WIC Director-Full Time

The Broadlawns Medical Center campus includes an acute care hospital, primary and specialty care clinics, urgent care and emergency services, lab, radiology, dentistry, inpatient and outpatient mental health, crisis team, and community-based behavioral support services. Broadlawns accepts all forms of insurance and its approach to healthcare and quality outcomes earned a Level 3 rating from the National Committee for Quality Assurance, the highest achievable status for a medical delivery model.

We are a safety net hospital and our Patients are our North Star! With a dedicated staff of over 160 physicians and 1,600 employees, Broadlawns Medical Center ensures that our community has access to high quality healthcare that is coordinated, compassionate and cost-effective. We provide our employees a top-rated benefits package, supportive work culture, and more! 

WIC Director

GENERAL DESCRIPTION

The WIC Department Director provides leadership and takes responsibility for the general management of the Women, Infants and Children [WIC] program operations through Broadlawns Medical Center under the general supervision of the Chief Nursing Officer with technical assistance from the Iowa WIC Program.

CHARACTERISTIC DUTIES

• Performs professional and administrative work in the planning, development, implementation, and evaluation of the WIC Program.
• Manages and coordinates WIC activities of all clinic sites and activities to ensure compliance with Federal and State regulations and that program functions are completed.
• Provides local program development and budgeting in compliance with state and federal guidelines; serves as interpreter of those guidelines for the local agency. 
• Prepares annual grant application for WIC funding. 
• Responsible for program efficiency in fulfilling all grant specifications in accordance with State policies and vendor contract performance expectations and provides training as needed. 
• Supervises WIC staff; hires, trains, monitors and completes annual performance evaluations for all departmental personnel.    
• Monitors for and ensures accurate completion of all program reports and records. 
• Manages contractual relationships with vendors and Health and Human Services Providers training as needed; responsible for vendor monitoring in accordance with state regulations. 
• Serves as program spokesperson to the public; responsible for providing program information to interested professionals, agencies, organization, individuals and news media.    
• Directs outreach activities to assure that the maximum number of eligible participants will be served within funding limits. 
• Works with other entities that service women and children to assure that WIC referral information and participant education materials are available, and that other concerns are addressed as they arise. 
• Participates in WIC sponsored local/state/regional/NWA meetings, community groups, coalitions, task forces, and advisory committees in a collaborative manner.

PERFORMANCE STANDARDS

• Provide data and input toward organizational goals, ie the Roadmap [Patient Care/Workforce/Community/Financial Stewardship]
• Participation in regulatory accreditation compliance (DNV) Support and maintain REACH values [Respect/Excellence/Access/Compassion/Healing] Completion of an annual Performance Improvement Evaluation.
• Ensure Grant expectations are met.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Minimum of bachelor’s degree in the areas of Public Health, Nursing, Social Work, Health administration, or a Business, health related field such as a degree in food and nutrition/dietetics/community nutrition.
• Minimum of 1 year of public health experience related to improving, maintaining, and protecting the general condition of health within society either on a personal, institutional, organizational or community basis.
• Strong knowledge of maternal and child health, nutrition principles and regulations governing the WIC program.
• Two years of supervisory or program administration experience in healthcare field or Public Health field.
• Ability to effectively communicate and work with a variety of socioeconomic groups and overcome possible language/cultural barriers.
• Valid driver’s license

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• 2 years of experience and knowledge of maternal and child health, nutrition principles and regulations governing the WIC program.
• Master’s degree in a related field as above.

Work Shift

8a-4:30p (Unit