Staff Dietitian
Listed compensation
$66K - $108K
The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed
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Job Description
Assists individual nutritional assessments and development of care plans for program participants. Performs related duties supporting program operations.
Job Responsibility
Assists nutritional assessment and tailors food package for program participants. Follows nutrition care protocols. Assists the implementation of client specific high risk nutrition care plans. Assists in monitoring client status and modifies care plan, as needed. Refers clients to community services, as needed.
Prepares individual and group education classes as per policy. Assists in monitoring staff working in kitchens, cafeterias, and dining rooms to ensure maintenance of premises and equipment in good sanitary condition.
Utilizes effective lines of communication regarding nutrition information within the program and community. Documents actions in department computer system; maintains records and writes reports. Performs related duties as required.
All responsibilities noted here are considered essential functions of the job under the Americans with Disabilities Act. Duties not mentioned here, but considered related are not essential functions.
Job Qualification
- Bachelor's Degree required, or equivalent combination of education and related experience.
- 0-1 years of relevant experience, required.
*Additional Salary Detail
The salary range and/or hourly rate listed is a good faith determination of potential base compensation that may be offered to a successful applicant for this position at the time of this job advertisement and may be modified in the future. When determining a team member's base salary and/or rate, several factors may be considered as applicable (e. g., location, specialty, service line, years of relevant experience, education, credentials, negotiated contracts, budget and internal equity).
Key Responsibilities
The Staff Dietitian assists with individual nutritional assessments and develops tailored care plans for program participants, including tailoring food packages and implementing high-risk nutrition care plans. Responsibilities also involve preparing and leading education classes and monitoring sanitary conditions in food service areas.
Requirements
A Bachelor's Degree or an equivalent combination of education and related experience is required for this role. Candidates must possess 0-1 years of relevant experience to qualify for this position.
Qualifications
- Education
- Bachelor degree
Key Skills
Dietitian Career Context
Of the 50 active Clinical Nutrition listings this role was benchmarked against, 16% are remote, 24% have no call, 84% require no weekends.
In New York, the Clinical Nutrition weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$80k (189 salary observations; 330 listings), vs ~$78k nationally (2,428 salary observations; 8,305 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 New York is 107.9 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$87k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $81k in an average-cost state. 64.6% of New York clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Staff Dietitian at Northwell a 7.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 10% in Clinical Nutrition (Dietitian) — ranked against 3,172 active Clinical Nutrition (Dietitian) listings on WeekdayDoc.
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