Nutritionist/Health Educator

Job Responsibilities

Under supervision, promotes, maintains, and improves individual and community health by assisting individuals and communities to adopt healthy behaviors.

Collect and analyze data to identify community needs prior to planning, implementing, monitoring, and evaluating programs designed to encourage healthy lifestyles, policies and environments.

• Assess nutritional status and special needs of women, infants, and children from health records, dietary questionnaires, and knowledge of community issues.
• Provide counseling and develop care plans for women, infants, and children who meet high-risk criteria.
• Work with participants and/or their caregivers to help them set their own goal for change using Motivational Interview technique.
• Record proper SOAP documentation within the participant's electronic medical records.
• Make referrals to and coordinate care with health care providers and community agencies when appropriate.
• Utilize accurate techniques for measuring weight and height for infants, children, and women.
• Screen applicants who may be at risk for iron deficiency anemia.
• Maintain professional standards with updated training that will include travel and may require overnight stay.
• Ensure breastfeeding is promoted.
• Share nutritional education resources and information.
• Teach group nutrition education classes as needed.
• Comply with all federal, state, and local agency policies, procedures, and regulations.
• Perform additional professional responsibilities as assigned.

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; and verification statement of completion of a didactic program accredited by The Academy of Nutrition & Dietetics.
• Or Active enrollment in a graduate-level nutrition program at an accredited college or university.
• Important Application Note: Applicants qualifying based on a degree or current enrollment in a graduate-level nutrition program must upload official transcripts for verification. To be considered a directly related field of study, transcripts must demonstrate a minimum of 18 semester hours in Nutrition Education.
• Applications submitted without the required transcripts will not be considered.
• Applicants qualifying based on possession of a Verification Statement must also submit documentation confirming their credential. Applications submitted without the required credential documentation will not be considered.

Benefits

• Standard Benefits for Full-Time Salaried Employees: Competitive salary, flexible schedule, training opportunities, health insurance, employee retirement plan (ERS GSEPS), deferred compensation, 13 paid holidays, vacation and sick leave, paid parental leave, dental, vision, long-term care, and life insurance.
• Standard Benefits For Part-Time Employees: Eligible to participate in the Georgia Defined Contribution Plan and receive paid parental leave.