Hourly Nutritionist

Job Responsibilities

• Assess individual nutritional status and intervention needs by evaluating laboratory values, growth patterns, dietary, medical histories and socioeconomic status of patients in health department services.
• Studies and applies federal and state regulations in determining eligibility and providing required nutrition services for participants in the WIC Supplemental Food and Nutrition Program.
• Counsels patients regarding nutritional requirements appropriate to physiological needs.
• Provides referral to other health department services and other public and private agencies as indicated by the assessment process.
• Plans and implements group patient nutrition education activities on behalf of the Board of Health clinics, programs and in other community agencies on topics including nutritional needs for good health, economical food purchasing, food preparation and menu planning.
• Plans and conducts in-service education programs on behalf of the Board of Health for staff members including WIC clerical team, public health nurses and for staff members in other community agencies such as schools, Cooperative Extension Services, Department of Family and Children Services and others.
• Selects and/or develops and prepares nutrition education materials for Board of Health patients and staff, staff of other community agencies and the general public.
• Works with mass media, including radio, television, newspapers, to promote accurate nutrition information for the public.
• Documents activities. Documents individual nutrition counseling in patient’s medical record using the SOAP format. Records group nutrition education according to established procedures. Prepare monthly reports of activities accomplished.
• Makes and receives referrals for services involving other community agencies.
• Collects data necessary to evaluate nutrition program needs in DeKalb County.
• Makes and receives referrals for services involving other community agencies.
• Makes and receives referrals for services involving other community agencies.
• Monitors effectiveness of Board of Health nutrition programs by activities such as performing internal audits of patient records, administering questionnaires to patients, making site visits to WIC Vendor(s).
• Completes review of one clinic per month. Document results of the review for the WIC Coordinator.
• Identifies and manages through individual counseling those WIC patients requiring intensive treatment and ongoing management for complex nutrition related problems such as growth retardation, food allergies, formula intolerance, iron deficiency, inborn errors of metabolism.
• Provides nutrition counseling and management services to other patients identified or referred with such problems as obesity, diabetes, hypertension, and anemia.
• Provides nutritional consultation to other health team members working with patients with these complex nutritional problems.
• Make home visits to patients with complex nutritional problems to assess home situations, provides consultation to other professional team members, and reinforces clinic teaching.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in dietetics, human nutrition, foods and nutrition, nutrition education, food systems management or a closely related field from an accredited college or university.
• Verification statement of completion of a didactic program accredited by The Academy of Nutrition & Dietetics.
• Two years of experience providing nutrition care to groups and individuals.

Pay and Schedule

• $27.00 Hourly / Pay Grade TPW / Job Code T7001
• Part time