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Albany Medical Center
Albany, New York

Clinical Dietitian - Pediatric Gastroenterology

DietitianNo weekendsNo nightsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$59k-$89k

The week · per this posting · Monday – FridayWeekdays only

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Posted 1mo ago

Job Description

Department/Unit

Pediatrics Gastroenterology

Work Shift

Day (United States of America)

Salary Range

  • $59,066.00 - $88,599.00
  • Clinical Dietitian
  • Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology

Work Schedule

  • Monday - Friday from 8:00am - 4:30pm (No weekends/holidays)
  • Location: 22 New Scotland Ave, Albany, NY

The Pediatric Gastroenterology division located in Albany; NY is seeking a dynamic Clinical Dietitian to join and be part of the Bernard & Millie Duker Children's Hospital at Albany Medical Center team. We offer a friendly team- oriented work environment centered on efficient, compassionate patient care.

As part of the Pediatric Gastroenterology division, the clinical registered dietitian will provide family-centered medical nutrition therapy for infants, children, and adolescents with digestive diseases and feeding difficulties. They will evaluate growth, manage enteral or parenteral support, and counsel families in outpatient clinic settings.

Key Responsibilities

Nutritional Assessment: Evaluate patient growth parameters, biochemical data, and dietary histories to diagnose nutritional risk or malnutrition.

GI Care Management: Design custom nutrition care plans for conditions like celiac disease, inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), short bowel syndrome, chronic constipation, failure to thrive, and food protein-induced enterocolitis (FPIES).

Feeding & Tube Support: Manage tube-feeding (enteral) formulas, transition plans from tube to oral feeding, and handle complex pediatric feeding disorders. [

Family Counseling: Educate parents and caregivers on therapeutic diets tailored to a child's age, development, and cultural or socioeconomic background.

Interdisciplinary Collaboration: Work alongside pediatric gastroenterologists, nurse practitioners, nurses, speech-language pathologists, and social workers in clinic teams.

Minimum Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree or advanced degree in Dietetics, Nutrition, or related field from an accredited college
  • Registered Dietitian Nutritionist ( RDN) as delineated by the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR) of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.
  • Prior clinical experience in either acute care or outpatient setting- prefer pediatric nutrition experience
  • Maintenance of continuing education requirements for dietetic registration.
  • Computer literacy ( minimum Outlook, Word, Excel, EPIC)
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills to work with patients and staff from diverse cultural, educational, and ethnic backgrounds
  • Exceptional time management skills; self-starter and team player.
  • 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.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Bachelor’s degree in Dietetics or Nutrition and be a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN) certified by the CDR. Prior clinical experience in acute or outpatient settings is required, with a preference for pediatric nutrition experience.

Qualifications

Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Enteral nutritionParenteral nutritionClinical dieteticsPatient counselingGrowth evaluationDietary history analysisMicrosoft Office

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Clinical Dietitian - Pediatric Gastroenterology at Albany Medical Center a 6.4 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 25% in Pediatrics (Dietitian) — ranked against 80 active Pediatrics (Dietitian) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements, no night shifts.

Pediatrics — Dietitian Career Context

Of the 50 active Pediatrics listings this role was benchmarked against, 16% are remote, 24% have no call, 84% require no weekends.

Pediatrics pay on WeekdayDoc is up 3.0% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

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).

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Relocation assistance
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Sign-on bonus
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PSLF eligible
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Work-life snapshot

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Better work-life than 80% of Pediatrics (Dietitian) listings

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  • No weekends
  • No nights

Living in Albany

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$329k≈ 5.6× annual pay
Typical market rent
$1,631/mo≈ 33% of gross pay
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 this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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About Albany Medical Center

Hospitals and Health Care
Albany, NY
5,001-10,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Health insurance
Dental
Vision
Retirement plan
No weekends
No holidays