NUTRITION EDUCATOR - 64085421
About The Position
The Nutrition Educator provides professional nutrition education services to clients enrolled in the Hernando County Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program. The position certifies clients for WIC participation under state program policies and applicable regulations, provides individual and group nutrition education, and develops and monitors education plans for clients who are not at medical high risk. Topics include infant, childhood, prenatal, postnatal, and breastfeeding nutrition. The role plans, conducts, and evaluates group classes; provides breastfeeding education and referrals; reviews assigned operational reports; and assists with strategic planning, nutrition education planning, and quality assurance monitoring. It also completes assigned reports and inventories, supports staff education and training, and participates in meetings and professional development activities. The employee is responsible for maintaining the confidentiality, integrity, and appropriate access of information, including active medical records, in both hard-copy and electronic formats. The position is based at Department of Health locations in Spring Hill and Brooksville, Florida. Incumbents may be required to perform emergency duty before, during, or beyond normal work hours or days.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in human nutrition, Food Science, or Dietetics in accordance with the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics and Florida Chapter 468.
- Knowledge of the current science and practice of food and nutrition, dietetics, or food service.
- Knowledge of normal nutrition principles and food needs throughout the life cycle.
- Knowledge of meal planning, food budgeting, and purchasing.
- Ability to provide nutrition education through group or individual instruction.
- Ability to determine nutritional needs and develop nutrition education plans for individuals who are not at medical high nutritional risk.
- Ability to educate individuals and families about food and nutritional needs.
- Ability to participate in education or in-service training through teaching classes, demonstrating food practices, giving talks, and developing or selecting educational materials.
- Ability to plan, organize, and coordinate work assignments.
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.
- Ability to understand and apply applicable rules, regulations, policies, and procedures.
- Ability to learn and communicate effectively, orally and in writing, in English.
- Successful completion of a required security background check and/or drug screening; participation in direct deposit is also required.
Responsibilities
- Certify clients for participation in the WIC program in accordance with state WIC policies and applicable regulations.
- Provide individual and group nutrition education on infant, childhood, prenatal, postnatal, and breastfeeding nutrition.
- Develop, monitor, and revise nutrition education plans for clients who are not at medical high risk.
- Follow procedures for collecting, entering, and managing data and for operating computer terminals and printers according to the FL-WiSE manual and HRSM 150-24.
- Plan, conduct, and evaluate group nutrition education classes.
- Provide breastfeeding education and make referrals to the Breastfeeding Coordinator and/or Public Health Nutritionists.
- Review, analyze, and follow up on assigned WIC operational reports.
- Assist with preparation of the strategic plan, nutrition education plan, and quality assurance-monitoring program.
- Complete assigned WIC reports and inventories.
- Assist the supervisor with periodic in-service education for nursing and/or medical staff on WIC regulations, nutrition topics, and other assigned issues.
- Provide ongoing WIC staff training, including civil rights, FL-WiSE, nutrition education modules, and monthly clerical nutrition education, as directed by the supervisor.
- Attend and participate in staff meetings, in-service training, and other professional and staff development activities.
- Protect the confidentiality, integrity, and appropriate access of information, including active medical records, in hard-copy and electronic formats.
- Perform other related duties and responsibilities as required or requested.
Benefits
- Annual and sick leave
- Nine paid holidays and one personal holiday each year
- State group insurance options, including health, life, dental, vision, and supplemental insurance
- Retirement plan options, including employer contributions
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Tuition waivers
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
