Registered Dietitian-Weekends
Listed compensation
$40-$41/hr
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Job Description
Registered Dietitian
Now hiring for Per Diem - Availability to work Weekends
The Parker Jewish Institute, located in New Hyde Park, NY is seeking a Registered Dietitian to join its team of dedicated professionals in Dietary Clinical Care on a per diem basis to Work collaboratively with our clinical dietary, food service, and the rest of the interdisciplinary care team.
In this role, the schedule includes working 1-2 shifts on alternating weekends, Saturdays and Sundays, with a shift of 8:00am-4:00pm or 9:00am-5:00pm.
Job Responsibilities
The Registered Dietitian is responsible for the records and reports concerning technical and clinical operations; responsible for resident care as it relates to nutritional status and maintaining resident nutrition care standards to conform to the high quality and expectations of the Institute.
Key Tasks Include
- Conducts an initial resident interview and screen within 48 hours
- Completes all nutrition assessments and documentation
- Plans and ensures that the resident's menus are accurate
- Plans modified individualized diets
- Works with the diet technicians to ensure preferences are provided
- Develops interdisciplinary care plans
- Responsible for perpetually charting on patients
- Maintains resident food service records
- Conducts meal rounds
- Attends and participates in medical rounds
- Provides diet instruction/education to residents
About Parker
The Parker Jewish Institute for Health Care and Rehabilitation, conveniently located on the Queens-Nassau County border in New Hyde Park, New York, is a non-profit health care facility that offers inpatient programs such as sub-acute/short term rehabilitation, long-term care and nursing home care, as well as community health services encompassing certified home health care and a comprehensive community hospice program that serves terminally ill patients in their own homes or in nursing facilities, including Parker's nursing home.
Quality care means hiring quality people, and Parker Jewish Institute for Health Care and Rehabilitation has a longstanding reputation for excellence and innovation in resident and patient care.
The Parker Experience
- Friendly, collaborative team environment and exciting career growth opportunities providing an opportunity to learn, grow and have an impact on the overall results
- Excellent training and clinical education
- Accessible via public transportation
- Free parking on site for all staff
- On-site cafeteria offering breakfast and lunch
Position Requirements
Degree in Food and Nutrition
Registered Dietitian in New York State
Experience with clinical nutrition care in hospital or nursing home, or similar clinical environment
Ability to communicate pleasantly and effectively with residents, staff and family members
Key Responsibilities
The Registered Dietitian is responsible for conducting nutrition assessments, developing interdisciplinary care plans, and maintaining resident nutrition standards. They also perform meal rounds, provide diet education, and ensure accurate menu planning for residents.
Requirements
Candidates must hold a degree in Food and Nutrition and be a Registered Dietitian in New York State. Experience in a clinical nutrition setting such as a hospital or nursing home is required.
Qualifications
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Dietitian Career Context
Of the 40 active Clinical Nutrition listings this role was benchmarked against, 35% are remote, 18% have no call, 78% require no weekends.
In New York, the Clinical Nutrition weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$79k (131 salary observations; 344 listings), vs ~$78k nationally (1,532 salary observations; 8,002 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 York is 107.9 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$84k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $78k in an average-cost state. 64.6% of New York clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Clinical Nutrition pay on WeekdayDoc is down 1.5% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).
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Living in New York
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $876k
- Typical market rent
- $4,154/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 40 min
- State income tax
- Up to 10.9%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.
About Parker Jewish Institute for Health Care and Rehabilitation
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