Clinical Dietitian-Clinical Nutrition - PRN

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Job Description

Provides medical nutrition care to patients through nutrition assessment, diagnosis, intervention and education utilizing evidence based guidelines. Develops care plans with appropriate follow-up and reassessment of intervention. Manages the total nutritional care of patients receiving Enteral Nutrition. Assess and diagnose patients for malnutrition.

Qualifications

  • Education: Bachelor's degree in Nutrition from an accredited college or university
  • Licensure, Certification and or Registration: Alabama State Licensure. Registered Dietitian with the Commission on Dietetic Registration (must be obtained within 6 months of employment)
  • Experience: 1-2 years clinical experience preferred but not required

Additional Skills/Abilities: Excellent communication skills. Good organizational skills with attention to detail necessary.

About Us

Build Your Career with Us

At Huntsville Hospital, Huntsville Hospital for Women & Children and Madison Hospital, you’ll find meaningful work, supportive teams and opportunities to grow within a locally governed, nonprofit health system committed to the communities we serve.

Our workplace culture has earned national recognition, including Newsweek’s America’s Greatest Workplaces in Health Care 2026 and Forbes’ America’s Best-in-State Employers 2025.

Huntsville Hospital is the region’s primary referral center for advanced and specialty care, home to a specialized Orthopedic & Spine Tower, a Level III Regional Neonatal ICU and North Alabama’s Level I Trauma Center.

Together, our three Madison County hospitals have 971 licensed beds and offer career opportunities across a wide range of specialties and care settings.

Employees have access to continuing education, Shared Governance, Clinical Ladder, Nurse Residency, tuition assistance, child care, wellness resources, an on-site employee pharmacy and health clinic, and more.

We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and a partner in the U.S. Army Partnership for Your Success (PaYS) Program.

Huntsville Hospital Benefits

We are committed to providing competitive benefits. Our benefits package for eligible employees includes medical, dental, vision, life insurance, flexible spending; short term and long term disability; several retirement account options with 401K organization match; nurse residency program; tuition assistance; student loan reimbursement; On-site training and education opportunities; Employee Discounts to phone providers, local restaurants, tickets to shows, apartment application and much more!

Learn More About Huntsville Hospital Health System

  • Careers: careers.hhsys.org
  • Benefits: careers.hhsys.org
  • Education & Professional Development: huntsvillehospital.org
  • Life In Huntsville: huntsvillehospital.org

Key Responsibilities

Provide medical nutrition care through assessment, diagnosis, intervention, and patient education using evidence-based guidelines. Develop and reassess care plans, manage nutritional care for patients receiving enteral nutrition, and assess and diagnose malnutrition.

Qualifications

Education
Bachelor degree

Key Skills

Nutrition DiagnosisNutrition InterventionCare PlanningEnteral Nutrition ManagementMalnutrition Assessment

Dietitian Career Context

Of the 50 active Clinical Nutrition listings this role was benchmarked against, 44% are remote, 32% have no call, 60% require no weekends.

In Alabama, the Clinical Nutrition weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$75k (10 salary observations; 96 listings), vs ~$78k nationally (2,154 salary observations; 8,612 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 paynot listedClinical Nutrition median $70k (middle half $65k–$73k)14 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Alabama vs national$75k median in Alabama$78k nationally (−4%)10 state / 2,154 national salary observations
Cost of livingAlabama index 88.8US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Clinical Nutrition listings in Alabama39 active3,103 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 44% remote · 32% no call · 60% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentloan repaymentUS Dietitian listings: 17% state a sign-on bonus (median $5k) · 3% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Oct 2026
Clinical Nutrition pay trend−1.7% vs prior quarter—through Sep 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 contract/1099 Dietitian Jobs

37 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

25 jobs
4
<$95k
13
$95k-105k
3
$105k-115k
2
$125k
3
$125k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

28 jobs · 27 employers
401k / retirement match
57% this job
Sign-on bonus
50%
CME allowance
50% this job
Loan repayment
4% this job
Relocation assistance
4%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

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$104k-$138k
#2

Dietitian-Atlantic Health Overlook Medical Center-Full Time

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$34.82-$61.26/hr
#3

Regional Registered Dietitian

$100k-$125k
#4

Registered Dietitian (RD) | NH License

$50/week
+ 35 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 3,062 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About Huntsville Hospital Health System

Hospitals and Health Care
Huntsville, AL
5,001-10,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Medical, dental, vision, life insurance
Flexible spending
Short term and long term disability
Retirement account options with 401K match
Tuition assistance
Student loan reimbursement
On-site training and education
Employee discounts

Living in Huntsville

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$271k
Typical market rent
$1,335/mo
Residents’ average commute
20 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
93.1
State income tax
Up to 5%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Huntsville, AL metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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