technician.

Requirements

Requires a Bachelor's degree in Nutrition/Dietetics and a National CDR Registered Dietitian certification. Candidates should have at least one year of experience in nutrition counseling and education.

Qualifications

Education
Bachelor degree

Key Skills

Nutritional assessmentPatient careClinical documentationNutrition educationMultidisciplinary team collaboration

Dietitian Career Context

Of the 50 active Clinical Nutrition listings this role was benchmarked against, 26% are remote, 18% have no call, 76% require no weekends.

In California, the Clinical Nutrition weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$93k (246 salary observations; 698 listings), vs ~$78k nationally (1,879 salary observations; 9,147 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-10-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

How many Clinical Nutrition jobs are remote?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed pay$73k–$113kClinical Nutrition median $92k (middle half $83k–$109k)42 comparable listings, Oct 2026
California vs national$93k median in California$78k nationally (+20%)246 state / 1,879 national salary observations
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$84k in purchasing powerCalifornia index 110.7 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Clinical Nutrition listings in California284 active3,038 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 26% remote · 18% no call · 76% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedCalifornia Dietitian listings: 8% state a sign-on bonus (median $5k) · 2% offer loan repayment296 active listings, Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Top Dietitian Jobs

26 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

26 jobs · 17 employers
8
<$85k
7
$85k-100k
7
$100k-115k
3
$115k-130k
1
$138k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

24 jobs · 17 employers
401k / retirement match
88% this job
CME allowance
54%
Sign-on bonus
17%
Relocation assistance
17%
Loan repayment
4%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Registered Dietitian

Oregon Health & Science University · Portland, Oregon

$104k-$138k
#2

Regional Registered Dietitian

Medical Nutrition Therapy Associates · Baltimore, Maryland

$100k-$125k
#3

Dietitian

$83k-$122k
#4

Registered Dietitian

$71k-$117k
+ 24 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 3.0
Below most Clinical Nutrition (Dietitian) listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 3,004 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About Providence

Hospitals and Health Care
Redondo Beach, California
11-50 employees

Benefits & Perks

401(k) with employer match
Medical, dental, and vision insurance
Life and disability insurance
Paid parental leave
Vacation and holiday time off
Well-being resources
Voluntary benefits

Living in Fullerton

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$976k
Typical market rent
$2,888/mo
Residents’ average commute
31 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
113.6
State income tax
Up to 13.3%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 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.