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State of South Dakota is Hiring a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist Near Ridge, SD
PLEASE ATTACH THE ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS LISTED AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE Job ID: 27035
Agency: Department of Health
Location: Rapid City or Pine Ridge
Salary: $27.19 - 31.50, DOE
Closing Date: Open Until Filled
The South Dakota Department of Health's programs and services help prevent illness and injury, promote healthy places to live, work and play; provide education to help people make good health decisions; prepare for, respond to, and prevent public health threats; and support efforts to enhance quality and accessibility of healthcare. Our services touch the lives of every person in the state of South Dakota.
We recognize that employees are our most valuable resource, and we are committed to promoting a culture of excellence in DOH. We trust our employees to be innovative, challenge existing processes, and make the best decisions. We are interested in employing a diverse and skilled workforce that exhibits the values of leadership, accountability, communication, integrity, and teamwork. Public health is a diverse and growing field that offers many career options for people from a variety of educational backgrounds. Imagine yourself as part of a winning team that is making the lives of South Dakotans healthier and safer.
The South Dakota Department of Health values flexibility in the workplace. Part of that flexibility includes the ability to work from home. Working from home is a meaningful way to meet individual needs, wants, and desires when it comes to balancing the entire team’s home and work lives. That balance is something we value while allowing most positions the opportunity to work remotely up to 3 days a week. Working from home is a privilege and is subject to review depending upon the position.
Please visit our website at http://doh.sd.gov/ for further information about the Department of Health and the WIC Program www.sd.gov/wic .
This opening is for a full-time Registered Dietitian/Licensed Nutritionist (RD/LN) with the SD Department of Health, Division of Family and Community Health, Office of Child and Family Services (OCFS). The RD/LN works in collaboration with a healthcare team under the supervision of a Dietician Manager assigned to the west region. The position provides services for the Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Supplemental Food Program which promotes nutrition and healthy lifestyle choices and leads participants to develop a client-centered plan to meet identified needs. The primary functions of this position are to provide case management of high-risk participants for the delivery of WIC services. In addition, approve special formula requests, consult with prescribing healthcare providers as needed, and provide quality assurance activities to include documentation review for nutritional high-risk participants
This is a position assigned to provide services to clients in the west part of the state. Travel for meetings and on-site visits to maintain caseloads will be required.
Additional functions of the position include, but are not limited to:
The Ideal Candidate Will HaveCompleted one of these two requirements:
The State of South Dakota does not sponsor work visas for new or existing employees. All persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and complete an Employment Eligibility Verification, Form I-9. The State of South Dakota as an employer will be using E-Verify to complete employment eligibility verification upon hire.
The State of South Dakota offers employer paid health insurance plus eleven paid holidays, generous vacation and sick leave accrual, dental, vision, and other insurance options, and retirement benefits. You can view our benefits information at https://bhr.sd.gov/job-seekers/work-for-state-government/ . This position is a member of Class A retirement under SDRS.
South Dakota Bureau of Human Resources
Telephone: 605.773.3148 Email: careers@state.sd.us
http://bhr.sd.gov/workforus
"An Equal Opportunity Employer"
Agency: Department of Health
Location: Rapid City or Pine Ridge
Salary: $27.19 - 31.50, DOE
Closing Date: Open Until Filled
The South Dakota Department of Health's programs and services help prevent illness and injury, promote healthy places to live, work and play; provide education to help people make good health decisions; prepare for, respond to, and prevent public health threats; and support efforts to enhance quality and accessibility of healthcare. Our services touch the lives of every person in the state of South Dakota.
We recognize that employees are our most valuable resource, and we are committed to promoting a culture of excellence in DOH. We trust our employees to be innovative, challenge existing processes, and make the best decisions. We are interested in employing a diverse and skilled workforce that exhibits the values of leadership, accountability, communication, integrity, and teamwork. Public health is a diverse and growing field that offers many career options for people from a variety of educational backgrounds. Imagine yourself as part of a winning team that is making the lives of South Dakotans healthier and safer.
The South Dakota Department of Health values flexibility in the workplace. Part of that flexibility includes the ability to work from home. Working from home is a meaningful way to meet individual needs, wants, and desires when it comes to balancing the entire team’s home and work lives. That balance is something we value while allowing most positions the opportunity to work remotely up to 3 days a week. Working from home is a privilege and is subject to review depending upon the position.
Please visit our website at http://doh.sd.gov/ for further information about the Department of Health and the WIC Program www.sd.gov/wic .
