WIC - CPPA Nutrition Assistant I

POSITION SUMMARY:

The Competent Para-Professional Authority (CPPA) assists with delivering WIC services at a CCI clinic site to ensure the provision of high-quality, cost-efficient, culturally sensitive services that comply with all Federal, State, and Local agency policies and procedures. Answers phones, make appointments, and determines income and residency responsibilities. The CPPA obtains anthropometric measurements, provides nutritional counseling, conducts nutrition classes, and prescribes standard food packages.

KEY FUNCTIONS & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Follows state guidelines for issuing infant formulas and other special dietary formulas under the supervision of a CPA by obtaining the required documentation for issuing formulas other than the standard contract infant formulas.
• Correctly follows state guidelines for identifying all applicable nutrition risk codes under the supervision of a CPA by correctly interpreting the growth chart and the hemoglobin value, reviewing the Health History form and Nutrition History screen.
• Prescribes appropriate food packages under the supervision of a CPA following state guidelines and the applicant’s dietary/health requirements and personal preference.
• Consistently uses proper procedures to collect accurate information.
• Follows state guidelines when providing nutrition counseling by:
  • Targeting the nutrition counseling toward the applicant’s nutritional risk(s) by identifying the most important nutrition risk or risks and focusing on them.
  • Covering the participant category-specific topics.
  • Providing exit counseling to all postpartum and breastfeeding women.
  • Addressing the applicant’s questions and/or concerns.
  • Providing appropriate nutrition education materials based upon the topics covered in the nutrition counseling session.
  • Explaining the contents of the prescribed food package.
  • Incorporating WIC foods into the discussion, especially for food groups with low FFQ scores.
• Provides referrals by:
  • Following state and agency guidelines for providing referrals for high-risk counseling and breastfeeding counseling.
  • Furnishing information about other community resources when appropriate.
• Explains the rights and responsibilities of a WIC participant to each applicant.
• Accurately obtains/documents proof of residence, proof of identity, and proof of pregnancy, calculates, and documents proof of income.
• Working on-site is an essential duty for the job.