Dietitian-PRN
Listed compensation
Salary Range: $48.00 /hr
The week · per this posting
Ask the employer about the work setting, call expectations, weekend coverage and time off.
Job Description
Job DetailsJob Location: AUSTIN, TX 78746Position Type: Per DiemSalary Range: $48.00 - $48.00 HourlyJob Shift: DayJob Category: BiotechOur onsite dietitian provides comprehensive nutrition assessment, intervention, monitoring, and education for hospitalized patients. Working collaboratively with physicians, nurses, therapists, and other healthcare professionals, the RD develops and implements individualized nutrition care plans to optimize patient outcomes, support recovery, and prevent nutrition-related complications.
Qualifications Registered Dietitian (RD/RDN) credential through the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR). Current state licensure as required. One to three years of clinical nutrition experience preferred. Acute care hospital experience preferred. Experience with nutrition support, critical care, and medical nutrition therapy preferred
Key Responsibilities
The dietitian provides comprehensive nutrition assessment, intervention, and education for hospitalized patients. They work collaboratively with healthcare professionals to develop and implement individualized nutrition care plans to optimize patient outcomes.
Requirements
Candidates must hold a Registered Dietitian (RD/RDN) credential and current state licensure. One to three years of clinical nutrition experience and acute care hospital experience are preferred.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
Key Skills
Dietitian Career Context
Of the 44 active Clinical Nutrition listings this role was benchmarked against, 41% are remote, 27% have no call, 77% require no weekends.
In Texas, the Clinical Nutrition weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$77k (57 salary observations; 521 listings), vs ~$78k nationally (1,596 salary observations; 7,629 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 Texas is 97.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 57.7% of Texas clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Location & Logistics
Texas has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states.
Top contract/1099 Dietitian Jobs
44 matches · ranked by paySalary Distribution23 jobs
Annual compensation range
Benefits & Perks25 jobs
Share of similar jobs offering each benefit
Diabetes Educator II, Registered Dietitian, AmbulatoryPer Diem
Sutter Health · Oakland, California
Sports Registered Dietitian - Raiderettes and Professional Women's Hockey League
Intermountain Health · Las Vegas, Nevada
PACE Registered Dietitian Part-Time (Central Valley PACE - Merced)
$48-$52/hrRegistered Dietitian – Part-Time Clinical Research | Orlando, FL
$44-$50/hrWork-life snapshot
Listing-based score, 0–10, across 3,208 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.
- No nights
Living in Austin
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $455k
- Typical market rent
- $1,586/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 24 min
- State income tax
- None
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.