CLINICAL NUTRITIONIST - WIC - Public Health

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Provides group nutrition education and individual nutrition counseling to WIC participants
• Performs nutritional assessments for WIC participants through weighing and measuring, lab work, diet assessment, and health history
• Interfaces with medical personnel as to appropriate nutritional care of WIC clients, and acts as a liaison to other health professional and community agencies for referral of clients
• Affords assistance in patient flow and customer service in the WIC clinic
• Affords assistance in determining WIC income eligibility as needed
• Acts as liaison with appropriate vendors
• Maintains accurate inventory of infant formulas at WIC clinics
• Handles client complaints in clinic
• Refers to clinic administrator when appropriate

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Nutrition or Dietetics, Nutrition Science, Home Economic, or other related degree approved to serve as a certifying authority by the Texas WIC program with twelve (12) hours food and nutrition classes
• Minimum Of Two (2) Years Clinical Nutrition Experience
• Preferred: Registered Dietitian and Licensed Dietitian
• Bilingual preferred
• Skilled with using spreadsheets and/or word processing software
• Good verbal and written communication and presentation skills

Physical Demands And Work Environment & Other Requirements

• While performing the duties of this position, the incumbent is regularly required to sit, stand, walk, bend, stoop, lift, push and pull