Public Health Nutritionist

City of El Paso • Various Locations within the City of El Paso, TX

2d • Onsite

About The Position

Under general supervision, provides consultation, technical assistance and referrals concerning nutrition, and medical care to qualified participants to increase the nutritional health of the consumer and community.

Requirements

• A Bachelor's Degree or higher in Human Nutrition, Dietetics, Home Economics or a related field, including a concentration of 24 semester credit hours in food and nutrition.
• Texas Class "C" Driver's License or equivalent from another state by time of appointment.
• MOS Code: 68M (Army)

Responsibilities

• Provides nutrition education literature and nutrition counseling services to qualified participants or interested individuals, institutions or groups.
• Interviews qualified participants and their families to obtain nutritional information.
• Refers qualified participants to other agencies or institutions for additional nutrition services.
• Develops nutrition education lessons, brochures, pamphlets and other materials.
• Assists in the planning and conducting of training sessions to enhance the nutrition knowledge of health care providers.
• Assists in the development and implementation of the annual nutrition education plan.
• Supervises clinic staff to ensure clinic operations are completed within standard guidelines.
• Ensures compliance with state and departmental policies and procedures.
• Supervise assigned staff. Involves: schedule, assign, instruct, guide and check work. Appraise employee performance. Provide training and development as needed. Enforce personnel rules and regulations and work behavior standards firmly and impartially. Counsel, motivate and maintain harmony. Interview applicants. Recommend hiring, termination, transfers, discipline, merit pay or other employee status changes.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level