Clinical Dietitian - Pediatric Gastroenterology
Listed compensation
$59k-$89k
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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
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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