Registered Dietitian
Listed compensation
$40-$45/hr
The week · per this posting
Schedule not stated in this posting — no days, weekends, call or nights given.
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Job Description
Assisted Living Opening Soon!
We are seeking a Part Time Registered Dietician.
The Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN) provides nutrition consultation and education for patients and their families who are screened at nutrition risk, identified with nutrition risk, and/or referred by physicians or other healthcare providers for nutrition-related problems, chronic disease management, management of nutrition support, to meet regulatory requirements, or for prevention and wellness.
The RDN is an integral part of the multidisciplinary team who serves as the patient’s nutrition advocate.
Job Responsibilities
- Performs nutritional assessments and reassesses according to mandated schedules, utilizing skills of examination of, and communication with the resident as appropriate
- Generates a care plan based on resident needs and completes appropriate section of MDS as per schedule
- Assures that prescribed diets provide nutrients and calories based upon accepted current and recommended dietary allowances
- Participates in the Interdisciplinary Team conference in order to develop care plans which will meet the needs and food preference of the individual residents
- Assists in developing a variety of between meal, bedtime nourishment, and supplemental snacks
- Assures that a resident’s prescribed tube feeding will consist of a nutritionally complete formula which will be given in sufficient quantity for adequate nutrition.
- Works with rehabilitation staff in developing programs for residents dependent on others for feeding at mealtimes, as well as provides input on proper assistive feeding devices
Requirements: Registered Dietitian
Preferred Experience
Long Term Care experience and experience with Point Click Care
3 days a week - Flexible Hours
Key Responsibilities
The Registered Dietitian provides nutrition consultation and develops care plans for residents in an assisted living facility. They also collaborate with the multidisciplinary team to ensure nutritional needs and food preferences are met.
Requirements
Candidates must be a Registered Dietitian. Long-term care experience and familiarity with Point Click Care software are preferred.
Qualifications
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Dietitian Career Context
Of the 42 active Clinical Nutrition listings this role was benchmarked against, 43% are remote, 31% have no call, 64% require no weekends.
In New Jersey, the Clinical Nutrition weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$80k (94 salary observations; 206 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 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).
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Living in Hackettstown
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $481k
- Typical market rent
- $2,544/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 31 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 100.0
- State income tax
- Up to 10.8%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
BEA 2024 · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.