Nutritionist Supervisor Senior - LW005

Title: Nutritionist Supervisor Senior - LW005

State Role Title: Program Administration Specialist II

Hiring Range: $56,051 - $61,500

Pay Band: 5

Agency: Virginia Department of Health

Location: LENOWISCO-SCOTT

Agency Website: https://www.vdh.virginia.gov/lenowisco

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Job Duties

The LENOWISCO Health District seeks to fill a Nutritionist Supervisor Senior position based at the Scott County Health Department. You must meet requirements for use of the title Dietitian/Nutritionist as authorized by Code of VA 54.1 – 2731.

This is the most senior supervisory level in the Nutrition Series for employees opting to
progress through the supervisory/managerial tracks. Supervises all nutritional
programs and supporting staff for a district, featuring intermediate term program
issues. Characteristic activities encompass overall responsibility for planning,
implementing and providing of nutrition services to a district including areas of
Women's, Infants & Children, Maternal/Child Health, General Medical, Family Planning,
Baby Care, and Adolescent Health. This position also involves writing WIC grant(s) and
the WIC Service Plan, program planning, monitoring, and analysis carried out via
conducting the self Local Agency Management Evaluations (LAME) reviews, along with
ultimate responsibility for follow up, documentation, and corrective action. Performs
technical training and programmatic assistance, developing satellite clinics, providing
outreach to physicians' offices, human services agencies, hospitals and other related
entities. Supervises professional and support employees within the nutritionist
programs through observation of work activities, consultation, statistical data and work
reviews. May provide nutritional assessment and education to clients. May perform
other related administrative tasks. Thorough knowledge of program management,
analytical principles and service integration is necessary. Responsibilities are carried
out independently based on an outline or work plan developed by or approved by the
supervisor. This benchmark serves as the sole district WIC and nutrition services
supervisor and is responsible for all aspects of WIC and nutrition services in a district.

1. Performance Management
 Serves in a managerial capacity and conducts performance management
activities for staff
 Establishes and reviews work assignments and priorities, and resolves related
managerial/supervisory issues, in conjunction with program management and
Human Resource staff
 Ensures relevant training and workplace safety for staff and conducts
appropriate performance monitoring and appraisals
2. Program Management
Responsible for the implementation of the WIC program; develops program
goals, objectives, policies and procedures, and monitors service delivery
methods and capacity of services to achieve objectives; develops a quality
assurance plan for each program area; ensures the evaluation of programs,
population outcomes and community health impacts through the collection of
data at the individual, system and population levels
 Coordinates with health care staff in the District to ensure that nutrition
services are meeting the needs of patients and the community; communicates
nutrition goals and objectives to health care team and uses their suggestions
in revision of nutrition services plan; works closely with state WIC office on
matters of policy and procedure
 Works with other District staff to integrate all resources providing nutrition
services into District nutrition plans; identifies public/private sector nutrition
resources within the District and coordinates Health Department nutrition
services with them; works closely with other local agencies including local
departments of Social Services, hospital dietitians and local physicians to
coordinate nutrition services to their clientele and to refer Health Department
patients to their services
 Determines nutrition staffing needs in the District and prepares necessary
justification and documentation for requesting additional nutrition position;
recruits, interviews and hires WIC personnel
 Oversees WIC budget; determines program budget needs and obtains required
authorization for expenditures; ensures WIC funds are utilized to maximize
services to WIC participants and used in compliance with state and federal
guidelines; develops and writes gr