Clinical Dietitian - Dietary
Listed compensation
$34.74/hr
The week · per this posting
Schedule not stated in this posting — no days, weekends, call or nights given.
Ask the employer about the work setting, call expectations, weekend coverage and time off.
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
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.
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Listed pay | $73k | Clinical 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 power | New Jersey index 108.8 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Clinical Nutrition listings in New Jersey | 74 active | 2,958 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 60% remote · 26% no call · 52% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | US dietitian listings (all specialties): 15% state a sign-on bonus (median $3k) · 3% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| New Clinical Nutrition listings | 1,092 in the last 30 days | 568 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 |
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