SENIOR PUBLIC HEALTH NUTRITIONIST SUPV - 64045894

Requisition No: 864750 

Agency: Department of Health

Working Title: SENIOR PUBLIC HEALTH NUTRITIONIST SUPV - 64045894

 Pay Plan: Career Service

Position Number: 64045894 

Salary:  $2,300.00 - $2,464.59 Biweekly 

Posting Closing Date: 02/06/2025 

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FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

 IN ORANGE COUNTY

JOB OPPORTUNITY ANNOUNCMENT

OPEN COMPETITIVE APPOINTMENT

 

Class Title: Senior Public Health Nutritionist Supervisor

Position Number: 64045894

Base Salary: $2300.00 - $2464.59 Biweekly

Location: 6101 Lake Ellenor Drive

               Orlando, FL 32809

**DOH – Orange is a tobacco free agency.

 

**NOTE: Your responses to qualifying questions for this position must be verifiable by documentation provided through the electronic application process. **

 

JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Responsible for the supervision of staff including appraisals, planning and directing work, approving leave, and having the authority for hiring and taking disciplinary action or effectively recommending such actions. 

This position is responsible for supervising staff of the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) and for providing WIC and Nutrition services within an assigned geographic area in Orange County.  Travel may be required.  Licensure by the Department of Health, Division of Medical Quality Assurance as a licensed Dietitian/Nutritionist is mandatory. A Registered Dietitian or eligibility to take the examination for the Registered Dietitian is desirable. This position serves as the information and security delegate for their assigned site. 

Supervises direct reports including motivating, training, providing guidance and direction. Develops expectations and meets with staff regularly to discuss performance, complete performance reviews, and discipline action, if needed. Maintains vacation and work schedules to ensure proper coverage and completes timesheets. Ensures all staff complete required training and are offered additional training.  Monitors quality and quantity of work of the direct reports. Assesses employee time utilization. Prioritizes work assignments and work objectives. Reassigns work as necessary. Meets deadlines. Communicates on a regular basis with employees both individually and in staff meetings. Motivates employees to improve the quality and quantity of work performed. Performs monitoring and quality assurance activities at predetermined intervals.  Reviews and approves EARs, time and attendance reports and travel reimbursement for site staff, prior to submission.

Prepares records and reports, summarizes and analyzes statistics of WIC Program services and activities at regular intervals.  Works on FL WiSE reports and distribute client lists to Nutrition and Support staff regularly to ensure clients benefits and services. Medical, office supply and food inventories requisitions and reports are submitted monthly and as requested.  Delegates to Licensed Nutrition staff the supervision coverage including medical food orders and arrival, inventories reports, staff leave time and work schedules. Work on direct reports position descriptions updates to ensure accuracy.

Participates in staff hiring processes.Performs nutrition assessment, provides culturally relevant nutrition counseling, develops nutrition care plans and completes appropriate documentation of services provided in WIC administrative and/or medical file.  Determines nutritional risk and/or income eligibility and certifies eligible participants to the WIC Program in accordance with DHM 150-24. Evaluates program eligibility status of each client to ensure that a valid issuance of electronic benefits can be performed.  Issues WIC Program electronic benefits to certified participants in accordance with procedures outlined in DHM 150-24 and the Florida WiSE System Manual. Schedules appointments for participants through the WIC appointment system.  Reviews use of electronic benefits in approved grocery stores.

Answers questions regarding access to WIC program services. Oversees the integration of WIC and Nutrition program services within the assigned geographic area.  Coordinates overall site management and program activities with other WIC and departmental supervisors, as well as community agencies and organizations. Serves as a consultant on nutrition and dietetics for health department staff, community agencies and the public.  Maintains up to date knowledge of current theory and practice of nut