Public Health Nutritionist - WIC
Allegheny County · Pittsburgh, PA · 2 mo ago
Healthcare$21.85/hrFull-time
About the role
This is beginning level professional work in the field of public health nutrition.
Responsibilities
- Assesses individual nutrition needs and makes recommendations for follow-up guidance.
- Interprets current nutrition information to health professionals, agencies, and program participants.
- Perform screening duties as needed which include; perform hemoglobin testing and measure participant anthropometrics.
- Provides WIC benefits to program participants.
- Serves as a member of the interdisciplinary health care team for individual case management.
- Provides orientation in public health nutrition of new employees and students from health care professions.
- Maintains records and prepares reports.
- Responds to Public Health emergencies as assigned by the Health Department
- Performs other duties as required or requested
Requirements
- A Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college or university.
- One (1) year experience in Public Health Nutrition.
- Pennsylvania State WIC Approved Credentialing
- Possession of a valid automobile operator's license and the use of a company vehicle/automobile during working hours. You will be required to travel.
Qualifications
- Knowledge of:
- Basic principles and practices of nutrition and dietetics, both normal and therapeutic.
- Methods utilized to assess nutritional problems of individuals, families and groups.
- Health care ethics and confidentiality of information.
- Use of Microsoft Office programs including Access, Word, PowerPoint, and Excel and other database programs.
- Current developments in the field of public health nutrition.
- Principles and practices related to providing nutrition information to institutions and group care facilities.
- Skill in:
- Nutrition
- Nutrition Education
- Nutritional Counseling
- Child Nutrition
- Infant Nutrition
- Prenatal Nutrition
- Dietetics
- Customer Service
- Public Health
Skills
- Represent ideas effectively, concisely and accurately, both orally and in writing and present themselves in a professional manner.
- Represent ideas effectively, concisely and accurately, both orally and in writing and present themselves in a professional manner.
- Represent ideas effectively, concisely and accurately, both orally and in writing and present themselves in a professional manner.
- Represent ideas effectively, concisely and accurately, both orally and in writing and present themselves in a professional manner.
- Represent ideas effectively, concisely and accurately, both orally and in writing and present themselves in a professional manner.
- Represent ideas effectively, concisely and accurately, both orally and in writing and present themselves in a professional manner.
- Represent ideas effectively, concisely and accurately, both orally and in writing and present themselves in a professional manner.
- Represent ideas effectively, concisively and accurately, both orally and in writing and present themselves in a professional manner.
- Represent ideas effectively, concisely and accurately, both orally and in writing and present themselves in a professional manner.
- Represent ideas effectively, concisely and accurately, both orally and in writing and present themselves in a professional manner.
Benefits
- Fringe Benefits
- Paid holidays, personal days, vacation and sick leave benefits, medical coverage and dental benefits, a retirement plan, life insurance and a deferred compensation plan after eligibility requirements have been met.
- Perks Working for ACHD
- Professional growth through training opportunities (CPR, First AID, Public Health Preparedness, Dignity and Respect, Points of Dispensing, and more); ability to advance in county system; job security; meaningfulness in daily work derived from public service; eligible for federal loan forgiveness; organizational commitment to ACHD’s mission to protect, promote, and preserve the health and well-being of all Allegheny County residents, particularly the most vulnerable.
Pay
Hourly: $21.85 || Annual: $45,457.00
Schedule
Full-Time, Associate Level.
Grant funded positions are contingent upon grant funding