Nutritionist Senior

Title: Nutritionist Senior

State Role Title: Program Administration Specialist

Hiring Range: $50,000-$55,000

Pay Band: 4

Agency: Virginia Department of Health

Location: VIRGINIA BEACH HQ

Agency Website: www.vdh.virginia.gov

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Job Duties

The Virginia Beach WIC Program is seeking three (3) highly motivated and energetic individuals to join the Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) team. The Nutritionist Senior is responsible for managing and evaluating personnel and for scheduling clinic services for one of the 3 WIC clinics in Virginia Beach, Pembroke, Indian River, and Norfolk Avenue office in Virginia Beach. Other responsibilities include nutrition assessments and counseling for high-risk pregnant women, infants & children. The position also assists in presenting nutrition education classes to clients, conducting financial interviews to determine income eligibility and performing heights, weights, and lab. Additional duties may include vendor monitoring or the Breastfeeding Coordinator. The candidate may be asked to travel between the four Virginia Beach WIC offices to perform duties as needed.

Performance Management

•  Monitors/evaluates performance; completes evaluations/plans
•  Understands Administrative policies and procedures; ensures compliance

Program Management

• Ensures adequate staffing and training
• Assist with enforcing policies, procedures and development plans; program planning, monitoring and analysis
• Works closely with district locations/staff; creates a customer friendly environment; handles questions/complaints
• Performs quality assurance audits
• Nutrition Assessment/Other Duties
• Assesses nutritional status through interview
• Follows policies and procedures to determine body measurements
• Identifies referrals and scans forms into system
• Interprets, calculates and compiles data through obtaining hematological and anthropometric values/medical history
• Provides nutrition education; interprets assessment data to develop care plan; sets goals, identifies and makes appropriate referrals
• Prescribes food package tailored to needs, policies and procedures
• Schedules, provides and documents basic/secondary nutrition education
• Promotes nutrition programs, best practices and may act as a subject matter expert for participants
• May be required to perform other duties as assigned; may include functions in support of an emergency declaration.

 

This is a restricted position which is solely funded by the WIC Federal grant, renewable annually in September. Employment is contingent on the continued availability of grant funds.

The Virginia Department of Health offers 12 paid holidays, medical, dental, vision and life insurance, retirement plans (including 401a Cash Match and 457 Deferred Compensation Plan) as well as sick, family/personal, and annual leave.

Minimum Qualifications

• Knowledge of nutritional programs, policies & procedures; current therapeutic diets, principles of nutrition, nutrition standards & application to public health
• Skills in use of electronic health records; counseling techniques including motivational interviewing & participant centered approaches
• Ability to supervise, schedule & evaluate personnel; assess clinic flow for efficiency & effectiveness; promote breastfeeding; perform comprehensive nutrition assessments; identify nutrition risks & develop individual care plans; communicate in a professional manner; work effectively as a member of a team with diverse participants

Additional Considerations

• Registration by Commission on Dietetic Registration
• Obtain certification as Competent Professional Authority within (6) months of hire

Special Instructions

You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position.

VDH accepts only on-line applications. Faxed, mailed, or e-mailed applications will not be considered. Applications are accepted until 11:55 p.m. on the job closing date. Applications and/or resumes should include relevant work history which indicates your