Registered Dietitian Nutritionist
Listed compensation
$60k-$80k
The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed
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Job Description
- Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN)
- Location: Baltimore, Maryland, United States
- Work Arrangement: Onsite – Office space available at the listed location
- Employment Type: Full-Time
- Number of Openings: 2
Minimum Education: Master's Degree
The Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN) provides quality clinical nutrition services by collaborating with a multidisciplinary healthcare team to promote wellness, maintain current health, and support interventions for patients with acute or chronic illnesses.
The Dietitian provides medical nutrition therapy in accordance with provider orders, hospital policies, and Clinical Nutrition Department procedures. This role also conducts nutrition assessments for patients identified as being at nutritional risk, delivers nutrition education, and supports the Food and Clinical Nutrition Department teams.
Required Qualifications
Master's degree in Foods and Nutrition or a related field.
Completion of a dietetic internship.
Successful completion of the Registered Dietitian examination and attainment of the Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN) credential.
Active Licensed Dietitian Nutritionist (LDN) credential, as required for the position.
Basic professional knowledge equivalent to a bachelor's degree, with working knowledge of theory and practice within a specialized field.
Ability to provide clinical nutrition assessments and nutrition education.
Ability to collaborate effectively with a multidisciplinary healthcare team.
Preferred Candidate Profile
Entry-level or early-career Registered Dietitian Nutritionist.
Candidates with less than one year of professional experience are eligible.
Strong understanding of clinical nutrition principles and medical nutrition therapy.
Effective communication and patient education skills.
Ability to work collaboratively in a hospital or healthcare environment.
Key Responsibilities
Provides medical nutrition therapy and clinical nutrition services in accordance with provider orders, hospital policies, and department procedures. Assesses patients at nutritional risk, delivers nutrition education, and collaborates with healthcare and nutrition department teams to support patient wellness and care.
Requirements
Requires a master's degree in Foods and Nutrition or a related field, completion of a dietetic internship, and the Registered Dietitian Nutritionist credential. An active Licensed Dietitian Nutritionist credential is required as applicable, along with the ability to conduct clinical assessments, educate patients, and collaborate with a multidisciplinary team.
Qualifications
- Education
- Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
Key Skills
Dietitian Career Context
Of the 50 active Clinical Nutrition listings this role was benchmarked against, 14% are remote, 28% have no call, 82% require no weekends.
In Maryland, the Clinical Nutrition weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$83k (74 salary observations; 187 listings), vs ~$78k nationally (2,448 salary observations; 8,357 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-10-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.
The cost-of-living index for Maryland is 105.0 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$70k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $67k in an average-cost state. 62.9% of Maryland clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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