WIC Nutritionist

Mass General Brigham•Revere, MA

15h•Hybrid

About The Position

Manages the comprehensive medical nutritional care of patients which includes providing nutrition assessment, development of nutrition care plans, diet modification, nutrition education, and all activities involved in the nutritional needs of the patient population. This role involves measuring the growth of WIC families, providing emotion-based nutrition counseling to high-risk participants under the supervision of the Senior Nutritionist, and facilitating behavior change. The WIC Nutritionist will explain the WIC Program and nutrition eligibility, assign appropriate food prescriptions, and document all nutrition care plans in the WIC EOS computer system, adhering to USDA and DPH documentation requirements. Additionally, this role screens for immunizations and anemia/lead levels, provides referrals to other agencies, and conducts nutrition and breastfeeding in-services in the community. The position also provides nutrition care to high-risk women, infants, and children, including anthropometric and hematological data collection, dietary and nutritional risk assessment, food package prescription, counseling, education, documentation, data entry, referrals, and follow-up nutrition education. The WIC Nutritionist participates in the planning, development, implementation, and evaluation of educational materials, group nutrition education sessions, participant counseling strategies, nutrition presentations, outreach activities, nutrition policies, and Annual Farmers Market Distribution Events. Ongoing training is required, including staying current on breastfeeding education, completing professional training as a Certified Lactation Counselor, studying for and passing the CLE exam, and maintaining CEUs. The role also assists the Senior Nutritionist in training paraprofessional WIC Staff and conducting Quality Assurance activities. Other duties include communication with the healthcare community, providing nutrition care for low-risk applicants, precepting MGH Dietetic Interns, working on reports to improve rates (e.g., Immunization, Blood work Missing Reports), facilitating nutrition and breastfeeding education groups, issuing benefits, scheduling appointments, participating in the administration of the Facebook account, providing cosignatories for high-risk charts, and demonstrating teamwork to ensure optimal patient flow.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree Clinical Dietitian required; eligible to sit for the LDN exam.
Completed Internship
Good communication skills.
Ability to effectively evaluate and problem solve.
Ability to work independently.
Ability to guide, teach, and motivate all patient age populations.
Reliable transportation required to each site to arrive to the other site timely.

Nice To Haves

Dietitian and Nutritionist MA License preferred
Heartsaver CPR AED Certification [CPR] preferred
Registered Dietitian [RD] preferred
Registered Dietitican Nutritionist [RDN] preferred
Spanish speaking preferred.
Some evenings and rotating Saturdays.
Travel to each WIC site in a given day and week - sites are located close to each other.

Responsibilities

Develops and implements nutrition plan of care for patients based on multiple criterion including assessment of nutritional needs, physician's orders, clinical data, interdisciplinary health care plans, and standards of quality nutritional care.
Documents all nutrition related information including assessment, nutrition therapy recommendations and care plan, follow up data and changes, diet consultation results, discharge planning, daily clinical activities, and other related orders and pertinent information.
Counsel, educate, and develop resources and materials for the education of patients and families on prescribed therapeutic diets.
Partners with food service staff to ensure meals, supplements, and nutrition support is provided; reviews patients' menu selections to monitor compliance with modified diets.
Measures growth of WIC family and provides emotion based nutrition counseling to high-risk participants under the supervision of the Senior Nutritionist.
Facilitates conversation to guide the participant towards behavior change.
Explains the WIC Program and nutrition eligibility at certification and recertification visits.
Assigns appropriate food prescriptions and explains foods benefits.
Thoroughly documents nutrition care plans in WIC EOS computer system and follows USDA and DPH documentation requirements.
Screens for immunizations and anemia/lead levels to ensure participant is up to date.
Provides referrals to other local agencies for additional assistance beyond our scope of practice.
Conducts nutrition and breastfeeding in-services out in the community.
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, Counseling and education, Documentation and data entry, Referrals to other health and social services, Follow up nutrition education.
Participates in planning, development, implementation and evaluation of: Educational materials and group nutrition education sessions, Participant counseling and education strategies, Nutrition presentations and outreach activities, Nutrition Policies, Annual Farmers Market Distribution Events.
Keeps current on all aspects of breastfeeding education.
Completes professional training as a Certified Lactation Counseling when available.
Studies for and passes CLE exam and keeps up to date with CEUS to maintain credential.
Maintains 10 CEU’s per year as required by DPH.
Assists Senior Nutritionist in: Training paraprofessional WIC Staff, Conducting Quality Assurance activities.
Provides ongoing communication with health care community on issues pertaining to participant needs.
Provides ongoing nutrition care for low-risk applicants and participants as needed.
Precepts MGH Dietetic Interns.
Works on reports to improve our rates. i.e Immunization, Blood work Missing Reports.
Facilitates the nutrition, breastfeeding education groups in the community.
Performs other duties as needed.
Issues benefits and schedules appointments.
Participates in administration of Facebook account and submit article posting.
Provides cosignatories for all high-risk charts seen by nutrition assistants in a timely manner.
Demonstrates team work to identify what needs to be completed to ensure optimal patient low.
Performs other duties as assigned.
Complies with all policies and standards.