Clinical Dietitian I
Listed compensation
$54k-$79k
The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed
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Job Description
Position Summary
The Clinical Dietitian delivers direct, quality patient-centered care, with proficient clinical nutrition skill level and knowledge base.
The RDN plans and delivers nutritional care of patients throughout the life cycle in accordance with the physicians' diagnosis, requirements of regulatory agencies, and analysis of evidence-based literature.
Functions as an essential member of the interdisciplinary team to develop, coordinate, implement and evaluate patients' nutritional care plans. Provides safe, therapeutic, evidence-based care for designated patient coverage in accordance with Clinical Nutrition and ECU Health policies and procedures.
Provides individualized, direct patient care within established ECU Health policies and procedures.
Minimum Requirements
Bachelor's Degree or higher in Dietetics or Food and Nutrition or related field is required.
Successful completion of Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics AND approved dietetic internship or equivalent AND practicum experience.
Zero years of experience as Registered Dietitian Nutritionist.
RDN, LDN, or successful completion of RDN exam and obtain NC License within 3 months of hire is required.
Pay Range
- $53913.60 - $78581.36
- Other Information
- ECU Health
About ECU Health Medical Center
ECU Health Medical Center, one of four academic medical centers in North Carolina, is the 974-bed flagship hospital for ECU Health and serves as the primary teaching hospital for The Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University. ECU Health Medical Center has achieved Magnet® designation twice and provides acute and intermediate care, rehabilitation and outpatient health services to a 29-county region that is home to more than 1.4 million people.
General Statement
It is the goal of ECU Health and its entities to employ the most qualified individual who best matches the requirements for the vacant position.
Offers of employment are subject to successful completion of all pre-employment screenings, which may include an occupational health screening, criminal record check, education, reference, and licensure verification.
We value diversity and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.
Decisions of employment are made based on business needs, job requirements and applicant’s qualifications without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, genetic information and testing, family and medical leave, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression or any other status protected by law.
We prohibit retaliation against individuals who bring forth any complaint, orally or in writing, to the employer, or against any individuals who assist or participate in the investigation of any complaint.
Key Responsibilities
The Clinical Dietitian delivers direct, quality patient-centered nutritional care throughout the life cycle. They function as an essential member of the interdisciplinary team to develop, coordinate, implement, and evaluate patient nutritional care plans.
Requirements
Candidates must hold a Bachelor's Degree in Dietetics or a related field and have completed an approved dietetic internship. Licensure as an RDN or LDN in North Carolina is required within three months of hire.
Qualifications
- Education
- Bachelor degree
Key Skills
Dietitian Career Context
Of the 50 active Clinical Nutrition listings this role was benchmarked against, 36% are remote, 22% have no call, 76% require no weekends.
In North Carolina, the Clinical Nutrition weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$71k (62 salary observations; 410 listings), vs ~$78k nationally (1,825 salary observations; 8,887 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-11-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Listed pay | $54k–$79k | Clinical Nutrition median $74k (middle half $62k–$74k)12 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| North Carolina vs national | $71k median in North Carolina | $78k nationally (−9%)62 state / 1,825 national salary observations |
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$70k in purchasing power | North Carolina index 94.3 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Clinical Nutrition listings in North Carolina | 121 active | 2,968 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 36% remote · 22% no call · 76% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | North Carolina Dietitian listings: 33% state a sign-on bonus (median $3k) · <1% offer loan repayment125 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| New Clinical Nutrition listings | 1,087 in the last 30 days | 610 the 30 days before (+78%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Clinical Nutrition pay trend | +1.5% vs prior quarter | —through Oct 2026 |
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