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Hiring for Dietician - Dietician Behavioral Health in New Castle,DE

DietitianFull-Time

Listed compensation

$58/hr

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed

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Posted 1mo ago

Job Description

  • Dietitian
  • Job Type: Full-Time
  • Shift: 8 hour days, traditional business hours (8:30-5:00 PM or 8:00-4:30 PM)
  • Department: Nutrition & Dietary Service
  • Pay Rate: $2320 total weekly pay - Pay Break - $58/hour($25/hour taxable W-2, $33 non taxable stipend) for Traveler
  • $2300 total weekly pay - Pay Break - $57.50/hour
  • 40 hours/week guaranteed

Job Summary

We are seeking a dedicated Dietitian to provide comprehensive nutrition assessment, education, counseling, and individualized dietary interventions. The Dietitian will work collaboratively with physicians and healthcare professionals to support patient health outcomes and promote healthy eating habits.

Essential Functions

  • Assess patients’ nutritional needs, dietary restrictions, and current health plans.
  • Develop and implement individualized dietary care plans.
  • Provide nutrition counseling and education to patients and families.
  • Approve patient menus and nutritional supplements.
  • Advise patients and families on nutrition principles, dietary modifications, food selection, and preparation.
  • Complete nutritional assessments in accordance with applicable policies and regulations.
  • Review and approve menus and dietary materials.
  • Counsel individuals and groups on healthy eating habits and nutrition monitoring.
  • Collaborate with physicians and healthcare professionals to determine nutritional needs and dietary restrictions.
  • Participate in interdisciplinary treatment teams as appropriate.
  • Review and update the diet manual annually in collaboration with medical staff.
  • Provide nutrition education on disease prevention and management.
  • Monitor food service operations as needed to ensure compliance with nutrition, safety, sanitation, and quality standards.
  • Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Dietetics, Nutrition, or a related field from an accredited university.
  • Experience with eating disorders and/or substance use populations is strongly preferred.
  • Strong communication, counseling, organizational, and interpersonal skills.
  • Ability to work effectively as part of an interdisciplinary healthcare team.

Licensure & Certifications

Current Registered Dietitian (RD/RDN) credential or eligibility for registration/endorsement in the applicable state.

ServSafe certification or comparable food safety certification, where required.

Key Responsibilities

The Dietitian will conduct comprehensive nutritional assessments and develop individualized dietary care plans for patients. They will also collaborate with healthcare professionals to provide nutrition education and monitor food service operations for quality and safety compliance.

Key Skills

Dietary counselingPatient educationMenu planningNutritional interventionInterdisciplinary collaborationEating disorders managementSubstance use population care

Dietitian Career Context

Of the 45 active Clinical Nutrition listings this role was benchmarked against, 16% are remote, 27% have no call, 82% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Delaware is 99.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$86k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $86k in an average-cost state. 63.5% of Delaware clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Hiring for Dietician - Dietician Behavioral Health in New Castle,DE at SAGE GROUP a 6.4 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 25% in Clinical Nutrition (Dietitian) — ranked against 3,221 active Clinical Nutrition (Dietitian) listings on WeekdayDoc.

Top Dietitian Jobs

14 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution14 jobs · 9 employers

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<$80k
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$80k-95k
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$95k-110k
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$110k-125k
2
$125k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks14 jobs · 9 employers

401k / retirement match
93%
CME allowance
57%
Sign-on bonus
7%
Relocation assistance
7%
PSLF eligible
7%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 6.4
Better work-life than 80% of Clinical Nutrition (Dietitian) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 3,221 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in New Castle

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$266k
Typical market rent
$1,704/mo
Residents’ average commute
23 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
102.6
State income tax
Up to 6.6%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.