Nutritionist Associate

Virginia Information Technologies Agency•Virginia Beach, VA

5d•Onsite

About The Position

Do you have a passion to become essential and assist families in creating a healthy food experience, providing personalized nutrition education and encouraging services that keep families healthy and striving. The Virginia Beach WIC Program is seeking two (2) highly motivated and energetic individual to join the Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) team. The successful candidate will be one that thrives in a fast-paced environment and one who is able to provide support to the Nutritionist and Administrative Staff. This position focuses on Nutrition Education, Nutrition Support and Program Support. The core duties are: 1. Nutrition Education: Follows the Nutrition Education section of the appropriate policies and procedures Provides basic client nutritional services; interviews participants according to protocol, determining nutritional goals and eligibility requirements for participation in the WIC program Conducts diet and health assessments and determines nutritional risk required in the certification process Nutritional education provided to participants regarding identified nutritional and/or medical risk(s) in accordance with policies and procedures Provides individual or group follow-up education sessions 2. Nutrition Support: Encourages continuation of nutritional plan Procures and maintains nutritional education and support Assists with educating participants about WIC policies and procedures on Nutritional education, support, and equipment Assists in providing equipment, supplies and information to WIC nutritional participants Assists with obtaining proper documentation on equipment on loan or issued from the WIC office Presents an unified and positive attitude towards nutritional plans; works to improve participation in plans 3. Program Support: Registers applicants and clients for clinic; determines residential, categorical and financial eligibility Reviews accurately and thoroughly all required and applicable program policies, procedures and information with each client/applicant including information verbally or in wiring as policy specifies Documents demographic, eligibility and enrollment information accurately into the appropriate system May maintain and calibrate equipment and lab environment Works with teams to assure the support program is accessible, customer friendly, efficient, positive, seeking caseload growth, professionally and legally administrated on a daily basis Restricted: This is a restricted position which is solely funded by the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program Federal grant funded through the USDA, renewable annually - September 30th. Employment is contingent on the continued availability of grant funds. The Virginia Department of Health offers 12 paid holidays, medical, dental, vision and life insurance, retirement plans (including 401a Cash Match and 457 Deferred Compensation Plan) as well as sick, family/personal, and annual leave.

Requirements

Basic knowledge of nutrition and nutritional standards
Ability to conduct interviews and collect information
Ability to interpret, document, calculate, and compile routine data
Experience providing patient education and/or communicating information to individuals
Good communication skills, verbally and in writing, to interact with a variety of patients, peers, and supervisors
Ability to work effectively individually and as a team member
Experience multi-tasking and prioritizing workloads
Skills using computer systems

Nice To Haves

Training, job experience, or coursework in Nutrition, Dietetics, food services, or a related area preferred
Bilingual in Spanish and English preferred
Experience obtaining blood samples/finger sticks, and taking heights and weights of individuals

Responsibilities

Follows the Nutrition Education section of the appropriate policies and procedures
Provides basic client nutritional services; interviews participants according to protocol, determining nutritional goals and eligibility requirements for participation in the WIC program
Conducts diet and health assessments and determines nutritional risk required in the certification process
Nutritional education provided to participants regarding identified nutritional and/or medical risk(s) in accordance with policies and procedures
Provides individual or group follow-up education sessions
Encourages continuation of nutritional plan
Procures and maintains nutritional education and support
Assists with educating participants about WIC policies and procedures on Nutritional education, support, and equipment
Assists in providing equipment, supplies and information to WIC nutritional participants
Assists with obtaining proper documentation on equipment on loan or issued from the WIC office
Presents an unified and positive attitude towards nutritional plans; works to improve participation in plans
Registers applicants and clients for clinic; determines residential, categorical and financial eligibility
Reviews accurately and thoroughly all required and applicable program policies, procedures and information with each client/applicant including information verbally or in wiring as policy specifies
Documents demographic, eligibility and enrollment information accurately into the appropriate system
May maintain and calibrate equipment and lab environment
Works with teams to assure the support program is accessible, customer friendly, efficient, positive, seeking caseload growth, professionally and legally administrated on a daily basis