Registered Dietitian - Bariatric Surgery - Hartford - 40 hrs
Listed compensation
$27.35-$43.75/hr
The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed
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Job Description
Employment Type: Full time
Shift: Day Shift
Description
Thrive in a fast-paced Surgical Bariatrics Specialty Practice where your work truly makes a difference. Join a supportive, high-energy team dedicated to exceptional patient care.
In this role, you'll provide optimal nutritional care by effectively identifying age specific patient needs, assessing nutritional status, designing appropriate care plans and monitoring to maximize clinical outcomes. Provides evidence-based nutritional information and guidance to physicians, staff, patients, and families.
You Will Be Responsible For:
Exceptional Patient Care: Develops and implements patient specific nutritional care plans, interventions, and goals as per Nutrition Practice Guidelines and Clinical Nutrition Policies.
Excellent Communicator: Provides information on MNT to physicians and other allied health care team members as needed. Provides guidance to Diet Technicians to ensure appropriate MNT is being delivered to patients.
Excellent Educator: Monitors for food and drug interactions and makes appropriate interventions. Educates patients on Food/Drug interactions when appropriate.
Technical Familiarity: Documents all assessments, patient education, nutrition care plans, interventions, and goals in the Electronic Medical Record (EMR) utilizing Standardized Language and Nutrition Care Process.
Active Teamwork: Confers with physicians and other allied health care team members to clarify orders, recommends appropriate MNT and exchange patient information.
Work Hours/Shift
Full-time, 40 hours per week, Days
Requirements
Work requires the knowledge of theories, principles and concepts acquired through the completion of a Master’s degree in food and nutrition, dietetics, or related field as required by the Commission of Dietetic Registration (CDR) (effective January 1, 2024) or bachelor’s degree grandfathered prior to this update.
Registration as a dietitian with the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR) and a state licensure as a licensed dietitian/nutritionist (LDN) are required. Maintenance of registration and licensure required as per guidelines.
One (1) year of experience as a dietitian, preferably in a healthcare environment is preferred.
Work requires the analytical ability to collect information from diverse sources, synthesize a problem list and to devise/implement intervention.
Work requires effective verbal and written communication skills, which may include explaining clinical, technical concepts to physicians, other health care team members, patients, and their families. Enforces policies and regulations in difficult situations or performs other duties requiring a comparable level of communication skill.
Allergen Awareness training/certificate and Serv Safe Management training/certificate preferred.
At Trinity Health Of New England, we understand that the success of our organization is directly related to our hardworking, compassionate, and dedicated colleagues who contribute their time and skills to help transform healthcare. That's why we've compiled a competitive, comprehensive compensation and benefits package that offers our colleagues protection and peace of mind, both at home and at work.
Pay Range: $27.35 - $43.75 per hour
Pay is based on experience, skills, and education. Exempt positions under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) will be paid within the base salary equivalent of the stated hourly rates. The pay range may also vary within the stated range based on location.
Our comprehensive benefits package includes:
- Medical, Dental, Prescription Drug and Vision Coverage
- Retirement Savings Program with Employer Match
- Time Off - may include Paid Time Off, Vacation, Sick Time and Holidays
- Tuition Reimbursement and Professional Development Opportunities
- Basic and Supplemental Life and AD&D Insurance
- Well-being Initiative
- Career Growth and Advancement Opportunities within Trinity Health
- Top Reasons to Work at Trinity Health of New England:
- Our Mission and Core Values
- Great benefits and Health Insurance Coverage Day #1
- Career growth and advancement potential
- Award-winning Hospitals and Departments
We are a group of primary care providers, specialists and surgeons serving patients in Connecticut and western Massachusetts. Part of Trinity Health Of New England, we offer primary care, specialty care, surgery, urgent care, rehabilitation, and imaging and lab services for thousands of patients every year.
Our Commitment
Rooted in our Mission and Core Values, we honor the dignity of every person and recognize the unique perspectives, experiences, and talents each colleague brings. By finding common ground and embracing our differences, we grow stronger together and deliver more compassionate, person-centered care.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.
Key Responsibilities
The Registered Dietitian will provide optimal nutritional care by assessing patient status, designing care plans, and monitoring clinical outcomes within a bariatric surgery practice. They will also educate patients and staff on medical nutrition therapy and document all interventions in the electronic medical record.
Qualifications
- Education
- Bachelor degree
Key Skills
Surgery — Dietitian Career Context
Of the 45 active Dietitian listings this role was benchmarked against, 24% are remote, 18% have no call, 80% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for Connecticut is 103.6 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$74k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $71k in an average-cost state. 62.6% of Connecticut clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Listed pay | $57k–$91k | Dietitian median $80k (middle half $73k–$92k)254 comparable listings, Oct 2026 |
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$71k in purchasing power | Connecticut index 103.6 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Dietitian listings in Connecticut | 54 active | 3,335 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 24% remote · 18% no call · 80% no weekends45 benchmarked listings |
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