WIC Nutritionist

Organization Description

For over fifty years, Christian County Health Department has served the county’s residents by promoting healthy behaviors, increasing understanding of health issues and improving the quality of the environment. Every day our employees continue to carry out our mission to serve through assessment, planning, and assurance activities provided in a caring, confidential, and cost-effective atmosphere.

Position Description:

We currently have an opening for a WIC Nutritionist. This position is responsible for conducting nutrition assessments, assigns risk factors and provides appropriate nutrition and breastfeeding education to participants according to the state WIC program policies and procedures. This is a safety and/or security sensitive position.

Basic duties will include:

· Coordinate all nutrition and breastfeeding services provided to participants.

· Determines health, medical and nutrition eligibility for participants by assigning risk factors and explaining the certifying risk factors to participants.

· Provides relevant health/nutrition information and referral services to participants.

· Complete Continuing Nutrition Education requirements.

· Obtains necessary medical and/or health demographics and information to certify participants.

· Provides breastfeeding support and education to all participants.

· Collecting and entering data needed for the certification process in the Missouri WIC Information Network System (MOWINS).

Position Skills and Requirements

· Successful completion of State approved training must occur within timeframes designated by the state agency (SA).

· Must meet one of the following qualifications

1. Graduation from an four-year college or university with a bachelor's degree in dietetics, public health nutrition, human nutrition, nutritional sciences, nutrition and fitness, sports nutrition, restaurant and food service management, foods, family and consumer sciences, human environmental sciences, or home economics; including or supplemented by at least 15 semester hours in foods and nutrition from a 4-year program including at least one (1) course in diet therapy or medical nutrition therapy I & II and one (1) course in community nutrition or nutrition in the life cycle/life cycle nutrition; or

2. A master's degree in public health nutrition, human nutrition, nutrition education, or dietetics from an college or university; including or supplemented by at least 15 graduate or undergraduate semester hours in foods and nutrition from a 4-year program including at least one (1) course in diet therapy or medical nutrition therapy I & II and one (1) course in community nutrition or nutrition in the life cycle/life cycle nutrition; or

3. Completion of an undergraduate curriculum or approved by The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics - Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND) resulting in a verification statement from a Didactic Program in Nutrition and Dietetics; or

4. Completion of a dietetic internship program or approved by The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics-Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND) resulting in a verification statement from an Internship Program in Nutrition and Dietetics; or

5. Registered Dietitian (RD), Licensed Dietitian (LD) in the state of Missouri (registration or current eligibility for registration by the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR)); and

· Must also meet one of the following:

1. Meets educational requirements as listed for nutritionist in USDA Code of Federal Regulations, 7 C.F.R. Part 246.2 under Definitions for Competent Professional Authority; or

2. Meets qualifications as indicated in USDA's Nutrition Services Standards, Nutrition Services Staffing section, Standard 3 Staff Qualifications, Roles, and Responsibilities

An LA nutritionist who has worked for the Missouri WIC program prior to 1996 and does not meet the qualifications but completed the Diet Therapy course and/or the Community Nutrition class (sponsored by the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services in 1995 or 1996) will have been grandfathered in as a qualified nutritionist. Some LA nutritionists were not required to take the Community Nutrition class because it was determined at the time that their experience with WIC was considered the equivalent of Community Nutrition course work.

As long as there is no break in employment, a WIC nutritionist may move from one LA to another. Any break in service disqualifies the person from the status of being grandfathered in as an LA nutritionist.

A memo written by the district nutritionist and attached to the nutritionist's transcript will indicate that the individual meets Missouri's qualifications for a WIC nutritionist

The ideal candidate will have a comprehensive working knowledge of principles and practices of nutrition and food, particularly related to health and disease, and present health and safety education to the community. Strong knowledge of breastfeeding benefits. Strong understanding of social, cultural and economic problems and the impact on public health nutrition. Basic understanding of current developments in public health. Basic understanding of adult learning principles. Effective communication skills; ability to work well with a variety of people; ability to work independently and exercise sound judgment; strong attention to detail; ability to understand statistical data and the ability to multi-task. Some travel is required.

To Apply

Candidates may send a resume to hr@ollisaa.com.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $22.00 - $22.12 per hour

Expected hours: 40 per week

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Medical Specialty:

• Dietetics
• Public Health

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person

Salary : $22 - $22