Hiring for Dietitian in Syracuse, NY
Listed compensation
$3,200/week
The week · per this posting · Monday – FridayWeekdays only
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Job Description
We are seeking an experienced Inpatient Dietitian to provide medical nutrition therapy, nutrition assessments, and individualized nutrition care for patients across all age groups, including pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric populations.
- Job Type: Contract
- Duration: 13 Weeks
- Shift: Days, 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM
- Schedule: Monday–Friday
- Hours: 8 Hours/Day, 40 Hours/Week
Pay Rate
Traveler: $3200 total weekly gross for 40 hour / week - $80/hour($35/hour W-2 taxable, $45/hour non taxable)
Local: $3200 total weekly gross for 40 hours / week ($80/hour)
Responsibilities
- Perform comprehensive nutrition assessments and identify malnutrition using established screening tools.
- Develop and implement individualized nutrition interventions and monitor patient progress.
- Provide medical nutrition therapy and nutrition education/counseling.
- Recommend diet modifications, supplements, and other nutrition-related interventions based on approved protocols.
- Manage nutrition support therapies, including enteral and parenteral nutrition.
- Monitor nutritional status, laboratory results, and patient response to interventions.
- Document assessments, diagnoses, interventions, and follow-up in the medical record.
Participate in patient care rounds, staff development, departmental meetings, and quality improvement initiatives.
Requirements
- Registered Dietitian credential required.
- 2+ years of inpatient/critical care experience preferred.
- Pediatric experience preferred.
- CNSC certification preferred.
- Strong clinical, communication, and documentation skills.
- Ability to provide nutrition care across diverse patient populations.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Dietitian Career Context
Of the 50 active Clinical Nutrition listings this role was benchmarked against, 10% are remote, 24% 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 ~$120k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $111k 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 Hiring for Dietitian in Syracuse, NY at SAGE GROUP 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 3,221 active Clinical Nutrition (Dietitian) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements, no night shifts.
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