Pays $82k-$100kDietitian market median is ~$87k (7 jobs)

Registered Dietitian (RD) - Clinical & Well-Being

DietitianFull-Time
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About the Role

Full-time clinical dietitian, travel between two communities. Long-term care setting. $82K-$100K. Chestertown, MD.

Join Acts Retirement-Life Communities as a Registered Dietitian – Clinical & Well-Being, Travel in Chestertown, Maryland, United States. Join our team and grow with us both professionally and personally! Next day pay: Work today, get paid tomorrow with our PayActivPayActiv benefit!

Benefits & Compensation

  • Salary: $82K - $100K
  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • Flexible Spending Accounts
  • Life Insurance
  • Disability Programs
  • 401(k) with 4% match after one year
  • Paid Time Off
  • Holidays

Work Schedule

  • Full-Time position.
  • No explicit call, weekend, or night shift information provided.

Apply to join Acts Retirement-Life Communities as a Registered Dietitian – Clinical & Well-Being, Travel.

Key Responsibilities

The Registered Dietitian provides comprehensive clinical, well-being, and lifestyle coaching services to residents through nutritional assessments and individual or group education. They also coordinate with interdisciplinary teams to ensure compliance with federal, state, and corporate regulations regarding nutrition services.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Bachelor’s degree in nutrition and a current Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN) credential with licensure in Maryland and Delaware. The role requires 1-3 years of healthcare or clinical experience and the ability to obtain a Health Coach Certification within six months.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Nutritional assessmentClinical nutritionLifestyle coachingMedical records documentationInterdisciplinary team coordinationQuality assurancePerformance improvementQAPILong-term careHealth coachingRegulatory compliance

Dietitian Career Context

Of the 50 active Clinical Nutrition listings this role was benchmarked against, 30% are remote, 16% have no call, 56% require no weekends.

In Maryland, the Clinical Nutrition weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$81k (74 salary observations; 113 listings), vs ~$78k nationally (2,638 salary observations; 6,625 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-09-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

The cost-of-living index for Maryland is 105.0 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$91k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $87k in an average-cost state. 62.9% of Maryland clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Position Insights

AI ANALYSIS

This role scores 3.0/10 on work-life balance for Dietitian roles.

Career trajectory: This position offers advancement within 2-3 years. The compensation analysis shows this employer pays...

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Benefits & Perks26 jobs · 18 employers

401k / retirement match
100% this job
CME allowance
54%
Relocation assistance
27%
Sign-on bonus
8%
Loan repayment
8%

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About Acts Retirement-Life Communities

Hospitals and Health Care
Fort Washington, PA
1,001-5,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
Flexible Spending Accounts
Life Insurance
Disability Programs
401(k) with 4% match after one year
Paid Time Off