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Carle Health
Champaign, Illinois

Registered Dietitian (RD) - Diabetes/Nutrition/Endo

DietitianFull-Time

Pay as listed: $26.1-$43.59/hr · Champaign, Illinois · pays below the median of 8 Dietitian listings (21st percentile).

Listed compensation

$26.1-$43.59/hr

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed

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Job Description

Make a Meaningful Impact Every Day!!!

Are you a passionate Clinical Dietitian looking to make a real difference in patients’ lives? Join a highly collaborative care team where your expertise directly impacts outcomes across a wide range of patient populations and clinical conditions.

At Carle, you’ll practice at the top of your license, working alongside interdisciplinary teams to deliver evidence-based nutrition care that truly matters,

If you’re ready to bring your clinical expertise to a mission-driven organization where you can grow, collaborate, and make a daily impact—we’d love to connect with you!

Why You'll Love This Role

  • Meaningful patient impact across diverse and complex cases
  • Collaborative environment with physicians, nurses, and specialists.
  • Professional growth opportunities within a respected healthcare system.
  • Ongoing professional development and learning opportunities.
  • Supportive, team-oriented culture.

The registered dietitian provides medical nutrition therapy to ambulatory patients individually or in a group setting. The registered dietitian provides a nutrition assessment, determines and implements a nutrition care plan and intervention. Develops and implements nutrition education programs for the general public, community organizations and for medical and clinic staff.

****$5,000 Sign-On Bonus + Relocation Assistance Available if moving 50+ miles!!!!

Responsibilities

Essential Functions

Provide nutrition services and medical nutrition therapy integrated with the patient's medical goals. Identify and provide age specific nutrition counseling to meet the cultural needs of the patients and their families

Evaluate, interpret, monitor and document the nutritional status and nutritional needs of patients using established standards of care and practice guidelines.

Develop, review, update and implement educational materials to meet the needs of patients and professionals

Department Specific Job Function

  • Completes clinical and educational assessment on all patients.
  • Develops individualized teaching plans for self-management (Diet, Medication, Self-care)
  • Implements evidence based clinical practice guidelines for all area of nutrition education
  • Provides education to all patients utilizing insulin pump.
  • Collaborates will all members of the health care team

Qualifications

Education Level

Field of Study

Bachelor's Degree

Licenses/Certifications

Licensed Dietitian Nutritionist - Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR)

And

Registered Dietitian (RD) - Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR)

Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist Preferred

  • Achieve and maintain qualifications for level as outlined in the ladder pay practice.

Work Experience

Length of Experience

Dietitian

1+ years

Specialized Knowledge and Skills Requirements

Possesses planning, leadership and organizational skills. Demonstrates ability to accept and institute change. Communicates effectively and works collaboratively with others.

Carle Health Company Overview

Find it here.

Discover the job, the career, the purpose you were meant for. At Carle Health, we're committed to fostering a workplace where every team member feels valued, respected and empowered, where passion and purpose come together to positively impact the lives of our patients and our communities. Find it all at Carle Health.

Our nearly 17,000 team members and providers work together to support patient care across central and southeastern Illinois. We’ve grown to include eight, award-winning hospitals and a multispecialty provider group with more than 1,500 doctors and advanced practice providers. We’re developing the next generation of providers and healthcare professionals through Carle Illinois College of Medicine, the world’s first engineering-based medical school, and Methodist College. Carle BroMenn Medical Center, Carle Foundation Hospital, Carle Health Methodist Hospital, Carle Health Proctor Hospital, Carle Health Pekin Hospital, and Carle Hoopeston Regional Health Center hold Magnet® designations, the nation’s highest honor for nursing care. We offer opportunities in several communities throughout central Illinois with potential for growth and life-long careers at Carle Health.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class. Carle Health participates in E-Verify and may provide the Social Security Administration and, if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security with information from each new employee's Form I-9 to confirm work authorization. | For more information: human.resources@carle.com.

Salary Range

The compensation range for this position is $26.1per hour - $43.59per hour. This represents a good faith minimum and maximum range for the role at the time of posting by Carle Health.

The actual compensation offered a candidate will be dependent on a variety of factors including, but not limited to, the candidate’s experience, qualifications, location, training, licenses, shifts worked and compensation model. Carle Health offers a comprehensive benefits package for team members and providers. To learn more visit careers.carlehealth.org/benefits.

Qualifications

Education
Bachelor degree

Certifications

CDCES (preferred)

Key Skills

Clinical documentationPatient educationInsulin pump educationEvidence-based practiceInterdisciplinary collaborationCare planning

Dietitian Career Context

Of the 50 active Clinical Nutrition listings this role was benchmarked against, 28% are remote, 24% have no call, 88% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Illinois is 100.0 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$72k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $72k in an average-cost state. 62.6% of Illinois clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Clinical Nutrition pay on WeekdayDoc is down 2.0% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

Top Dietitian Jobs

15 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution15 jobs · 8 employers

6
<$75k
2
$75k
3
$90k-105k
2
$105k-120k
2
$120k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks14 jobs · 8 employers

401k / retirement match
100%
CME allowance
64%
Relocation assistance
36% this job
Sign-on bonus
14% this job
PSLF eligible
7%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

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Neighborhood Healthcare · Riverside, California

$88k-$128k
#2

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$110k-$120k
#3

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$70k-$117k
#4

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+ 13 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 3.0
Better work-life than 20% of Clinical Nutrition (Dietitian) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 3,187 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Champaign

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$231k
Typical market rent
$1,506/mo
Residents’ average commute
15 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
92.7
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 · Champaign-Urbana, IL metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About Carle Health

Hospitals and Health Care
Urbana, IL
5,001-10,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

$5,000 Sign-On Bonus
Relocation Assistance
Comprehensive Benefits Package
Professional Development