Clinical Dietitian II
Listed compensation
$41.03-$62.57/hr
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- Employment & setting
- Full-Time
- Call expectations
- No call
- Weekends
- Not specified
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
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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