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Farmington, Missouri

Clinical Dietitian I/PRN

DietitianPer Diem

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Job Description

Additional Information About the Role

Whether you are looking for your first Clinical Dietitian position or an experienced Clinical Dietitian, Parkland Health Center is the place to be!

  • PRN (as needed)
  • Growth and development opportunities
  • Inpatient/Outpatient
  • Supportive team culture
  • Non-benefts eligible

Overview

As part of BJC HealthCare, Parkland Health Center offers a unique combination of world-class medicine along with the deep local roots and rich history of its three predecessors – Bonne Terre Hospital (opened in 1911), Mineral Area Regional Medical Center (1952), and Farmington Community Hospital (1969). Parkland Health Center has two locations in St. Francois County, Missouri – a full-service acute care hospital in Farmington as well as a rural emergency hospital in Bonne Terre. Parkland Health Center provides quality primary and secondary level inpatient and outpatient services to the people of St. Francois County and surrounding areas in southeastern Missouri.

In addition, Parkland’s Farmington campus offers a full continuum of inpatient and medical-surgical and intensive care, obstetrics and emergency services, along with a wide variety of outpatient services including oncology services, an infusion center, a wound care clinic, and the Huckstep Heart and Lung Center. Bonne Terre is a Rural Emergency Hospital providing emergency services and outpatient services including medical observation, lab, radiology, and sleep study.

  • The Dietary Department provides support for the nutritional well being of our patients, visitors, guests, and staff on a daily basis.

Preferred Qualifications

Role Purpose

The registered dietitian nutritionist (RDN) works within the interprofessional team and with the patient and family providing medical nutrition therapy (MNT); and conducts nutrition assessment, intervention, education, discharge planning, and care coordination to address prevention and treatment of one or more acute or chronic conditions or diseases. This is an entry level position. This dietitian is focused on meeting basic objectives.

Responsibilities

Identifies nutrition related problems, determines nutrition diagnosis, prioritizes nutrition intervention and documents plan of care including writing diet orders and educating patient and families on nutrition plan of care.

Collaborates with the interdisciplinary team to ensure patient/client understanding of the nutrition support therapy prescription. Evaluates evidence that the nutrition intervention/plan of care is influencing a desirable change in the patient/client behavior or status.

  • Reviews best available research/evidence and information for application to practice.
  • Shares current, evidence-based knowledge, information with patients/clients, colleagues, and the public and tailors to the customers needs.
  • Identifies efficient workflow patterns to optimize time management and maximize patient/client care outcomes.

BJC has determined this is a safety-sensitive position. The ability to work in a constant state of alertness and in a safe manner is an essential function of this job.

Minimum Requirements

  • Education
  • Master's Degree

Experience

  • No Experience
  • Supervisor Experience
  • No Experience
  • Licenses & Certifications
  • Dietitn Lic for State Employed
  • Registered Dietitian

Preferred Requirements

Experience

<2 years

Benefits and Legal Statement

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At BJC we’re committed to providing you and your family with benefits and resources to help you manage your physical, emotional, social and financial well-being.

Comprehensive medical, dental, vison, life insurance, and legal services available first day of the month after hire date

  • Disability insurance* paid for by BJC
  • Annual 4% BJC Automatic Retirement Contribution
  • 401(k) plan with BJC match
  • Tuition Assistance available on first day
  • BJC Institute for Learning and Development
  • Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
  • Paid Time Off benefit combines vacation, sick days, holidays and personal time
  • Adoption assistance
  • To learn more, go to our Benefits Summary.

*Not all benefits apply to all jobs

The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this position. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. Equal Opportunity Employer

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Master's degree and possess a valid Registered Dietitian license for the state of employment. This is an entry-level position requiring no prior experience.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)

Key Skills

Patient educationInterdisciplinary collaborationEvidence-based practiceClinical documentation

Dietitian Career Context

Of the 50 active Clinical Nutrition listings this role was benchmarked against, 44% are remote, 26% have no call, 68% require no weekends.

In Missouri, the Clinical Nutrition weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$83k (25 salary observations; 144 listings), vs ~$78k nationally (2,400 salary observations; 8,206 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 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).

Top contract/1099 Dietitian Jobs

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Salary Distribution38 jobs · 29 employers

22
<$105k
7
$105k-125k
3
$125k-145k
6
$145k-165k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks24 jobs

401k / retirement match
83% this job
CME allowance
38%
Sign-on bonus
21%
Relocation assistance
4%
PSLF eligible
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 3,208 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Farmington

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$262k
Typical market rent
$1,278/mo
Residents’ average commute
20 min
State income tax
Up to 5.3%
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.

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About BJC HealthCare

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St Louis, Missouri
501-1,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Growth and development opportunities
Supportive team culture
Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and legal services
Disability insurance paid by BJC
Annual 4% BJC Automatic Retirement Contribution
401(k) plan with BJC match
Tuition Assistance
Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts