WIC Registered Dietitian

MultiCare Health System•Tacoma, WA

32d•$34 - $50

About The Position

MultiCare Mary Bridge Children's Hospital is the state-designated Level II Pediatric Trauma Center and the only pediatric hospital in Washington's South Sound Region dedicated to a comprehensive network of health services for children and adolescents. Our vision is to be the highest quality and safest place for children to receive care, where every child has a medical home and is supported by nationally recognized services and experience. Mary Bridge Children's multi-disciplinary approach to care includes pediatric experts for emergency services, inpatient care, and outpatient specialty clinics, all specializing in kids and their unique needs. We're continually recognized as a 'Top Children's Hospital' by The Leapfrog Group, an independent hospital rating organization. The WIC Registered Dietitian is responsible for providing medical nutrition therapy, providing nutrition assessment and counseling to clients, both in person and remotely, who meet the WIC High Risk criteria, and contributes to the development, implementation, and the evaluation of the nutrition education component for the WIC Program. This is a professional level position working under the direction of the WIC Program Supervisor. Work situations are varied and require dietetic expertise especially as it relates to women, infant and children, interpretation of information from a variety of sources, decision making within the scope of the position's responsibility, and a service-oriented individual. This position requires discretion and good judgment in decision making. Internal contacts include WIC staff and management. External contacts include patients, families, physicians, and outside organizations and agencies.

Requirements

Knowledge of early child development and development of eating techniques
Knowledge of and skill in nutritional assessment especially as related to nutritionally high risk participants
Knowledge of and skill in breastfeeding promotion and support
Skill in nutrition counseling
Ability to weigh and measure infants, children and women
Ability to perform capillary punctures to obtain hemoglobin results
Ability to complete scheduled appointments in allowed time
Skill in effective teaching techniques and mentoring other staff and interns
Ability to serve a wide variety of people from diverse backgrounds
Ability to work independently, take initiative, and willingly accept responsibility
Bachelor's Degree in dietetics, nutrition, or foods and nutrition, Master's preferred
Registered Dietitian by the American Dietetic Association and certified as an RD in the state of Washington
Have literacy and language skills appropriate to address the needs of diverse participants

Responsibilities

providing medical nutrition therapy
providing nutrition assessment and counseling to clients, both in person and remotely, who meet the WIC High Risk criteria
contributes to the development, implementation, and the evaluation of the nutrition education component for the WIC Program