PUBLIC HEALTH NUTRITIONIST SUPERVISOR - 64002566

State of Florida

32d • Onsite

About The Position

This position spends the majority of the time engaged in supervisory responsibilities. Supervisory responsibilities include communicating with, motivating, training, and evaluating employees in addition to planning and directing employees' work. The incumbent has the authority to hire, transfer, suspend, lay off, recall, promote, discharge, assign, reward, or discipline subordinate employees or effectively recommend such action. The incumbent will also be required to develop performance expectations, meet with staff regularly to discuss performance, complete performance reviews, maintain vacation and work schedules, ensuring proper coverage, and complete timesheets. Performs duties to ensure that the WIC clinic runs smoothly, and policies and procedures are followed. Evaluates clinical, anthropometrics, and nutritional data of persons applying for the WIC Program to determine eligibility and provides individual nutrition education and counseling to low risk, high risk, and medically high-risk clients with documentation in electronic medical record. Educates, supports, and promotes breastfeeding, makes referrals to lactation staff. Provides clients referrals to community resources. Performs anthropometrics (heights and weights) and hematological testing as needed onWomen, Infants and Children. Promotes WIC though participation in community outreach events. Attends staff meetings, conferences, special nutrition workshops, seminars, and trainings. Maintains current Nutritionist/Dietitian Licensure by the State of Florida Department ofProfessional Regulation. Must be willing to work before, during, and/or beyond normal work hours in the event of anemergency. This includes emergency duties including, but not limited to, response to threatsinvolving any disaster, man-made or natural.

Requirements

• Supervising and evaluating employees
• Strong Leadership skills
• Planning, organization, and coordinating work activities
• Conducting quality assurance audits
• Quality improvement and quality control skills
• Interpreting policies and providing training for practical applications
• Knowledge of evidence-based nutrition principles
• Nutritional assessment skills
• Motivational interviewing skills
• Individualized nutritional counseling skills
• Setting specific, measurable, achievable, realistic, and timed (SMART) client-centered goals
• Nutrition documentation in narrative and Subjective, Objective, Assessment, Plan(SOAP) format
• Problem solving and conflict resolution skills
• Interpersonal skills
• Communication skills
• Must have a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with the major course of study in nutritional science, community nutrition, clinical nutrition, or dietetics in accordance with the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Association and Florida Chapter 468.
• Must have a current/active license, in good standing, as a Dietitian or Nutritionist in the State of Florida issued by the Division of Medical Quality Assurance.
• This position requires a willingness to work before, during, and/or beyond normal work hours in the event of an emergency. This includes emergency duties including, but not limited to, response to threats involving any disaster, man-made or natural.
• Must have at least two year of nutrition-related work experience.

Nice To Haves

• Preferred WIC experience.
• Preferred 1 year or more of supervisory, management, or leadership experience.
• Preferred ability to fluently read, write, and speak both English and Spanish and/or Creole.

Responsibilities

• Communicating with, motivating, training, and evaluating employees in addition to planning and directing employees' work.
• Hire, transfer, suspend, lay off, recall, promote, discharge, assign, reward, or discipline subordinate employees or effectively recommend such action.
• Develop performance expectations, meet with staff regularly to discuss performance, complete performance reviews, maintain vacation and work schedules, ensuring proper coverage, and complete timesheets.
• Performs duties to ensure that the WIC clinic runs smoothly, and policies and procedures are followed.
• Evaluates clinical, anthropometrics, and nutritional data of persons applying for the WIC Program to determine eligibility and provides individual nutrition education and counseling to low risk, high risk, and medically high-risk clients with documentation in electronic medical record.
• Educates, supports, and promotes breastfeeding, makes referrals to lactation staff.
• Provides clients referrals to community resources.
• Performs anthropometrics (heights and weights) and hematological testing as needed onWomen, Infants and Children.
• Promotes WIC though participation in community outreach events.
• Attends staff meetings, conferences, special nutrition workshops, seminars, and trainings.
• Maintains current Nutritionist/Dietitian Licensure by the State of Florida Department ofProfessional Regulation.
• Must be willing to work before, during, and/or beyond normal work hours in the event of anemergency. This includes emergency duties including, but not limited to, response to threatsinvolving any disaster, man-made or natural.

Benefits

• Annual and Sick Leave benefits;
• Nine paid holidays and one Personal Holiday each year;
• State Group Insurance coverage options, including health, life, dental, vision, and other supplemental insurance options;
• Retirement plan options, including employer contributions
• Flexible Spending Accounts;
• Tuition waivers;

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees