Dietitian

DietitianNo weekendsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$29/hour

The week · per this posting · Monday – Friday

Ask the employer about the work setting, call expectations, nights and shift pattern and time off.

Posted 1mo ago

Job Description

Are you passionate about making a difference in your community? Are you looking to build a fulfilling career in Public Health? Join Summit County Public Health! We're proud of our commitment to both the communities we serve and the employees who make our work possible. Our staff has recognized us as a certified Great Place to Work®-and we invite you to be part of our mission to create a healthful environment and ensure the accessibility of health services to all.

Summit County Public Health is seeking a Dietitian to work full time (35 hours per week) in our Women, Infants, & Children (WIC) program Monday through Friday. The Dietitian supports community wellness through nutrition education and counseling through our WIC Program.

WIC provides essential resources to pregnant women, new mothers, breastfeeding mothers, and young children, offering nutrition education and and health referrals. This role is vital in promoting healthy choices and lifelong wellness for families across Summit County.

Key Responsibilities

  • Conduct nutritional assessments and develop tailored care plans for both high- and low-risk WIC participants.
  • Offer personalized nutrition counseling, breastfeeding promotion, and ongoing support.

Educate and empower participants with resources on nutrition, healthy food choices, and wellness strategies. Develop educational materials for SCPH clinics and community programs.

Maintain accurate documentation of nutrition services, referrals, and follow-up actions for each participant.

Collaborate with community groups, facilitate interdisciplinary partnerships, and participate in SCPH and WIC meetings.

Contribute to grant program goals, assist with Public Health Aide duties as needed, and support the training of dietetic students.

Compensation & Total Rewards

  • This is a full-time position with a standard 35-hour work week.
  • Compensation: $52,397.80 annually (equivalent to $28.79 per hour working 35 hours per week).
  • Retirement: Secure future planning through the Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS).
  • Paid Time Off: Includes 14 paid holidays alongside paid vacation and sick time.
  • Healthcare coverage including medical, dental, and vision, and more.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Nutrition/Dietetics.
  • Registered through the Commission on Dietetic Registry (CDR) with the American Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.
  • Must be a licensed dietitian through the Ohio Medical Board.
  • A minimum of 2 years of relevant experience in nutrition services is preferred.
  • Valid Ohio driver's license, automobile availability, and insurance coverage.

Summit County Public Health (SCPH) is committed to fostering, cultivating and preserving a culture of diversity and inclusion. Our human capital is the most valuable asset we have.

The collective sum of the individual differences, life experiences, knowledge, inventiveness, innovation, self-expression, unique capabilities and talent that our employees invest in their work represents a significant part of not only our culture, but our reputation and organization's achievement as well.

We embrace and encourage our employees' differences in age, color, disability, ethnicity, family or marital status, gender identity or expression, language, national origin, physical and mental ability, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, veteran status, and other characteristics that make our employees unique.

Qualifications

Education
Bachelor degree
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Nutritional assessmentCare planningHealth educationInterdisciplinary collaborationGrant program supportClinical support

Dietitian Career Context

Of the 50 active Clinical Nutrition listings this role was benchmarked against, 12% are remote, 30% have no call, 82% require no weekends.

In Ohio, the Clinical Nutrition weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$69k (73 salary observations; 330 listings), vs ~$78k nationally (2,400 salary observations; 8,206 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 Ohio is 92.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.3% of Ohio clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Dietitian at Summit County Public Health a 6.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Clinical Nutrition (Dietitian) — ranked against 3,208 active Clinical Nutrition (Dietitian) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks13 jobs · 11 employers

401k / retirement match
100% this job
CME allowance
46%
Sign-on bonus
8%
Relocation assistance
8%
PSLF eligible
8%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 6.2
Better work-life than 60% of Clinical Nutrition (Dietitian) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 3,208 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No weekends

Living in Akron

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$149k
Typical market rent
$1,167/mo
Residents’ average commute
22 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
93.4
State income tax
Up to 4%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Akron, OH metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About Summit County Public Health

Government Administration
Akron, OH
201-500 employees

Benefits & Perks

14 paid holidays
Paid vacation and sick time
Medical, dental, and vision coverage
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)