Assistant Nutritionist-61008009

Job Responsibilities

Under the direct supervision of the Nutritionist Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Team Leader Supervisor or the WIC Nutrition Services Coordinator, perform WIC certification, breastfeeding promotion and support, individual low risk nutrition education and health promotion, and group nutrition education.

Deliver services to clients and families in clinics, schools, hospitals or office settings. Provide assistance and education to participants/families on contract and List I Special Formulas. Provide technical assistance and consultation to staff as part of the multidisciplinary team delivering care to clients.

Assessment and Certification

• Complete WIC certifications and midcertifications including health history, nutrition assessment, anthropometrics, immunization screening, hemoglobin or hematocrit testing, evaluation of risk status, prescription of WIC food package, documentation, and referrals following program standards and protocols.
• Provide participants with information about the WIC program and how to redeem benefits. Schedule upcoming WIC appointments.
• Perform hemoglobin controls as needed in accordance with Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) and Agency standards.

Nutrition Education

• Provide participant centered nutrition education, counseling, and follow-up for participants. Develop mutual nutrition and physical activity goals with client during certification and midcertification.
• Refer clients to web-based nutrition education. Plan, conduct, and evaluate group nutrition education classes using the facilitated learning process. Document nutrition education contacts.

Food Packages, Special Formulas, and Reports

• Prescribe, update, and explain food packages. Tailor formula package for partially breastfeeding infants. Document changes to the WIC food package in SCWIC. Issue benefits during certification, midcertification, nutrition education encounters and as needed from SCWIC reports.
• Approve List I Formulas. Provide assistance to families with infants on contract and List I formulas including education, dispensing, and monitoring as assigned. Refer participants on List II and metabolic formulas to the registered dietitian according to WIC guidelines. Pull and complete reports in SCWIC.

Breastfeeding Promotion and Support

• Provide breastfeeding promotion and support to pregnant and breastfeeding women. Screen and refer pregnant and breastfeeding women and infants to the breastfeeding staff according to the Referral Guidelines. Issue and monitor breast pumps and breastfeeding supplies.
• Outreach: Provide consultation and technical assistance to other members of the multi-disciplinary health care team and community in areas M related to normal nutrition, including health promotion and disease prevention. Participate as a member of the multi-disciplinary WIC team in clinic/class scheduling, caseload monitoring, and outreach.

Professional Development and Training

• Update professional skills and knowledge to assure delivery of quality nutrition services. Participate in continuing education opportunities. Complete and maintain certification(s) required for the position. Complete and maintain Certified Lactation Consultant credential if required.