Registered Dietitian - Lehigh Valley
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Job Description
- Full Time - Daylight - Bethlehem, PA
- ADA Registered Dietitian and valid Driver's License required
To fulfill our mission, we are seeking a hardworking, dedicating and compassionate professionals to join its team, with the Registered Dietitian being one of the most important roles.
The ideal candidate must be an ADA Registered Dietitian, have a valid driver's license, and must have one year's experience working specifically with an elderly or aging population.
- Schedule of the Registered Dietitian
- Monday - Friday, 8a - 430p
- No Evenings, No Weekends, No Holidays
- Benefits of the Dietitian
- Competitive Pay
- Comprehensive Benefits Package
- 401k
- Paid Time Off
- Paid Holidays Off
- Paid Mileage
- Paid Travel Time
- Requirements of the Dietitian
- Must be ADA Registered Dietitian
- Must have a valid Driver's License
- Must have one year's experience working specifically with an elderly or aging population
Responsibilities of the Registered Dietitian
- This position oversees all nutrition and nutrition-related education throughout the center, including:
- Developing comprehensive nutritional plans for each member, in line with his/her care plan
- Implementing nutrition-based care plans and supplements, then evaluating members for improvement/change
- Visiting in-home members to conduct initial intakes and dietary planning, then conducting ongoing visits/evaluation to check on progress and compliance
- Communicating nutritional plans to physicians, nurses, family members and caregivers
- Ensuring best practices are established and maintained in the LIFE Center kitchen and food prep areas, including food spoilage and sanitation
Managing and Working Within the Nutritional Budget
- Working as part of a larger member interdisciplinary team, and serving as the voice of members’ nutrition/dietary needs
- EOE
Qualifications
Key Responsibilities
The Registered Dietitian develops and implements comprehensive nutritional plans for members while coordinating with physicians, nurses, and caregivers. They also conduct in-home visits for intakes and ensure the center's kitchen maintains high standards for food safety and sanitation.
Key Skills
Dietitian Career Context
Of the 50 active Clinical Nutrition listings this role was benchmarked against, 38% are remote, 22% have no call, 76% require no weekends.
In Pennsylvania, the Clinical Nutrition weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$78k (70 salary observations; 305 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 Pennsylvania is 97.6 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.7% of Pennsylvania clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Registered Dietitian - Lehigh Valley at Senior LIFE a 6.4 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 25% in Clinical Nutrition (Dietitian) — ranked against 3,208 active Clinical Nutrition (Dietitian) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements, no night shifts.
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