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Beth Israel Lahey Health
Cambridge, Massachusetts

Inpatient Clinical Registered Dietitian (Oncology)

Dietitian Above average in Oncology (Dietitian)No callFull-Time

Listed compensation

$64k-$96k

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Employment & setting
Full-Time
Call expectations
No call
Weekends
Not specified
Posted 56m ago · Verified live

Job Description

When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you’re making a difference in people’s lives.

Works primarily in inpatient care units providing nutrition care to patients in medical and surgical units, ICU, and geriatric psychiatry.

Job Description

  • Job Description:
  • Essential Duties & Responsibilities (including but not limited to):

1. Screens appropriate hospital patients to prioritize patients to be seen.

2. Develops appropriate nutritional care plans for each patient to reflect current medical history, nutritional status, laboratory data, and through completing a Nutrition Focused Physical Exam.

3. Interviews patients and/or family members, and assesses the nutritional status and/or knowledge of diet when appropriate

4. Documents initial and follows up nutritional assessments and recommendations according to department guidelines.

5. When indicated, instructs patients and family members, when needed, on prescribed diets using educational materials appropriate for patients' learning abilities.

6. Serves as an active member of a multi-disciplinary team

Qualifications

1. Basic Education Requirements: Bachelor of Science in Nutrition and supervised practice as dictated by the Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND) (Note: For those seeking registration after 2023, a master’s degree is be required)

2. Credentialed through the Commission of Dietetic Registration, or Registration Eligible and will become RD within 120 days of hire

  • 3. Massachusetts state licensure or within 120 days of hire
  • 4. 1-3 years of experience, preferred

5. Maintains dietetic registration, Massachusetts licensure, and continuing education requirements.

6. Excellent interpersonal skills to communicate with physicians, patients, family members, nurses, and others

Physical Requirements & Environment

1. Normal hospital and patient care environment.

3. Must be able to walk or maneuver long distances throughout the hospital.

Pay Range

$64,480.00 USD - $95,804.80 USD

The pay range listed for this position is the annual base salary range the organization reasonably and in good faith expects to pay for this position at this time. Actual compensation is determined based on several factors, that may include seniority, education, training, relevant experience, relevant certifications, geography of work location, job responsibilities, or other applicable factors permissible by law.

As a health care organization, we have a responsibility to do everything in our power to care for and protect our patients, our colleagues and our communities. Beth Israel Lahey Health requires that all staff be vaccinated against influenza (flu) as a condition of employment.

More than 35,000 people working together. Nurses, doctors, technicians, therapists, researchers, teachers and more, making a difference in patients' lives. Your skill and compassion can make us even stronger.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

Key Responsibilities

The Registered Dietitian will provide comprehensive nutrition care to patients in inpatient units, including medical, surgical, ICU, and geriatric psychiatry. Responsibilities include conducting nutritional assessments, developing care plans, and educating patients and families on prescribed diets.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Nutritional assessmentMedical nutrition therapyPatient educationMulti-disciplinary team collaborationClinical documentationOncology nutrition

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Inpatient Clinical Registered Dietitian (Oncology) at Beth Israel Lahey Health a 6.4 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Oncology (Dietitian) — ranked against 42 active Oncology (Dietitian) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties.

Oncology — Dietitian Career Context

Of the 50 active Dietitian listings this role was benchmarked against, 38% are remote, 36% have no call, 68% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Massachusetts is 105.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$80k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $76k in an average-cost state. 63.2% of Massachusetts clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Work-life snapshot

6.4/ 10
Listing-based score

Above average in Oncology (Dietitian)

  • No call

Living in Cambridge

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$1,386k
Typical market rent
$3,476/mo
Residents’ average commute
26 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
108.3
State income tax
Up to 5%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About Beth Israel Lahey Health

Hospitals and Health Care
Newburyport, MA
501-1,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Medical, Dental and Vision plans
Holiday, Vacation and Sick Leave
Retirement plan
Basic Life Insurance up to $50,000
Career Training and Educational Opportunities
Education discount for staff and dependents