Full Job Description
What You'll Be Doing
Join #TeamWake as a WIC Nutritionist!
Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) is a special supplemental nutrition program offered throughout Wake County. The WIC program is funded by the United States Department of Agriculture. WIC provides individualized nutrition counseling and group nutrition education, nutritious foods, breastfeeding promotion and support, and referrals for health care and other services for income-eligible women who are pregnant or post-partum, infants, and children up to age 5.
We are currently recruiting for a full time WIC Registered Dietitian Nutritionist that will serve Prenatal Clinic clients. The WIC Nutritionist identifies nutrition risks, provides nutrition counseling, and completes food prescriptions for WIC program participants- works closely with other program employees, including nutrition, breastfeeding, laboratory team members, and client services coordinators to ensure WIC services are effectively provided.
Essential Functions:
Determines applicant eligibility to the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) in compliance with federal eligibility criteria
Conducts nutrition assessment, provides nutrition education, determines plan of care, assigns client goals and food packages, and makes referrals to outside resources as appropriate to program participants
Consults with program employees, healthcare and social service providers to coordinate client care
Documents client information within electronic record at all WIC services locations, including prenatal and special infant care clinics
Assists with special projects and community outreach events
Participates in planning for and supervision of the public health field experience for students and interns
May conduct group nutrition education classes
Obtains anthropometrics as needed
About Our Team
Wake County Health and Human Services (WCHHS) is the consolidation of programs and services that include social services, public health, job search assistance, child support, and transportation. Our mission, in partnership with the community, is to facilitate full access to high quality and effective health and human services for Wake County residents. In addition to our numerous standard programs, Wake County Health and Human Services (WCHHS) is engaged in a number of special initiatives that are impacting services and programs throughout our entire agency. Whether legislated down from the changing regulations on the Federal or State level or bubbling up from the entrepreneurial spirit of our staff, you can always look forward to Wake County Health and Human Services implementing new and exciting enhancements to our services and programs.
The Basics (Required Education and Experience)
Bachelor's degree in Nutrition or related field
No specific experience required
Equivalent education and experience are accepted
Beyond the Basics (Preferred Education and Experience)
Graduation from a Commission on Accreditation for Dietetics Education (CADE) approved program
Registered Dietitian
Spanish language skills
How Will We Know You're 'The One'?
Values diversity
Possesses strong interpersonal skills and excellent oral and written communication skills
Demonstrates excellent customer service skills
Ability to work well both independently and in teams
Skilled in taking initiative, is confident and proactive
Thrives in a fast paced environment
Adapts quickly to change and displays a high degree of flexibility
Ability to recognize and respect the value of individual differences at all levels of the organization
Ability to build and maintain ongoing, collaborative, working relationships with coworkers to achieve the goals of the work unit
Ability to convey information orally to individuals or groups to ensure that they understand the message
Ability to listen and respond appropriately to information from others
Ability to develop and maintain strong relationships with clients by listening to the client/customer and understanding and responding to identified needs
Ability to take action to achieve goals beyond what is required
Ability to be proactive
Ability to adjust effectively to work within new work structures, processes, requirements, or cultures
About This Position
Location: Human Services Center Sunnybrook Raleigh, NC 27610
Employment Type: Regular
Work Schedule: 40 hr work week hours: Mon-Fri 8:30-5:15, 1 eve/wk until 7:00 PM, & 1 Sat per month 8:30-2:00
Hiring Range: 21.33 - 28.80
Market Range: 21.33 - 36.27
Posting Closing Date: 7:00 pm on 5/23/2024