NUTRITION EDUCATOR - 64006297

Your Specific Responsibilities

• Provides quality nutrition care to WIC participants in compliance with the Federal Regulations.
• Counsels WIC clients, conducts nutrition assessments, and accurately completes FL-WiSE screens.
• Identifies nutrition risks and assigns appropriate food packages for clients.
• Provides client-centered counseling using Value Enhanced Nutrition Assessment (VENA) skills for the WIC program clients.
• Documents in FL-WiSE using appropriate format and composes Nutrition Care Plans for high and medically high-risk clients.
• Evaluates and revises nutrition care plans as needed.
• Provides appropriate health care and other referrals as part of WIC and nutrition service delivery.
• Attends in-service on the Nutrition Education Kit and provides interactive nutrition education contacts to low-risk participants.
• Inputs the nutrition service code in the data system.
• Maintains documentation of participant goal setting.
• Refers vendor questions to the vendor manager and client concerns to the supervisor.
• Aids in the training of new staff in the certification and counseling processes.
• Supports breastfeeding support to clients.
• Assists clerical staff, as needed.
• Disburses VOC/ID cards following standard procedure to eligible WIC participants.
• Records the necessary information on VOC/ID cards.
• Loads benefits into WIC EBT account for household.
• Documents all attempts and successful contacts with WIC clients.
• Reviews all data for accuracy and completeness.
• Obtains accurate data on height and weight measurements on participants.
• Performs hematocrit/hemoglobin testing and records results electronically.
• Completes lab/anthropometrics screens in the electronic data system.
• Maintains and inventories all medical supplies.
• Utilizes anthropometric observational tool to observe HSS/tech employees.
• Collaborates with other nutrition staff to ensure each HSS/tech is evaluated once per quarter.
• Collects data for the end-of-day and end-of-month reports as assigned and submits to the supervisor on a timely basis.
• Assists with inventories for WIC formula, equipment, and educational resources.
• Sets up and maintains the WIC EBT account for eligible participants.
• Submits reports within the required timeframe.
• Assists with Quality Improvement (QI)/Quality Assurance (QA) activities to support the success of WIC, including completing monthly client high risk report, and other monthly comprehensive chart reviews for quality assurance.
• Aids nutrition supervisors with data collection for biannual nutrition plan and audit activities.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Knowledge of the current science and practice of food and nutrition, dietetics or food service.
• Knowledge of normal nutrition principles and food needs throughout life cycle.
• Knowledge of meal planning, food budgeting and purchasing.
• Ability to provide nutrition education to others in groups or individual instruction.
• Ability to determine nutritional needs and develop nutrition education plans for individuals who are not at medical high nutritional risk.
• Ability to educate individuals and families about food and nutritional needs.
• Ability to deal with the public in a tactful and courteous manner.
• Ability to maintain effective customer service skills in stressful situations.
• Ability to prioritize, organize, and schedule work assignments.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.
• Ability to lift 15-20 lbs.

Qualifications

• Minimum - A bachelor's or master's degree in Nutritional Sciences, Community Nutrition, Clinical Nutrition, Dietetics, Public Health Nutrition or Home Economics with emphasis in Nutrition.
• A valid Driver’s License is required.