WIC Nutritionist (Part-Time)
About The Position
The WIC Nutritionist provides nutrition services to WIC applicants and participants. The role provides nutrition care to high-risk women, infants, and children under the supervision of the senior nutritionist, and nutrition care to low-risk applicants and participants as needed. The nutritionist also contributes to nutrition education, staff training, quality assurance, outreach, and coordination with the health care community. The position is listed as part-time in the title, while the job details also state “Position Type: Full Time” and describe a flexible schedule of 20–24 hours per week, Monday through Friday, with one Saturday per month. A $1,500 sign-on bonus is included.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in public health nutrition, nutrition, or food and nutrition.
- One year of 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
- Provide nutrition care to high-risk women, infants, and children under the supervision of the senior nutritionist.
- Collect anthropometric and hematological data.
- Conduct dietary and nutritional risk assessments and prescribe food packages.
- Provide nutrition and breastfeeding counseling and education.
- Document services and enter data.
- Refer participants to other health and social services.
- Provide follow-up nutrition education.
- Participate in planning, developing, and evaluating educational materials and group nutrition education sessions.
- Participate in planning, developing, and evaluating participant counseling and education strategies.
- Participate in planning, developing, and evaluating nutrition in-services and outreach activities.
- Participate in planning, developing, and evaluating nutrition policies.
- Assist the senior nutritionist with training paraprofessional WIC staff and conducting quality assurance activities.
- Communicate with the health care community about issues pertaining to participant needs.
- Provide nutrition care for low-risk applicants and participants as needed.
- Assist with training CPAs and ILs and perform other quality assurance activities as needed.
- Perform other duties as needed.
Benefits
- $1,500 sign-on bonus
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
