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Albany Medical Center
Albany, New York

Registered Dietitian, Renal Transplant Service - Per Diem

DietitianIncludes callPer Diem

Listed compensation

$59K–$89K /yr

The week · per this posting

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Posted 2mo ago

Job Description

Department/Unit

Renal Transplant Service

Work Shift

Per Diem (United States of America)

Salary Range

$59,066.00 - $88,599.00

Comply with AMC safety standards. Incorporate quality customer service into daily work. Communicate with dept/unit to achieve optimal outcomes. Manage email/telephone communication. Collaborate with others to optimize dept/unit activities/outcomes. Maintain dept/unit records. Coordinate requests.

Communicate needs with preceptor. Report changes in service/patient status promptly to preceptor. Take action based on constructive performance feedback. Demonstrate safe and effective use of medical and office equipment. Comply with AMC professional image standards.

Provides care for low to intermediate acuity level patients.

Documents using the Nutrition Care Process. Able to provide initial assessment for patients with appropriate interventions/recommendations.

Reviews and interprets all information to assess patient including H&P, ED admission notes, medications, lab values, nursing documentation and progress notes. Becomes familiar with enteral formulary; able to identify uses for different formulas. Reads, discusses and follows policies/protocols/procedures.

Able to provide diet instruction and appropriate material. Communicates and reports findings or changes in patient status to preceptor. Communicates assessment, interventions and effectiveness of interventions to Interdisciplinary Team. Takes action based on constructive performance feedback.

Functions within the ADA Scope of practice. Identifies patient using two identifiers on ID band prior to patient interaction. Accesses preceptor for questions or with a new skill.

  • Identifies AMC QIT or committee for active participation.
  • Identify teaching and research interests.
  • Thank you for your interest in Albany Med Health System!
  • Albany Med Health System is an equal opportunity employer.

This role may require access to information considered sensitive to Albany Med Health System, its patients, affiliates, and partners, including but not limited to HIPAA Protected Health Information and other information regulated by Federal and New York State statutes. Workforce members are expected to ensure that:

Access to information is based on a “need to know” and is the minimum necessary to properly perform assigned duties. Use or disclosure shall not exceed the minimum amount of information needed to accomplish an intended purpose. Reasonable efforts, consistent with Albany Med Health System policies and standards, shall be made to ensure that information is adequately protected from unauthorized access and modification.

Key Responsibilities

The Registered Dietitian provides nutrition care for low to intermediate acuity patients, including initial assessments and interventions. They collaborate with the interdisciplinary team to optimize patient outcomes and maintain accurate clinical records.

Requirements

The candidate must be able to document using the Nutrition Care Process and interpret medical information such as lab values and progress notes. Familiarity with enteral formulas and adherence to professional image and safety standards are required.

Key Skills

Patient assessmentEnteral nutritionMedical equipment operationInterdisciplinary communicationClinical documentationPatient safetyRenal transplant careHIPAA compliance

Dietitian Career Context

Of the 50 active Clinical Nutrition listings this role was benchmarked against, 10% are remote, 26% have no call, 86% require no weekends.

In New York, the Clinical Nutrition weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$83k (129 salary observations; 331 listings), vs ~$78k nationally (1,680 salary observations; 8,126 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 ~$74k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $68k in an average-cost state. 64.6% of New York clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Top contract/1099 Dietitian Jobs

22 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution22 jobs · 14 employers

13
<$90k
5
$90k-105k
1
$110k
3
$120k-135k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks21 jobs · 14 employers

401k / retirement match
95%
CME allowance
57%
Relocation assistance
24%
Sign-on bonus
14%
PSLF eligible
14%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Registered Dietitian-PACE

Neighborhood Healthcare · Riverside, California

$88k-$128k
#2

Regional Registered Dietitian

Medical Nutrition Therapy Associates · Baltimore, Maryland

$100k-$125k
#3

Regional Dietitian Wellbeing Director- Allergen Management

$110k-$120k
#4

Clinical Dietitian

$95k-$110k
+ 20 more · ranked by pay

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 3,221 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • Includes call

Living in Albany

Rent affordability

33% of gross pay

Market rent compared with this listing’s advertised pay.

Purchasing power

$59,323–$88,985/yr

At national-average prices · Before taxes

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$329k≈ 5.6× annual pay
Typical market rent
$1,631/mo
Residents’ average commute
20 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
99.6
State income tax
Up to 10.9%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

Ratios use the advertised annual pay range’s lower bound, before taxes. Regional prices are not a personal budget.

Peer group: dietitian · clinical nutrition · Per diem · hours not stated · Pay composition not stated. National listings with usable annual USD pay and local data, posted within 180 days of the 2026-09-22 snapshot. Rankings use lower pay bounds; higher percentiles mean more favorable comparisons. Only the same rent observation month is compared.

Ratings need at least 30 other listings, five employers and three locations; no employer may contribute over 35%. Strong: top quarter; Typical: middle half; Weaker: bottom quarter. Missing ratings mean insufficient comparable data, not a poor offer. These are offer comparisons, not city grades.