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Melbourne, Florida

Registered Dietitian - Come Grow with Us Training Program

DietitianFull-Time

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Job Description

Job Requirements

As part of our Come Grow with Us program, Health First offers a unique opportunity for students pursuing a career in Clinical Dietetics to receive financial support while completing their degree. Launch your career with confidence when you join our team with mentorship and professional growth opportunities.

  • Invest in Your Education & Future.
  • Tuition assistance: Receive up to $10,000 in tuition support.
  • New graduate bonus: Receive a $3,000 hire-on bonus upon joining Health First after graduation.
  • Relocation assistance: Available if needed.
  • A Direct Path to Your Career.
  • Complete your Master’s degree with financial support from Health First.
  • Transition into a full-time Clinical Dietitian position upon successful program completion.
  • A 24-month employment commitment is required after graduation.

Licensure & Certification

  • Florida Licensed Dietitian/Nutritionist (LDN): Obtain within 8 months of start date and maintain.
  • Registered Dietitian (RD): Obtain credential within 6 months of start date and maintain.

AHA BLS

Current certification required before start date and maintained.

Position Summary

The Clinical Dietitian II is fully engaged in providing Quality/No Harm, Customer Delight, and Stewardship by coordinating all phases of nutrition care including bedside nutrition assessment, nutrition diagnosis, interventions, inserting feeding tubes, monitoring and evaluating outcomes, and counseling clients in a variety of settings. The Clinical Dietitian II performs duties in support of continuous improvement plans and in compliance with The Joint Commission and other licensing, accreditation and regulatory agencies.

Benefits

About Health First

At Health First, diversity and inclusion are essential for our continued growth and evolution. Working together, we strive to build and nurture a culture that recognizes, encourages, and respects the diverse voices of our associates.

We know through experience that different ideas, perspectives, and backgrounds create a stronger and more collaborative work environment that delivers better results. As an organization, it fuels our innovation and connects us closer to our associates, customers, and the communities we serve.

Schedule: Full-Time

Shift Times: 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM

Paygrade: PG-36

Key Responsibilities

Coordinate all phases of nutrition care, including bedside assessment, diagnosis, interventions, feeding tube insertion, monitoring and evaluating outcomes, and counseling clients in various settings. Support continuous improvement initiatives and comply with Joint Commission and other licensing, accreditation, and regulatory requirements.

Requirements

Students pursuing a master's degree in Clinical Dietetics can receive tuition support and transition to a full-time Clinical Dietitian position after successful program completion; a 24-month employment commitment after graduation is required. Obtain and maintain Florida LDN licensure within 8 months and RD credential within 6 months of starting, and hold current AHA BLS certification before the start date.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)

Key Skills

Nutrition Care PlanningNutrition InterventionsOutcome MonitoringOutcome EvaluationNutrition CounselingRegulatory CompliancePatient Care

Dietitian Career Context

Of the 50 active Clinical Nutrition listings this role was benchmarked against, 38% are remote, 30% have no call, 64% require no weekends.

In Florida, the Clinical Nutrition weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$75k (70 salary observations; 331 listings), vs ~$78k nationally (2,511 salary observations; 8,545 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-10-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

How many Clinical Nutrition jobs are remote?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Florida vs national$75k median in Florida$78k nationally (−4%)70 state / 2,511 national salary observations
Cost of livingFlorida index 103.4US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Clinical Nutrition listings in Florida133 active3,112 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 38% remote · 30% no call · 64% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Location & Logistics

Florida has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states.

Top Dietitian Jobs

39 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

36 jobs · 29 employers
12
<$90k
8
$90k-100k
12
$100k-110k
1
$113k
3
$120k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

29 jobs
401k / retirement match
79%
CME allowance
45%
Sign-on bonus
34% this job
Loan repayment
10%
Relocation assistance
7% this job

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Clinical Dietitian II

Cottage Health · Santa Barbara, California

$41.03-$62.57/hr
#2

Regional Registered Dietitian

Medical Nutrition Therapy Associates · Baltimore, Maryland

$100k-$125k
#3

Regional Dietitian Wellbeing Director- Allergen Management

$110k-$120k
#4

Dietitian - Community Health

$35.06-$54.43/hr
+ 37 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 3.0
Below most Clinical Nutrition (Dietitian) listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 3,072 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About Health First Careers

Hospitals and Health Care
Rockledge, Florida
5,001-10,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Tuition assistance up to $10,000
New graduate bonus $3,000
Relocation assistance

Living in Melbourne

Typical market rent
$1,841/mo
Residents’ average commute
23 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
100.0
State income tax
None
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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