Bilingual Nutrition Assistant - Public Health

County of Mecklenburg, NC•Charlotte, NC

3d•$20•Onsite

About The Position

At Mecklenburg County, you’ll have the chance to build a career as unique as you are with support, inclusive culture and technology to become the best version of you. We’re counting on YOUR unique voice and perspective to help Mecklenburg County Public Health become even better, too. Join us and build an exceptional experience for yourself, and a healthier world for all. As a member of the Mecklenburg County Public Health team, you will become a subject matter expert in the public health field. The CDC foundation explains that “Public health is the science of protecting and improving the health of people and their communities. This work is achieved by promoting health lifestyles, researching disease and injury prevention, detecting, preventing, and responding to infectious disease”. Come be a part of Mecklenburg County’s Public Health department’s vision to “assure the health and safety of our diverse and changing community today and for future generations.” POSITION SUMMARY Perform general nutrition functions within the Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program. This position, under direct supervision, will work with an interdisciplinary team model involving a variety of health care and child development professionals.

Requirements

Minimum of two years of human services or related experience
Post high school Medical Assistant certificate program.
May require a valid North Carolina or South Carolina Driver's License
Medical Assistant Certificate

Nice To Haves

Bilingual English/Spanish speaker preferred

Responsibilities

Check in visiting patients
Obtain and document anthropometric data including height, weight, and hemoglobin for nutritionists to assess
Route clients to the next step in the workflow process
Maintain labs to meet infection control standards
Monitor supplies needed for lab and alerts supervisor appropriately
Assist with providing basic nutrition plans and dietary care to patients
Conduct nutritional assessments of dietary histories
Assist nutritionists in food service planning
Educate clients on healthy eating and nutrition
Respond in cases of urgent and/or emergent events that require public health interventions. Employees may be trained for and assigned duties unrelated to their regular work; work outside normal business hours and workdays and/or in a different work location may be required. Emergency events include, but are not limited to, communicable disease outbreaks, severe weather situations (e.g. snow or ice storms, tornados, hurricanes), natural disasters (e.g. earthquakes), fire, or power outages, and acts of terrorism.