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Saint Luke's Health System
Lee's Summit, Missouri

Registered Dietitian, Part Time Inpatient

DietitianPart-Time

Compensation

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Job Description

The Registered Dietitian is the nutrition professional that develops and oversees the implementation of nutrition interventions/prescriptions for patients nutrition diagnosis. Responsible for coordinating the plan of care/interventions and consulting with other members of the health care team to ensure optimal patient outcomes.

Demonstrates Proficiency in Standards of Practice (Nutrition Assessment, Nutrition Diagnosis, Nutrition Intervention/Plan of Care and Nutrition Monitoring and Evaluation.

Demonstrates Proficiency in Standards of Professional Performance (Quality In Practice, Competency/Accountability, Provisions of Services, Application of Research, Communication and Applications of Knowledge and Utilization and Management of Resources).

Uses Nutrition Care Process (NCP) ADIME-assessment, diagnosis, intervention, monitoring and evaluation for patient's nutritional assessment.

Performs Nutrition Focused Physical Exam (NFPE) and documenting clinical criteria to demonstrate patients with malnutrition.

  • Collaborates with other members of the healthcare team regarding patients nutrition plan of care.
  • Completes yearly department competency and other performance improvement projects as assigned.
  • Uses Evidence Based Practice in patient care.
  • Serves as a preceptor to dietetic interns.
  • Employee has 90 days from hire to get their secondary state license.

Job Requirements

Applicable Experience

  • Less than 1 year
  • Licensed Dietician (MO) - Missouri Division of Professional Registration, Registered Dietitian - Commission of Dietetic Registration (CDR)
  • Bachelor's Degree

Job Details

  • Part Time
  • Day (United States of America)

Key Responsibilities

The Registered Dietitian develops and implements nutrition interventions for patients while coordinating care with the healthcare team. They perform nutritional assessments, document clinical criteria for malnutrition, and participate in performance improvement projects.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Bachelor's degree and be a Registered Dietitian with the Commission of Dietetic Registration. A Missouri state license is required, with a 90-day window for secondary licensure if applicable.

Qualifications

Education
Bachelor degree

Key Skills

Clinical nutritionHealthcare collaborationMalnutrition documentationPreceptingQuality improvement

Dietitian Career Context

Of the 50 active Clinical Nutrition listings this role was benchmarked against, 42% are remote, 34% have no call, 70% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Missouri is 90.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.1% of Missouri clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

How many Clinical Nutrition jobs are remote?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed paynot listedClinical Nutrition median $80k (middle half $71k–$87k)188 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost of livingMissouri index 90.8US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Clinical Nutrition listings in Missouri54 active2,959 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 42% remote · 34% no call · 70% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedUS dietitian listings (all specialties): 16% state a sign-on bonus (median $3k) · 3% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Nov 2026
New Clinical Nutrition listings1,102 in the last 30 days586 the 30 days before (+88%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Top Dietitian Jobs

43 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

30 jobs
9
<$80k
8
$80k-90k
4
$90k-100k
6
$100k-110k
3
$110k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

31 jobs
401k / retirement match
74%
CME allowance
39%
Sign-on bonus
35%
Relocation assistance
10%
Loan repayment
6%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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$35-$55.5/hr
#2

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#3

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$90k-$110k
#4

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+ 41 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 3.0
Below most Clinical Nutrition (Dietitian) listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 2,947 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Lee's Summit

Median resident rent
$1,422/mo
Residents’ average commute
25 min
State income tax
Up to 5.3%
Sources & methodology

Sources: U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

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