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Melrose Park, Illinois

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DietitianPart-Time

Listed compensation

$30.01 per hour

The week · per this posting

Schedule not stated in this posting — no days, weekends, call or nights given.

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Posted 1mo ago

Job Description

Employment Type: Part time

Shift: Description:

Assesses nutrition status of assigned patients and implement all components of the nutrition care process, according to food and nutrition department policies and local regulatory standards (IDPH, TJC, CMS, etc.). Monitors and evaluates nutrition interventions, makes appropriate adjustments to plans, as needed, and reports results of quality outcomes in the inpatient and outpatient setting. An entry level position to a professional career progression.

Assess, interpret, plan, monitor, and document the nutritional status and nutritional needs of patients using evidence-based standards of care, policies and practice guidelines. Perform a nutrition-focused physical exam on patients. Identify and provide age-specific nutrition care and meet the cultural needs of the patients and their families. Work within an inter-disciplinary team to provide a plan of care to achieve the patient’s health goals.

Educate patients, care givers, students, and other health care colleagues on the effect of therapeutic diets and nutrition support to maintain/improve nutritional status.

When assigned, provide support and supervision to the daily infant formula preparation routine which includes identifying and calculating recipes to individualize the formula to meet nutritional needs of the infant.

Participate in department activities to enhance patient satisfaction.

Keep current on nutrition research and incorporate into daily practice. Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

  • Required: Bachelor’s Degree
  • Preferred: Master’s Degree
  • Specify Degree(s): Dietetics, Nutrition or Family & Consumer Science with ACEND (Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics) requirements completed.
  • Required: Less than one year of previous job-related experience

Required: Registered Dietitian with the Commission on Dietetic Registration and Licensed as a Dietitian with the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. Must obtain registration and licensure within 6 months of hire date.

Pay Rate: $30.01 per hour

Actual compensation will fall within the range but may vary based on factors such as experience, qualifications, education, location, licensure, certification requirements, and comparisons to colleagues in similar roles.

Benefits

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Key Responsibilities

The Clinical Dietitian assesses, plans, and monitors the nutritional status of patients while implementing evidence-based care plans. They also educate patients and staff on therapeutic diets and participate in interdisciplinary team meetings to achieve health goals.

Qualifications

Education
Bachelor degree

Key Skills

Nutrition assessmentClinical nutritionPatient carePhysical examinationInterdisciplinary collaborationDocumentationEvidence-based practicePatient education

Dietitian Career Context

Of the 40 active Clinical Nutrition listings this role was benchmarked against, 35% are remote, 25% have no call, 73% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Illinois is 100.0 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 62.6% of Illinois clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Top Dietitian Jobs

40 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution22 jobs · 20 employers

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<$75k
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$75k-85k
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$85k-95k
6
$95k-105k
2
$105k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks25 jobs · 20 employers

401k / retirement match
76%
Sign-on bonus
44%
CME allowance
20%
Loan repayment
4%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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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 3,195 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Melrose Park

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$326k
Median resident rent
$1,176/mo
Residents’ average commute
27 min
State income tax
Up to 5%
Sources & methodology

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

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

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Benefits & Perks

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