Nutritionist, WIC (Full-Time)
About The Position
The Program Nutritionist provides nutrition services to WIC applicants and participants. This role involves providing nutrition care to high-risk women, infants, and children under the supervision of the senior nutritionist. Responsibilities include anthropometric and hematological data collection, dietary assessment, nutritional risk assessment, food package prescription, nutrition and breastfeeding counseling and education, documentation, data entry, referrals to other health and social services, and follow-up nutrition education. The position also involves participating in the planning, development, and evaluation of educational materials, group nutrition education sessions, participant counseling and education strategies, nutrition in-services, outreach activities, and nutrition policies. Additionally, the role assists the senior nutritionist in training paraprofessional WIC staff and conducting quality assurance activities. The Nutritionist communicates with the health care community regarding participant needs and provides nutrition care for low-risk applicants and participants as needed. Other duties include assisting in the training of CPA Is and Ils and performing quality assurance activities.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in public health nutrition, nutrition, or food and nutrition.
- One year's experience in clinical or community nutrition.
- Demonstrated leadership and decision-making capabilities.
- Good communication skills.
- Sensitivity to the needs of the client population.
- Ability to demonstrate the knowledge and skill necessary to manage and provide age specific care.
Responsibilities
- Provides nutrition care to high-risk women, infants and children under the supervision of the senior nutritionist, including all aspects of: Anthropometric and hematological data collection. Dietary assessment, nutritional risk assessment and food package prescription. Nutrition and breastfeeding counseling and education. Documentation and data entry. Referrals to other health and social services. Follow up nutrition education.
- Participates in planning, development and evaluation of: Educational materials and group nutrition education sessions. Participant counseling and education strategies. Nutrition in-services and outreach activities Nutrition policies.
- Assists senior nutritionist in: Training paraprofessional WIC staff Conducting quality assurance activities.
- Communicates with health care community on issues pertaining to participant needs.
- Provides nutrition care for low-risk applicants and participants as needed.
- Performs other duties as needed, including: Assisting in the training of CPA Is and Ils. Quality assurance activities.
Benefits
- $1,000 Sign On Bonus paid after first 90 days
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