This opening is for a full-time Registered Dietitian/Licensed Nutritionist (RD/LN) with the SD Department of Health, Division of Family and Community Health, Office of Child and Family Services (OCFS). The RD/LN works in collaboration with a healthcare team under the supervision of a Dietician Manager assigned to the west region. The position provides services for the Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Supplemental Food Program which promotes nutrition and healthy lifestyle choices and leads participants to develop a client-centered plan to meet identified needs. The primary functions of this position are to provide case management of high-risk participants for the delivery of WIC services. In addition, approve special formula requests, consult with prescribing healthcare providers as needed, and provide quality assurance activities to include documentation review for nutritional high-risk participants
This is a position assigned to provide services to clients in the west part of the state. Travel for meetings and on-site visits to maintain caseloads will be required.
Additional functions of the position include, but are not limited to:
- determination of eligibility including identity, income, residency, categorical and nutritional risk;
- counsel high-risk participants;
- nutrition and health assessments;
- nutrition and health education;
- breastfeeding education and support;
- linking clients to health and social resources;
- provides nutrition related technical assistance to team members;
- provides nutrition education in community settings;
- works collaboratively to develop nutrition, outreach, and breastfeeding goals for the population served;
- provides additional Maternal Child Health services such as developmental screening and infant safe sleep education, and promotes immunizations, oral health, and other public health services;
- collaborates with community partners and providers to build effective working relationships, enhance referral pathways, and explore opportunities to partner in new and innovative ways.
The Ideal Candidate Will HaveCompleted one of these two requirements:
- Dietetics; has received a baccalaureate or postgraduate degree from an accredited college or university with a major course of study in human nutrition, nutrition education, food and nutrition, dietetics, or food service management; and (a) Has completed a documented, supervised pre-professional practice experience component in dietetic practice of not less than nine hundred hours under the supervision of a registered dietitian, nutrition or dietetic professional licensed by a state, or a person with a doctoral degree conferred by an accredited college or university with a major course of study in human nutrition, nutrition education, food and nutrition, dietetics, or food systems management. (b) Has successfully completed or is eligible to sit for the registration examination for dietitians administered by the commission;
- Nutrition; (a) Has received a master's or doctoral degree from an accredited college or university with a major course of study in human nutrition, public health nutrition, clinical nutrition, nutrition education, community nutrition, or foods and nutrition; and (b) Has successfully completed a comprehensive nutrition competence examination administered by the commission.
- motivational interviewing and client-centered counseling techniques; wellness coaching;
- principles and practices of food and nutrition sciences;
- infant safe sleep recommendations;
- breastfeeding education;
- infant/child developmental milestones.
- motivate participants to make decisions/goals to improve their nutritional status;
- provide nutrition and health information effectively via one-to-one and group settings; virtual settings (zoom, teams, telemedicine); phone and text; and/or online;
- share education at the client's level of understanding;
- prioritize and facilitate referrals within the context of multiple and complicated participant needs;
- apply federal and state regulations; policies and procedures in the functions of the position;
- work both autonomously and in a team environment;
- communicate effectively;
- demonstrate cultural competency when working with socioeconomically and culturally diverse populations;
- recognize and facilitate opportunities for outreach, marketing, and partnership building;
- communicate effectively with interpreters either in-person, by phone, or during virtual service delivery;
- multitask, prioritize complex situations and adapt to quickly shifting priorities.
The State of South Dakota does not sponsor work visas for new or existing employees. All persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and complete an Employment Eligibility Verification, Form I-9. The State of South Dakota as an employer will be using E-Verify to complete employment eligibility verification upon hire.
The State of South Dakota offers employer paid health insurance plus eleven paid holidays, generous vacation and sick leave accrual, dental, vision, and other insurance options, and retirement benefits. You can view our benefits information at https://bhr.sd.gov/job-seekers/work-for-state-government/ . This position is a member of Class A retirement under SDRS.
South Dakota Bureau of Human Resources
Telephone: 605.773.3148 Email: careers@state.sd.us
http://bhr.sd.gov/workforus
"An Equal Opportunity Employer"
Job Summary
JOB TYPE
Full Time
INDUSTRY
Public Administration
SALARY
$56k-67k (estimate)
POST DATE
05/25/2024
EXPIRATION DATE
06/16/2024
WEBSITE
sd.gov
HEADQUARTERS
PIERRE, SD
SIZE
7,500 - 15,000
TYPE
Private
CEO
KRISTI L NOEM
REVENUE
$3B - $5B
INDUSTRY
Public Administration
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