Registered Dietitian - Full Time

DietitianFull-Time

Listed compensation

$24-$38/hr

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Employment & setting
Full-Time
Call expectations
Not specified
Weekends
Not specified
Posted 12h ago · Verified live

Job description

Join Select Specialty Hospital - Laurel Highlands as a Registered Dietitian – Full Time in Latrobe, PA, US.

Benefits & Compensation

  • Pay rate: $24 - $38/hr.
  • Comprehensive medical/RX, health, vision, and dental plan
  • Generous PTO
  • Company-matching 401(k) retirement plan
  • Life and disability protection
  • Extensive orientation program

Work Schedule

  • Full-Time position.
  • No explicit call, weekend, or night shift information provided.

Apply to join Select Specialty Hospital - Laurel Highlands as a Registered Dietitian – Full Time.

Key Responsibilities

The Registered Dietitian will develop, implement, and monitor medical nutrition therapies while collaborating with medical staff to ensure optimal patient care. They are responsible for performing nutritional assessments, managing nutrition support regimens, and ensuring meal trays meet prescribed dietary standards.

Requirements

Candidates must hold current registration by the Commission on Dietetics Registration and any required state licensure. A minimum of one year of work experience in a clinical facility setting is required.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Nutritional assessmentMedical nutrition therapyEnteral nutrition supportParenteral nutrition supportClinical nutritionDietary planningInterdisciplinary collaborationFood safetyMenu planningTherapeutic diet manual managementClinical documentation

Dietitian Career Context

Of the 50 active Clinical Nutrition listings this role was benchmarked against, 28% are remote, 22% have no call, 60% require no weekends.

In Pennsylvania, the Clinical Nutrition weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$74k (77 salary observations; 234 listings), vs ~$79k nationally (2,544 salary observations; 6,340 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-09-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

The cost-of-living index for Pennsylvania is 97.6 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$64k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $66k in an average-cost state. 61.7% of Pennsylvania clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Work-life snapshot

3.0/ 10
Listing-based score

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About Select Specialty Hospital - Laurel Highlands

Hospitals and Health Care
Mechanicsburg, PA
1,001-5,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Comprehensive medical/RX, health, vision, and dental plan
Generous PTO
Company-matching 401(k) retirement plan
Life and disability protection
Extensive orientation program