Clinical Dietitian
Listed compensation
$40-$45/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
Location: Lantern Hill by Erickson Senior Living
Join our team as a Dietitian. In this role, develop and manage nutritional care programs to enhance the quality of life for Erickson Community residents. Ensure compliance with all regulations and support dining operations in Continuing Care.
What We Offer
- A culture of diversity, inclusion, equity and belonging, which builds on our mission, vision and values.
- 401k for all team members 18 and over with a company 3% match.
- 30% discount on food and drinks at on-site dining venues, plus additional healthy choice meal options at discounted prices.
- Growth Opportunities – grow with the company as we open new communities and expand on our existing ones!
Compensation: Between $40.00 - $45.00 per hour. Commensurate with experience.
Part Time Schedule: Three days per week.
How You Will Make an Impact
- Ensure the resident nutritional needs are met and documented to fulfill the requirements of all federal, state, and local regulations.
- Plan and monitor Continuing Care Residents' nutritional programs.
- Assist in the supervision of the overall efficiency of the dining room, room service operations, and staff.
- Assist in the supervision, evaluation, training, and disciplining of the dining staff.
- Provide nutritional in-service education to both staff and residents.
- Manage and train team members.
What You Will Need
- Must have Current License with the Commission on Dietetic Registration.
- Experience in health care food service management and clinical nutrition preferred.
- Knowledge of and ability to utilize clinical and administrative dietetics including issues in persons with terminal illness.
- Computer practical understanding (Word, Excel, and Outlook), and ability to learn more programs.
- Flexible with schedule.
- Supervisory experience is preferred.
- Experience and passion working with the geriatric population.
Please note that specific state regulations and requirements may be applicable. These regulations take precedence over the requirements outlined in the job description.
Lantern Hill is a beautiful 20-acre continuing care retirement community in New Providence, New Jersey. We’re part of a growing national network of communities managed by Erickson Senior Living, one of the country’s largest and most respected providers of senior living and health care.
Lantern Hill helps people live better lives by fulfilling our promises of a vibrant lifestyle, financial stability, and focused health and well-being services for those who live and work with us.
As part of our team, you'll enjoy flexibility and work-life balance to meet your personal and professional goals, and we are committed to providing you with opportunities to learn and grow.
Erickson Senior Living, its affiliates, and managed communities are Equal Opportunity Employers and are committed to providing a workplace free of unlawful discrimination and harassment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, marital status, veteran status, mental or physical disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information or any other category protected by federal, state or local law.
Key Responsibilities
Develop and manage nutritional care programs for residents while ensuring compliance with federal, state, and local regulations. Supervise dining room operations and staff, including training, evaluation, and providing nutritional education.
Requirements
Must hold a current license with the Commission on Dietetic Registration. Experience in health care food service management and clinical nutrition is preferred, along with experience working with the geriatric population.
Qualifications
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Dietitian Career Context
Of the 50 active Clinical Nutrition listings this role was benchmarked against, 58% are remote, 30% have no call, 42% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for New Jersey is 108.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$88k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $81k in an average-cost state. 63.8% of New Jersey clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$81k in purchasing power | New Jersey index 108.8 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Clinical Nutrition listings in New Jersey | 55 active | 2,991 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 58% remote · 30% no call · 42% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | US Dietitian listings: 16% state a sign-on bonus (median $4k) · 3% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| New Clinical Nutrition listings | 1,095 in the last 30 days | 609 the 30 days before (+80%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Clinical Nutrition pay trend | +5.4% vs prior quarter | —through Oct 2026 |
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