Clinical Dietitian
Compensation
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Job Description
Department: Food & Nutrition-Patient Svcs
Job Summary
Conducts daily rounds on patients to assess nutritional status. Evaluates, assesses plan, charts in patients' medical record and implements nutritional care.
Required Qualifications
- Require a bachelor's degree with major in Dietetics or related field. A master's degree will be required for candidates completing Dietetic registration after January 2024.
- Require active State of Florida Dietitian licensure within six (6) months of employment, or within seven (7) months of obtaining Registered Dietitian status.
- Require Registered Dietitian status through Commission on Dietetic Registration within six (6) months of employment.
Preferred Qualifications
- Prefer a minimum of one (1) year experience in dietetics.
- Prefer active member of professional dietetic associations at a local and/or national level.
Employment Screening Requirements
As part of Sarasota Memorial Health Care System’s commitment to keeping people safe, all individuals providing care to vulnerable populations are required to undergo background screening through The Florida Care Provider Background Screening Clearinghouse. info.flclearinghouse.com
Key Responsibilities
Conducts daily rounds on patients to assess their nutritional status and implement care plans. Evaluates patient needs and documents all nutritional interventions in medical records.
Requirements
Requires a bachelor's degree in Dietetics or a related field and Registered Dietitian status. Candidates must also obtain active State of Florida Dietitian licensure within the specified timeframe.
Qualifications
- Education
- Bachelor degree
Key Skills
Dietitian Career Context
Of the 50 active Clinical Nutrition listings this role was benchmarked against, 54% are remote, 32% have no call, 60% require no weekends.
In Florida, the Clinical Nutrition weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$73k (62 salary observations; 375 listings), vs ~$78k nationally (1,951 salary observations; 9,072 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 | not listed | Clinical Nutrition median $75k (middle half $70k–$83k)87 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Florida vs national | $73k median in Florida | $78k nationally (−7%)62 state / 1,951 national salary observations |
| Cost of living | Florida index 103.4 | US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Clinical Nutrition listings in Florida | 131 active | 2,894 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 54% remote · 32% no call · 60% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | Florida Dietitian listings: 18% state a sign-on bonus (median $5k) · 3% offer loan repayment143 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| New Clinical Nutrition listings | 1,121 in the last 30 days | 616 the 30 days before (+82%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
Location & Logistics
Florida has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states.
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Benefits & Perks
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Listing-based score, 0–10, across 2,880 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.
About Sarasota Memorial Health Care System
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Living in Venice
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $447k
- Typical market rent
- $2,121/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 26 min
- State income tax
- None
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.