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Oceanside, California

Clinical Dietitian - Sharp Tri-City - Variable Shifts - Full Time

DietitianIncludes callIncludes weekendsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$29.63-$42.96/hr

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed

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Posted 2mo ago

Job Description

Hours: Shift Start Time:

Variable

Shift End Time

Variable

AWS Hours Requirement

8/40 - 8 Hour Shift

Additional Shift Information

Weekend Requirements

As Needed

On-Call Required

Yes

Hourly Pay Range (Minimum - Midpoint - Maximum)

$29.630 - $36.290 - $42.960

The stated pay scale reflects the range that Sharp reasonably expects to pay for this position. The actual pay rate and pay grade for this position will be dependent on a variety of factors, including an applicant’s years of experience, unique skills and abilities, education, alignment with similar internal candidates, marketplace factors, other requirements for the position, and employer business practices.

What You Will Do

Manages the nutritional care of infant, adolescent, adult and geriatric patients through assessment of nutritional status, formulation, implementation and monitoring of care plans following appropriate policy/procedure. Utilizes unique knowledge of nutrition, interprets and communicates nutrition care principles to clients and patients. Collaborates with other professionals and personnel in the integration and delivery of care.

Required Qualifications

AHA Basic Life Support for Healthcare Professional (AHA BLS Healthcare) - American Heart Association -REQUIRED

Other Qualification Requirements

  • Valid CA drivers’ license required, Auto Insurance required (for Home Care position only).
  • Registered Dietitian or Registered Dietitian Nutritionist, required.
  • CCS (California Children Services) panel provider, preferred.

Essential Functions

The position characteristics reflect the most important duties, responsibilities and competencies considered necessary to perform the essential functions of the job in a fully competent manner. They should not be considered as a detailed description of all the work requirements of the position. The characteristics of the position and standards of performance may be changed by TCMC with or without prior notice based on the needs of the organization.

  • Maintains a safe, clean working environment, including unit based safety and infection control requirements.
  • Interviews patients for nutritional assessment and creates goal directed nutritional plan of care.
  • Coordinates plan of care with other members providing care to patient to provide team directed approach.
  • Provides education appropriate to patient nutritional needs.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Able to perform numerical calculations for nutritional values, enteral feedings, modified diets and parenteral nutrition, required.

Knowledge of chemistry, caloric values, and physical properties of foods, as well as understanding the medical basis for dietetic restrictions, required.

Able to communicate ideas and diet therapy instructions to patients and families, required.

Sharp HealthCare is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, status as a protected veteran, among other things, or status as a qualified individual with disability or any other protected class

Key Responsibilities

Manages the nutritional care of patients by assessing nutritional status and formulating goal-directed care plans. Collaborates with other healthcare professionals to integrate and deliver effective nutritional therapy.

Requirements

Requires a Registered Dietitian or Registered Dietitian Nutritionist certification and AHA Basic Life Support for Healthcare Professionals. Candidates must be able to perform complex nutritional calculations and communicate diet therapy instructions to patients and families.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Care plan formulationPatient educationMedical dietetic restrictionsInterdisciplinary collaboration

Dietitian Career Context

Of the 50 active Clinical Nutrition listings this role was benchmarked against, 16% are remote, 20% have no call, 82% require no weekends.

In California, the Clinical Nutrition weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$93k (329 salary observations; 656 listings), vs ~$78k nationally (2,411 salary observations; 8,257 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-10-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

The cost-of-living index for California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$75k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $68k in an average-cost state. 63.6% of California clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Top Dietitian Jobs

26 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution26 jobs · 18 employers

7
<$85k
10
$85k-100k
4
$100k-115k
5
$115k-130k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks24 jobs · 18 employers

401k / retirement match
92%
CME allowance
46%
Relocation assistance
25%
Sign-on bonus
13%
PSLF eligible
8%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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Neighborhood Healthcare · Riverside, California

$88k-$128k
#2

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Medical Nutrition Therapy Associates · Baltimore, Maryland

$100k-$125k
#3

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#4

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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 3,193 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • Includes call
  • Includes weekends

Living in Oceanside

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$846k
Typical market rent
$2,931/mo
Residents’ average commute
29 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
111.9
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 · San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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