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Cottage Health
Santa Barbara, California

Clinical Dietitian II

Dietitian Above average in Clinical Nutrition (Dietitian)No callFull-Time

Listed compensation

$41.03-$62.57/hr

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Employment & setting
Full-Time
Call expectations
No call
Weekends
Not specified
Posted 56m ago · Verified live

Job Description

Cottage Medical Group seeks a Clinical Dietitian II for their Pediatric Multispecialty Clinic.  Responsible for providing direct outpatient pediatric nutrition care or nutrition education.

Qualifications

All job qualifications listed indicate the minimum level necessary to perform this job proficiently.

Level of Education

Minimum

  • Bachelor's Degree

Preferred

  • Master's Degree

Certifications, Licenses, Registrations

Minimum

  • Registered Dietitian Credential
  • Food Handlers Card
  • CCS paneling is required.

Technical Requirements

Minimum

  • Basic Computer Skills to include MS Word

Preferred

  • Experience with Nutrition related Software (i. e. Computrition, Food Processor) and Epic Systems

Years of Related Work Experience

Minimum

  • 3 years of experience as a Clinical Dietitian

Cottage Health is a leading acute care hospital system, located on the central coast of California, widely known for our superior patient care, innovation, medical research and education. Our health system operates primarily in Santa Barbara, CA, since 1888, and consists of three acute care hospitals, a Rehabilitation Hospital, multiple clinics and a multi-site Urgent Care system.

Our mission is to serve the central coast communities with excellence, integrity, and compassion. Every day we touch thousands of lives in many different ways, resolute in our mission to put patients first. We take pride in helping our patients get back to living their lives - in the places they love.

*Pay for non-physician positions is determined based on related years of experience and internal equity. Eligible employees may also receive additional forms of compensation, including shift differentials, on-call pay, incentive pay, and bonus opportunities, where applicable. Manager and above positions may participate in Cottage Health’s annual management incentive program. Physician compensation is determined based upon specialty and may include bonus potential.

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Key Responsibilities

The Clinical Dietitian II is responsible for providing direct outpatient pediatric nutrition care and nutrition education. They will work within the Pediatric Multispecialty Clinic to support patient health and wellness.

Qualifications

Education
Bachelor degree
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Clinical dieteticsOutpatient care

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Clinical Dietitian II at Cottage Health a 6.4 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Clinical Nutrition (Dietitian) — ranked against 2,938 active Clinical Nutrition (Dietitian) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties.

Dietitian Career Context

In California, the Clinical Nutrition weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$94k (184 salary observations; 542 listings), vs ~$78k nationally (1,445 salary observations; 7,117 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-09-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

Of the 50 active Clinical Nutrition listings this role was benchmarked against, 24% are remote, 36% have no call, 68% require no weekends.

Clinical Nutrition pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.3% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

The cost-of-living index for California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$108k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $97k 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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Work-life snapshot

6.4/ 10
Listing-based score

Above average in Clinical Nutrition (Dietitian)

  • No call

Living in Santa Barbara

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$1.91M
Typical market rent
$3,692/mo
Residents’ average commute
17 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
108.8
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 · Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About Cottage Health

Hospitals and Health Care
Santa Barbara, California
1,001-5,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Shift Differentials
On-Call Pay
Incentive Pay
Bonus Opportunities
Total Rewards Program