Nutritionist Assistant

Title: Nutritionist Assistant

State Role Title: Dietetic Technicians

Hiring Range: $15.00- $19.00

Pay Band: 2

Agency: Virginia Department of Health

Location: PENINSULA HQ

Agency Website: www.vdh.virginia.gov/hampton-peninsula

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Job Duties

The Virginia Department of Health (VDH) is dedicated to protecting and promoting the health of Virginia. The VDH is made up a statewide Central Office in Richmond and 35 local health districts.

As part of the Virginia Department of Health, Hampton, and Peninsula Health Districts (HPHD) are two health districts serving the residents of the Cities of Hampton, Newport News, Poquoson, Williamsburg, and the Counties of James City, and York.
The Hampton and Peninsula Health District are focused on four key pillars to create a sustainable and engaged workforce:

1. Workforce Development and Training
2. Culture and Climate
3. Community Engagement and Partnerships
4. Communication and Openness

Through these pillars, we aim to achieve our mission of becoming the healthiest districts in the state and better serve our communities. We currently hire for multiple positions at our Hampton and Newport News locations, Apply and Join the Virginia Department of Health's efforts to become the healthiest state in the nation.

Under the guidance of a Nutritionist and/or Nutritionist Associate, obtains health and diet information from clients and provides low risk nutrition education according to protocols developed by Nutritionist. Independently schedules WIC appointments, maintains WIC records, compiles WIC reports, secures and verifies information needed for WIC income eligibility determination. Instructs clients about program guidelines and assists with WIC draft distribution.

Supervision received in areas of policy interpretation, unusual situations, legal issues and media. Independence in areas of nutritional tasks.

The Virginia Department of Health offers 13 paid holidays; medical, dental; vision; life insurance; optional flexible spending accounts; disability (short and long); Employee Assistance Program; Public Student Loan Forgiveness; retirement plans (including 401(a) Cash Match and 457 Deferred Compensation Plan); as well as sick, family/personal, annual, parental, and military leave!

Wage employees are subject to the following conditions of employment:

• Wage employees serve at the will and pleasure of the appointing authority.

• Continuing employment is based on available funding and business need.

• Wage employees are not covered by the provisions of the Virginia Personnel Act. Therefore, they are
not eligible for benefits which are provided to salaried employees, such as leave credits, holiday pay, insurance, access to the grievance procedure, etc.

• Wage employees are paid only for the hours they actually work.

• Virginia state law currently requires that agencies not permit wage employees to work in excess of29 hours per week on average over the course of a year. Wage employees may not work for VDH beyond 1,500 hours during the period of May 1 – April 30 of the following year (the Standard Measurement Period).

• Once a wage employee works the maximum of 1,500 hours during the Standard Measurement Period, the employee may be rehired as a wage employee of VDH only after the next Standard Measurement Period has begun.

• Wage employees are eligible to apply for all classified positions for which recruitment has been initiated, including those limited to State Employees Only.

• If a wage employee becomes employed in a classified position, he/she will be eligible to purchase
retirement credit for the time worked as a wage employee.

• Continuing employment is based on available funding and business need.

Minimum Qualifications

• Demonstrated ability to: interview clients & collect client information; interpret, document, calculate & compile routine data; routinely obtain blood sample/finger stick from infants, children and women; provide patient education

• Knowledge and skills with computers and software, i.e. Crossroads, internal webmail

• Some knowledge of basic nutrition and nutritional standards

• Must be able to communicate and interact with a variety of patients and work effectively as a member of a health care team

Additional Considerations

• Additional training or co