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Los Angeles, California

Clinical Dietitian II - Outpatient Oncology, Patient & Family Support Program - Full Time

DietitianFull-Time

Listed compensation

$37.03-$57.4/hr

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Posted 3mo ago

Job Description

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As a Outpatient Oncology Clinical Dietitian II at Cedars-Sinai, you will provide nutrition counseling and guidance to patients, from diagnosis to survivorship, to support their individual nutrition needs and treatment goals.

Summary of Essential Job Duties

  • Provides nutritional guidance to patients receiving oncological therapeutic treatments to minimize nutrition impact symptoms.
  • Provides nutrition assessments and, based on need, coordinates the nutrition care service needs for patients in an outpatient setting.
  • Facilitates patients/family/caregiver/client active participation in establishing nutrition related goals and objectives.
  • Collaborates and communicates with interdisciplinary team and the department leadership in the provision of quality care.
  • Documents care in the medical record.
  • Contributes to health care team functions through the multidisciplinary care planning processes.
  • Act as a junior preceptor for student RD training programs as needed
  • Participate in projects and resource development to support clinical practice
  • Performs other related duties as assigned.

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Key Responsibilities

Provide nutrition counseling and guidance to outpatient oncology patients from diagnosis through survivorship. Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to establish nutrition goals and document care in medical records.

Requirements

Requires a Bachelor's degree in Dietetics or Nutrition and certification as a Registered Dietitian with at least two years of clinical experience. A Board-Certified Specialist in Oncology Nutrition (CSO) is preferred.

Qualifications

Education
Bachelor degree
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Patient AssessmentInterdisciplinary CollaborationMedical DocumentationClinical Care PlanningPrecepting

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Clinical Dietitian II - Outpatient Oncology, Patient & Family Support Program - Full Time at Cedars-Sinai a 7.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 25% in Oncology (Dietitian) — ranked against 43 active Oncology (Dietitian) listings on WeekdayDoc.

Oncology — Dietitian Career Context

Of the 50 active Dietitian listings this role was benchmarked against, 12% are remote, 28% have no call, 82% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$98k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $89k 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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401k / retirement match
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Relocation assistance
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PSLF eligible
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Sign-on bonus
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Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 7.2
Better work-life than 80% of Oncology (Dietitian) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 43 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Los Angeles

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$923k
Typical market rent
$2,778/mo
Residents’ average commute
31 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
113.6
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 · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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