WIC Registered Dietitian (WI0808 - Potranco)

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.

 

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. 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. 

 

2. 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.  

 

3. 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.  

 

4. 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.    

 

5. Serves in coordinator role(s) as required by WIC program.   Plans, develops, obtains approval for and implements Annual Nutrition Education Plan.  

 

6. Provides excellent internal/external customer service by telephone, email, video conference, fax or face-to-face contact to assist members.  

 

7. 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). 

 

8. Assists with client surveys, orders supplies, literature and forms, assists with outreach.  

 

9. Performs other duties as assigned.

 

JOB QUALIFICATIONS:

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

Bilingual in English and Spanish   preferred

Knowledge of basic office skills including filing, typing, calculator use and computer literacy 

Available to travel as needed

Scheduled hours and/or work locations are subject to change

 

 

PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES AND REQUIREMENTS:

Finger Dexterity: Using fingers to make small movements such as typing or picking up small objects.

 

Talking: Frequently conveying detailed or important instructions or ideas accurately, clearly, or quickly.

 

Hearing: Able to hear average or normal conversations and receive ordinary information.

 

Repetitive Motions: Frequently and regularly using the wrists, hands, and fingers.

 

Visual: Average, ordinary, visual acuity necessary to prepare or inspect documents or other materials.

 

Physical: Moderate activity; assist staff and monitoring flow. May have to lift folders, files, papers, audio/video equipment, and other such items weighing up to approximately 25 lbs.