Dietitian - Full Time

Dietitian - WIC 

Neighborhood Health Association Coordinates and provides nutrition services to the Women, Infant and Children (WIC) supplemental food program clients of Neighborhood Health Association. Plans, develops, directs, and evaluates the nutritional component of the WIC program. 

This is a full-time - in-person position.  

Responsible for certification, rectification, and follow-up: 

• Obtain and assess diet and health history of patient Review medical record as applicable
• Determination and explanation of medical/nutritional risk, assignment of medical code/ priority.
• Make eligibility determination and notify client of outcome Provide individualized nutrition counseling and make referrals
• Prescribe and explain food package
• Explain participant rights and responsibilities Determine income level when needed
• Have client sign appropriate forms
• Record certification data
• Removes participants no longer eligible for WIC 

Responsible for Education Classes: 

• Assesses patients' needs and assigns to appropriate classes
• Plans and teaches all education classes
• Prepares proper lesson plans for each class
• Counsels individual patients deemed high risk
• Prepares, reviews, and selects all education materials
• Provides initial, periodic and intervention nutrition counseling to high-risk OB patients 

Skills/Qualifications: 

• Bachelor's Degree in Dietetics
• Completion of a certified internship or AP4 through the American Academy of Dietetics, Registered Dietitian with the American Academy of Dietetics
• Licensed Dietitian with the State of Ohio Board of Dietetics 

This position is eligible for health insurance benefits with a minimum 37.5-hour per week work schedule- in-person- without a hybrid option. 

We offer a competitive salary and benefits including an Employee Assistance Program, retirement plan, 11 paid holidays and generous PTO. 

Please provide your salary requirements when you apply to be considered for an interview for this position. 

Neighborhood Health Association (NHA), a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC), is the largest community health center system in Northwest Ohio with partnerships that include ProMedica, Mercy Health, and University of Toledo Medical Center. NHA has grown from a single location in 1969 to 12 medical and dental clinics throughout Lucas County. Today we operate multiple health centers including pediatrics, adult medicine, dental services, health care for the homeless, women’s health center, senior centers, and a full-service pharmacy with lab services on site. 

For more than 50 years, NHA has placed a strong focus on prevention and empowering individual responsibility in managing their health care and overall well-being. Our services are acutely responsive to the needs of everyone throughout the communities we serve, providing excellent care and the best health practices. 

Our Mission: Through our exceptional health care services, we empower and educate, aggressively working to eliminate health care inequities, while supporting personal responsibility for one’s own health regardless of the ability to pay. 

We are a drug free workplace, and an Equal Opportunity Employer