Clinical Dietitian- Per Diem/Day Shift/Weekend Coverage
Listed compensation
$48-$60.72/hr
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Job Description
Clinical Dietitian- Per Diem/Day Shift - Weekend Coverage/Some Weekdays
We are seeking a credentialed Registered Dietitian (RD/RDN) to join our inpatient clinical nutrition team on a per-diem basis.
This role is ideal for someone who’s confident in their clinical skills, can hit the ground running, and isn’t rattled by a fast-moving teaching hospital environment.
Minimum Requirements
- Current RD/RDN credential (CDR-verified).
- Bachelor’s or Master’s in Nutrition/Dietetics from an ACEND-accredited program.
- Recent inpatient clinical experience (acute care preferred).
- Ability to manage a high-acuity, diverse census with appropriate prioritization.
- Strong grasp of malnutrition diagnostics (ASPEN/GLIM), enteral/parenteral nutrition, and interdisciplinary care planning.
- Comfortable presenting or participating in teaching rounds with residents and medical teams.
What the Role Involves
- Providing evidence-based nutrition assessments, care plans, monitoring, and follow-up for adult and/or pediatric inpatients.
- Participating in IDT rounds, discussing nutrition goals clearly and concisely with physicians, nursing, pharmacy, and case management.
- Writing timely, thorough clinical notes that meet regulatory and hospital documentation standards.
- Following hospital policies for NPO clearance, risk scoring, diet advancement, EN/PN initiation, dysphagia diets (IDDSI), and specialty protocols.
- Supporting weekend and holiday coverage, census surges
Preferred Qualities
- Comfortable working independently without hand-holding, but collaborative when the situation calls for it.
- Strong educator mindset for helping residents, interns, and new staff understand nutrition implications.
- Flexible and reliable; shows up when scheduled, communicates clearly, and respects the workflow.
Why Work With Us
- We are a teaching hospital—you’ll collaborate with sharp interdisciplinary teams and stay current on best practices.
- You’ll have the chance to work with a wide variety of diagnoses, from critical care to med-surg to specialty services.
- Strong, supportive clinical leadership and a department that values RDs as true clinicians
Day Shift
Per-diem
Key Responsibilities
Provide evidence-based nutrition assessments and care plans for adult and pediatric inpatients. Participate in interdisciplinary rounds and maintain accurate clinical documentation according to hospital standards.
Requirements
Requires a current Registered Dietitian (RD/RDN) credential and a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Nutrition/Dietetics. Candidates must have recent inpatient clinical experience and proficiency in malnutrition diagnostics and enteral/parenteral nutrition.
Qualifications
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Dietitian Career Context
Of the 50 active Clinical Nutrition listings this role was benchmarked against, 56% are remote, 26% have no call, 40% require no weekends.
In California, the Clinical Nutrition weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$93k (280 salary observations; 802 listings), vs ~$78k nationally (2,051 salary observations; 10,526 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-11-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Listed pay | $100k–$126k | Clinical Nutrition median $109k (middle half $98k–$109k)17 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| California vs national | $93k median in California | $78k nationally (+20%)280 state / 2,051 national salary observations |
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$102k in purchasing power | California index 110.7 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Clinical Nutrition listings in California | 273 active | 2,991 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 56% remote · 26% no call · 40% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | California Dietitian listings: 8% state a sign-on bonus (median $5k) · 2% offer loan repayment286 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| New Clinical Nutrition listings | 1,095 in the last 30 days | 609 the 30 days before (+80%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Clinical Nutrition pay trend | +5.4% vs prior quarter | —through Oct 2026 |
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