WIC NUTRITIONIST

AccessHealth•Rosenberg, TX

11d•Onsite

About The Position

A professional nutritionist or vocational nurse assigned to function as a WIC Certifying Authority (CA). The role assesses client medical history and risk conditions to determine eligibility, provides nutrition counseling, and supports WIC food benefit delivery in accordance with State Agency guidelines and WIC policy. The position may also be assigned coordination, training, supervisory, and outreach responsibilities. The employee maintains accurate and confidential WIC charts, performs self-audits and quality assurance assignments, teaches nutrition education classes, and orders and maintains WIC equipment and supplies as assigned. The role advocates nutritional health and breastfeeding promotion, provides staff training as needed, performs clerical and automated tasks supporting certification and benefit delivery, and participates in assigned Access Health committees. Employees follow company policies, procedures, and regulatory requirements and perform other duties as assigned. The position is based at Rosenberg WIC in Rosenberg, Texas. Travel may be up to 25%. Employees have a regular assigned schedule that may include hours before 8:00 a.m., after 5:00 p.m., and Saturdays, based on department needs. The work environment has a usually moderate noise level, and the employee is not exposed to weather conditions while performing the work.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in Nutrition or its equivalent, or graduation from an accredited Licensed Vocational Nursing Program; education must meet state mandates for the position.
Ability to communicate orally and in writing, with good organizational skills.
Ability to work with people of all socioeconomic levels.
High ethical standards and ability to work as a team player.
Ability to handle multiple projects.
Ability to operate a computer, copier, and fax.
Ability to organize work, develop procedures, and follow instructions.
Ability to coordinate substantial correspondence, including confidential documents, and maintain confidentiality of information processed.
Ability to communicate with a wide variety of individuals to obtain necessary information.
Ability to be well-organized and self-directed and to relate to people at all levels in the organization.
Ability to respond effectively to sensitive inquiries or complaints.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel, and Access.

Nice To Haves

Prior experience working with nonprofit organizations.
One year of work experience with supervisory responsibilities.
Bilingual ability in Spanish is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

Function as a WIC Certifying Authority (CA).
Determine client eligibility by assessing medical history and risk conditions.
Provide individual nutrition counseling to WIC clients based on risk conditions, including counseling within the employee’s level of authority as defined by WIC policy.
Issue food benefits properly, including non-contract infant formula, in accordance with State Agency guidelines.
Approve and oversee ordering special medical products and formula within the employee’s level of authority.
Provide appropriate medical and social service referrals as defined by WIC policy.
Maintain accurate and confidential WIC charts.
Perform WIC self-audits and quality assurance assignments.
Teach group nutrition education classes as assigned.
Order and maintain WIC equipment and supplies as assigned.
Serve as Outreach, Training, Breastfeeding (BF), or Nutrition Education (NE) coordinator as assigned.
Serve as a staff and/or site supervisor as assigned.
Advocate nutritional health and breastfeeding promotion.
Provide staff training as necessary.
Perform clerical and automated tasks necessary for WIC certification and food benefit delivery as needed or assigned.
Participate in assigned Access Health committees to support a cohesive program of services for agency clients.
Comply with company policies, procedures, and regulatory requirements.
Perform other duties as assigned by management.