WIC Dietitian

Primary Health Solutions · Hamilton, OH · 3 wk ago

Healthcare$32/hrFull-time

Pay starts at $32.00 an hour and increases with years of experience.

Our Mission: We meet people where they are and partner with them on their journey towards wellness.

Our Vision: The destination for servant leaders to provide comprehensive and exceptional care.

Our Values:

Obtain and assess health history information, dietary intake, anthropometric, and blood work data from WIC participants or guardians to determine nutritional and/or medical risks for program enrollment.
Provide individualized nutrition counseling and prescribe food packages appropriate for participant needs.
Document risk codes, food packages, and care plan information in participant charts and the WIC computer system.
Determine type, frequency, and topic of mid-certification nutrition education contacts for each participant; provide education in group or individual settings.
Implement the project’s High Risk Plan to ensure appropriate service delivery and referral for participants with the greatest need.
Participate in the development and implementation of the project’s Biennial Nutrition Education Plan.
Provide prenatal participants with information about infant feeding choices to support informed decisions prior to birth.
Refer participants to other health, social, or education services as appropriate.
Develop and maintain nutrition education materials and literature.
Complete, sign, and date all required documents in a timely manner.
Coordinate with the Director to develop and conduct programs and activities to achieve program goals.
Provide WIC outreach as requested and travel to other county WIC clinic sites for coverage.
Practice in accordance with State WIC policies and procedures and the State Medical Board of Ohio Licensure Law.
Perform all other assigned duties and tasks.

Customer Service: Committed to increasing customer satisfaction, setting proper expectations, assuming responsibility for solving problems, and ensuring commitments are met.
Communication: Effectively communicate using writing, speaking, reading, listening, and interpersonal skills.
Dependability: Meets commitments, works independently, accepts accountability, handles change, sets personal standards, and meets attendance/punctuality requirements.
Quality: Attentive to detail and accuracy, committed to excellence, continuously seeks improvements, monitors quality levels, finds root causes of problems, and acts on them.
Productivity: Manages workload, volunteers for additional work, prioritizes tasks, develops good work procedures, manages time well, and handles information flow.

Graduate degree in Dietetics required (Bachelor’s degree accepted if graduated prior to January 2024).
Registered with the Commission on Dietetic Registration.
Licensed with the State Medical Board of Ohio.
Experience in public health/community dietetics with emphasis on prenatal and pediatric nutrition.
Prior WIC experience preferred.
Experience in clinical dietetics desirable.

Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating instructions, and procedure manuals.
Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees.
Ability to solve practical problems and deal with variables in situations with limited standardization.
Ability to interpret instructions in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
Knowledge of current practice management systems, electronic medical records, Microsoft Word, text paging, Internet, and Intranet.

Frequently required to stand, walk, use hands to finger/handle, reach with hands and arms, and talk or hear.
Occasionally required to sit, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
Must regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
Specific vision abilities include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Occasionally exposed to fumes, airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, and risk of radiation.
Moderate noise level in the work environment.

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