Nutrition Assistant

Yakima Neighborhood Health Services • Yakima, WA

1d • $21 - $24 • Onsite

About The Position

Non-Profit Yakima Neighborhood Health Services (YNHS), established in 1975, serves patients in various areas including Behavioral Health, Family Dentistry, Internal Medicine, Women’s Health, Primary Care, Pediatrics, Vision Care, and Pharmacy. Our mission is to improve the quality of life and equity in our communities by providing accessible and integrated health and social services, ending homelessness, and offering unique learning opportunities for students of health professions. We are looking for a team member passionate about serving our community of patients and enjoys working in a team.

Requirements

• Requires sitting for long periods of time, working at a computer terminal.
• Some bending and stretching required.
• Ability to lift papers or boxes up to 30 pounds occasionally.
• Requires corrected vision and hearing to normal range.
• Manual dexterity and eye-hand coordination required for use of calculators, phones, computer keyboards and other equipment.
• Requires ability to sustain concentration in a noisy and fast-paced environment.
• May be exposed to communicable diseases and bodily fluids.

Responsibilities

• Interview applicants to obtain eligibility information, with sensitivity toward clients’ needs.
• Conduct a client interview that includes a medical history, anthropometric measurements, 24-hour recall, and hematocrit.
• Maintain confidentiality of clients and staff.
• Correctly interpret eligibility information and document this information in a computer file.
• Provide nutrition and health education to clients; educate clients about WIC rules and regulations.
• Refer clients as needed to other community resources.
• Issue benefits and schedule clients.
• Participate in quality assurance standards through peer review.
• Nutrition related projects as requested; participate in staff in-service meetings; clerical tasks as needed; assume janitorial duties as required.
• Maintain organized, clean, efficient, and confidential work area.
• Represent YNHS in local meetings as requested.
• Perform related work and other tasks as requested.

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Life insurance
• Disability insurance
• Retirement insurance
• Ten paid holidays
• Flexible amounts of paid leave and/or cash-out options
• Retention bonuses

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed