WIC Nutritionist at Decatur

Nevada Health Centers I • Las Vegas, NV

16h • Onsite

About The Position

The WIC Nutritionist develops, implements, and evaluates WIC Program activities related to nutrition education and overall program delivery under the supervision of the WIC VP/Manager. The role provides nutrition counseling, supports participant certification and benefit delivery, promotes breastfeeding, and facilitates group education. It also provides training, coaching, and mentoring to clinic staff and WIC competent professional authority trainees. The position may require relocation or reassignment to any clinic based on business needs; flexibility and willingness to relocate are required. The schedule is Monday to Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in dietetics or nutrition.
• Ability to read, write, and calculate mathematical figures.
• Excellent communication skills for interviewing participants, facilitating group nutrition education, and mentoring staff with effective feedback.
• Practice consistent with legal and ethical standards, including WIC regulations.
• Knowledge of programs that support nutrition and other health issues.
• Ability to travel and/or provide coverage at multiple clinic locations.
• Flexibility and willingness to relocate or be reassigned to clinics based on business needs.

Nice To Haves

• English and Spanish language skills are preferred.
• Skill in operating computer databases.
• Experience in health care services.

Responsibilities

• Attend and complete training required by the State of Nevada WIC Administration.
• Provide individual nutrition counseling to high-risk participants and develop nutrition care plans using the SOAP format.
• Support clinic operations by determining WIC eligibility, scheduling appointments, making phone calls, checking in participants, and providing WIC benefits.
• Assist with participant certification, including anthropometrics, growth-status assessment, hematology, dietary assessment, nutrition counseling, and food-package prescriptions.
• Enter appropriate data into the WIC application and document certification, counseling, and referrals using the appropriate forms.
• Promote breastfeeding to WIC participants and community partners; provide breastfeeding education and support, and issue breast pumps.
• Facilitate participant-centered group nutrition education classes.
• Train staff on newly implemented risk codes and explain the importance of high-risk codes.
• Precept and mentor WIC competent professional authority trainees and CPAs, including supporting trainees through online training modules.
• Provide coaching and observational learning opportunities, evaluate hands-on learning activities, complete training modules and skills checklists, administer quizzes, and proctor final practical exams.
• Provide ongoing staff mentoring and assessments, and give feedback to enhance staff skills.
• Refer participants to community agencies and document referrals in participant records.
• Identify staff training needs and participate in and provide in-service training at staff team meetings.
• Attend workshops, meetings, and conference calls as required.
• Evaluate and provide training on nutrition education materials used in WIC clinics.
• Attend and assist with community events.
• Keep current with WIC policies and procedures and with state, county, and local programs relevant to Nevada Health Centers and WIC target populations.
• Travel to and/or provide coverage at multiple clinic locations as needed.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation with annual merit increases.
• Company-sponsored PPO medical plan and buy-up option.
• Vision and dental plans.
• 403(b) retirement plan with employer match.
• Generous time-off policy.
• Ten paid holidays plus one float holiday.
• Company-paid life and AD&D insurance.
• Company-paid long-term disability policy.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time