What are the responsibilities and job description for the Nutrition Services Unit Coordinator position at Department of Health?
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Nature of Work
This position serves as the Nutrition Services Unit Coordinator supervising nutrition professionals responsible for nutrition services training, monitoring, and audits of WIC clinics, and ensuring competency and technical skills of all personnel determining eligibility, nutritional risk, providing intervention, prescribing supplemental foods, and collaborating with healthcare professionals to implement public health nutrition services. This position is responsible for development and consistent implementation of nutrition services in WIC clinic statewide, as well as building population-based programming to address nutrition security, by interpreting federal regulations, applying public health nutrition services standards, developing pilot projects with evaluation, and utilizing relevant food, nutrition, and health science. The Office of Nutrition Services (ONS) management team position must lead the training as well as development of print materials, online education, telehealth, and resources for certification and eligibility, nutrition services, nutrition risk assessment, health screening, and coordination with the healthcare system and other maternal and child health programs for all ONS programs. Represent ONS in state, federal and national work groups and committees including the State Nutrition Action Council and serving as the West Virginia representative for the Association of State Public Health Nutritionists. The position requires frequent in-state and out-of-state travel as well as a master’s degree in food/nutrition, or related field, be registered or eligible for registration with the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, and have a Bachelor of Science or Arts degree from a four year accredited institution in nutritional sciences, community nutrition, clinical nutrition, dietetics, public health, nutrition or family and consumer sciences with an emphasis in nutrition.
Minimum Qualifications
Training: Master's degree from an accredited college or university in the area of assignment.
Substitution: One year of full-time or equivalent part-time paid experience as described below may substitute for the Master's degree.
Experience: Three years of full-time or equivalent part-time paid professional experience in the area of assignment, one year of which must have been in a program administration capacity.
Substitution: Post-graduate training in the area of assignment may substitute through an established formula for the non-supervisory experience.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $48,098.00 - $84,558.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Employee discount
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Professional development assistance
- Retirement plan
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vision insurance
Education:
- Bachelor's (Required)
Experience:
- supervisory: 1 year (Required)
- related: 2 years (Required)
Ability to Relocate:
- Charleston, WV: Relocate before starting work (Required)
Work Location: In person
Salary : $48,098 - $84,558