WIC Registered Dietitian (WI0808) Potranco Campus

CommuniCare • San Antonio, TX

40d

About The Position

Serves as team lead by mentoring, training and providing guidance to Competent Authorities (CA's) and staff. Serves as CA, coordinator role(s) to the Special Supplemental Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Department. Provides and documents nutrition education services individually and in groups, dietary assessment, and breastfeeding promotion to clients. Conducts quality assurance monitoring. Attends training / continuing education, assists with training program improvement and outreach activities.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or higher required
• Registered or Licensed Dietitian required
• Thorough knowledge of nutrition, counseling and education techniques
• Enthusiastic about nutrition and breastfeeding and have a desire to share that enthusiasm
• Knowledge of basic office skills including filing, typing, calculator use and computer literacy
• Available to travel as needed
• Certified in Basic Life Support (BLS), American Heart Association

Nice To Haves

• Bilingual in English and Spanish preferred

Responsibilities

• Serves as a team leader by mentoring, training, and providing guidance to WIC support staff. Serves as a preceptor to student interns and/or WIC Certification Specialist. Performs all duties according to local agency policies, procedures, and guidelines.
• Serves as CA. Conducts nutrition assessments, obtains and documents anthropometric measures, hematocrit / hemoglobin, and diet /health history for applicants Identifies risk conditions and prescribes individual food packages, maintains proper chart format / and documentation.
• Plans, documents and provides nutrition/ breastfeeding counseling, support and education services in various modalities to groups and individuals. Consults with client's health care providers on clients' dietary habits, needs, and dietary prescriptions, reviews client's nutrition education needs and provides high risk counseling.
• Monitors and maintains quality standards, completes chart audits and reports. Documents audit trail for issuance of formula, breast pumps, and other controlled items. Submits monthly, quarterly and annual reports, as appropriate and identifies training needs.
• Serves in coordinator role(s) as required by WIC program. Plans, develops, obtains approval for and implements Annual Nutrition Education and Breastfeeding Plan.
• Provides excellent internal/external customer service by telephone, email, video conference, fax or face-to-face contact to assist members.
• Ensures compliance with required training to include attending conferences and meetings, which may include travel. Maintains current information on nutrition / breastfeeding issues, seeks continuing education opportunities (local and distance).
• Assists with client surveys, orders supplies, literature and forms, assists with outreach.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Industry: Nursing and Residential Care Facilities
• Number of Employees: 251-500 employees