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Vista Specialty Hospital
West Monroe, Louisiana

PRN Clinical Dietitian - Days

DietitianIncludes callPer Diem

Compensation

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Posted 1mo ago

Job Description

Job DetailsJob Location: West Monroe, LA 71291Position Type: PRNEducation Level: 4 Year DegreeJob Shift: DaysJob Category: Ancillary / OtherCLINICAL DIETITIAN Vista Specialty Hospital Clinical Dietitian Summary: Responsible for the assessment and planning of the nutritional care of the patients in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local standards, guidelines and regulations, policies and procedures, and in coordination with the Nutrition Services Supervisor/Manager to ensure that qualify food service and nutritional care is provided to the patients.

Qualifications

Education: Bachelor’s degree in Dietetics, Nutrition, or related field. Advanced degree preferred. Licenses/Certification: Registered Dietitian with the Commission on Dietetic Registration of the American Dietetic Association or registry eligible.

Membership in the American Dietetic Association strongly preferred License as mandated by the state in which employed if applicable. ServSafe Food Safety Certification preferred Experience: Experience in acute clinical care, nutrition support, and disease-specific nutrition preferred. Verifiable internship through a dietetic program. Safety Sensitive-Designated Position

Key Responsibilities

The Clinical Dietitian is responsible for assessing and planning nutritional care for patients in accordance with federal and state regulations. They coordinate with the Nutrition Services team to ensure high-quality food service and nutritional support.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Bachelor’s degree in Dietetics or Nutrition and be a Registered Dietitian or registry eligible. Experience in acute clinical care and nutrition support is preferred, along with a ServSafe Food Safety Certification.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Clinical NutritionNutritional AssessmentPatient CareRegulatory Compliance

Dietitian Career Context

Of the 50 active Clinical Nutrition listings this role was benchmarked against, 32% are remote, 38% have no call, 76% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Louisiana is 88.2 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.8% of Louisiana clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Clinical Nutrition pay on WeekdayDoc is down 2.0% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

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$110k-125k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks23 jobs

401k / retirement match
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CME allowance
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Sign-on bonus
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Relocation assistance
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Visa sponsorship
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Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 3.0
Better work-life than 20% of Clinical Nutrition (Dietitian) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 3,187 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • Includes call

Living in West Monroe

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$211k
Typical market rent
$1,146/mo
Residents’ average commute
20 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
83.6
State income tax
Up to 4.3%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Monroe, LA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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