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St. Mary's General Hospital
Passaic, New Jersey

Clinical Dietitian - Dietary

DietitianPer Diem

Listed compensation

$34.74/hr

The week · per this posting

Schedule not stated in this posting — no days, weekends, call or nights given.

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Job Description

St. Mary's General Hospital, located in Passaic, NJ, is a community-based tertiary medical center focused on providing quality, compassionate care. It is an acute care hospital providing a broad range of services including cardiovascular services as well as a comprehensive program for cancer care.

The hospital is also a center of excellence for maternal-child health and outpatient behavioral health services. It is the only hospital in Passaic and with over 550 physicians and 1,000 employees, and is one of the largest employers in the county.

Every member of the St. Mary's General team is committed to providing respectful, personalized, high-quality care. St. Mary's General Hospital is a member of Prime Healthcare, which has been lauded as a "Top 15 Healthcare System" by Truven Health Analytics. For information, visit smh-nj.com.

Responsibilities

Provides appropriate patient nutritional care. Assesses the nutritional status of patients, formulates a care plan, coordinates its implementation, and evaluates its impact and effectiveness. Provides nutrition education to patients/families. Approves supplements as appropriate and assists in the development of a hospital formulary appropriate to the patient population.

Qualifications

  • Education and Work Experience
  • Registered Dietitian Required (CMS requirement)
  • One year healthcare experience desirable.

Pay Transparency

St. Mary's General Hospital offers competitive compensation and a reasonable compensation estimate for this role is $34.74. The exact starting compensation to be offered will be determined at the time of selecting an applicant for hire, in which a wide range of factors will be considered, including but not limited to, skillset, years of applicable experience, education, credentials and licensure.

Employment Status: Per Diem

Shift: Variable

Equal Employment Opportunity

Company is an equal employment opportunity employer.

Company prohibits discrimination against any applicant or employee based on race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, age (subject to applicable law), disability, military status, genetic information or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.

The Company also prohibits harassment of applicants or employees based on any of these protected categories. Know Your Rights: eeoc.gov

Key Skills

Nutritional AssessmentNutrition Care PlanningCare Plan CoordinationEvaluation of Care EffectivenessPatient Nutrition EducationFamily Nutrition EducationSupplement ApprovalHospital Formulary Development

Dietitian Career Context

Of the 50 active Clinical Nutrition listings this role was benchmarked against, 60% are remote, 26% have no call, 52% require no weekends.

In New Jersey, the Clinical Nutrition weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$80k (91 salary observations; 322 listings), vs ~$78k nationally (2,014 salary observations; 11,126 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-11-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

How many Clinical Nutrition jobs are remote?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed pay$73kClinical Nutrition median $92k (middle half $87k–$100k)17 comparable listings, Nov 2026
New Jersey vs national$80k median in New Jersey$78k nationally (+2%)91 state / 2,014 national salary observations
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$67k in purchasing powerNew Jersey index 108.8 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Clinical Nutrition listings in New Jersey74 active2,958 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 60% remote · 26% no call · 52% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedUS dietitian listings (all specialties): 15% state a sign-on bonus (median $3k) · 3% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Nov 2026
New Clinical Nutrition listings1,092 in the last 30 days568 the 30 days before (+92%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Clinical Nutrition pay trend+1.5% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Top contract/1099 Dietitian Jobs

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Salary Distribution

15 jobs
4
<$80k
6
$80k-95k
4
$95k-110k
1
$115k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

38 jobs · 27 employers
Sign-on bonus
50%
CME allowance
50%
401k / retirement match
45%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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$53.98-$75.57/hr
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$34.82-$61.26/hr
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Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 3.0
Below most Clinical Nutrition (Dietitian) listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 2,915 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Passaic

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$554k
Typical market rent
$2,055/mo
Residents’ average commute
25 min
State income tax
Up to 10.8%
Sources & methodology

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

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.