Nutrition Supervisor (DOH/PHD#12506)
The New Mexico WIC Program, Department of Health and Family Health Bureau, safeguards the health of nutritionally at-risk low-income pregnant, postpartum, and breastfeeding women, infants, children, and seniors by providing nutritious foods to supplement diets, nutrition information for health eating, health counseling, breastfeeding support, nutrition classes, cooking classes, and referrals to health care providers and social services.
About the role
To screen applicants to determine eligibility by assessing income, residency, and nutritional risk; prescribe food packages; provide group and one-on-one nutrition education, including breastfeeding promotion and support that is responsive to the identified needs/interests of each participant; identify the need for individual care plans and implement them for low-risk participants; refer participants to other health and social services and provide appropriate follow-up to referrals; document nutrition services provided, including referral and follow-up to referrals.
Responsibilities
- Maintain effective and efficient Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Program operations in the Region by assessing and documenting a participants nutrition risks; prescribe food packages for each participant certified; determine eligibility and provide one-on-one and/or group nutrition education, including breastfeeding promotion and support.
- Assess participants needs for use of a breast pump and/or any other breastfeeding education.
- Obtain and assess hemoglobin and anthropometrics on each participant.
- Provide quality client services using constructs of Participant Centered Education (PCE) as required by United States Department of Agriculture.
- Assist families in developing healthy eating goals and provide on-going nutrition education.
- Refers participants to other health and social services.
- Perform clerical duties such as filing, typing, data entry, word processing, and other computer software applications; operate photocopiers, fax machines, and other office equipment; and prepare mailings, answer phones, answer questions, deliver messages, and make appointments; electronic card inventory, archiving, vendor monitoring, supply and pharmacy orders and vehicle coordination.
- Achieve and maintain quality and customer service satisfaction and maintain and protect the participants and WIC agency confidentiality.
- Assist Nutritionist Supervisor to increase community awareness and positive perception of the Public Health Division-Program by providing outreach in the community and interacting with other Public Health programs including participating in health fairs and developing nutrition education bulletin boards with approved messages.
- Demonstrate support of WIC's mission, vision and philosophy in delivery of all services and the ability to communicate and work with a wide variety of culturally diverse people.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in a social, community, health, education, or nutritional field.
- Three (3) years of experience as it pertains to the essential duties and responsibilities of the classification.
Qualifications
- Any combination of education from an accredited college or university in a related field and/or direct experience in this occupation totaling seven (7) years may substitute for the required education and experience.
Skills
- Fluent in both English and Spanish.
- Experience in entering and retrieving data from multiple information systems including the New Mexico Women, Infants & Children Program Automated Data System.
- Providing and/or coordinating direct nutrition services to clients including nutritional screening, assessment, planning, intervention, education, and evaluation based on program guidelines, client education and management of records.
- Collaborating and coordinating with other organizations within the community.
- Assisting in food and nutrition programs in the department of dietetics to meet nutritional requirements.
- Counseling individuals and groups on basic rules of good nutrition, healthy eating habits, and nutrition monitoring to improve their quality of life.
Benefits
Salary range: $27.37 - $41.06 hourly, $56,931 - $85,396 annually.
Pay
Hourly: $27.37 - $41.06
Annual: $56,931 - $85,396
Schedule
Continuous posting.
Benefits
N/A
Skills
- Fluent in both English and Spanish.
- Experience in entering and retrieving data from multiple information systems including the New Mexico Women, Infants & Children Program Automated Data System.
- Providing and/or coordinating direct nutrition services to clients including nutritional screening, assessment, planning, intervention, education, and evaluation based on program guidelines, client education and management of records.
- Collaborating and coordinating with other organizations within the community.
- Assisting in food and nutrition programs in the department of dietetics to meet nutritional requirements.
- Counseling individuals and groups on basic rules of good nutrition, healthy eating habits, and nutrition monitoring to improve their quality of life.
Employment Requirements
- Must possess and maintain a valid Driver's License.
Working Conditions
- Work is performed in an office setting with exposure to visual/video display terminal (VDT) and extensive personal computer and phone usage.
- Extended periods of driving and the ability to lift up to fifty (50) pounds may be required.
- Potential exposure to communicable diseases and moderate office noise, heat, cold, and smells.
- Incumbent may be required to respond to Public Health emergencies during non-traditional work hours.
- Some travel with occasional overnight stay may be required.
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Agency Contact Information: Jennifer Henderson (505) 476-2663
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