505 - WIC Nutritionist

MORRIS HEIGHTS HEALTH CENTER INC • New York, NY

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Responsible for the overall coordination, planning, and development of the nutrition treatment plan for the participant in the WIC Program. Requires in-depth knowledge of nutrition principles and its applications to the Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program. Must be responsive to the identified needs and interests of participants, especially those whose nutrition or health concerns require an advanced level of nutrition expertise (High Risk) according to the core competencies associated with Participant Centered Nutrition Assessment (PCNA).

Requirements

• In-depth knowledge of nutrition principles and their applications to the WIC program.
• Ability to be responsive to identified needs and interests of participants, especially those with high-risk nutrition or health concerns.
• Ability to perform Participant Centered Nutrition Assessment (PCNA).
• Ability to interact with clients and staff through active listening, proper business language, and tone of voice.
• Ability to apply common sense to carry out detailed written or oral instructions.
• Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
• Knowledge and ability to use computers and related technology effectively with regards to several specific application systems and software.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate, plan, and develop nutrition treatment plans for WIC program participants.
• Apply in-depth knowledge of nutrition principles to WIC program applications.
• Respond to participant needs and interests, particularly those with high-risk nutrition or health concerns.
• Perform Participant Centered Nutrition Assessment (PCNA).

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed