WIC Nutritionist
Summary
Provides nutrition counseling and education to women, infants, and children in a community health program, including assessments, data collection, and referrals.
We are looking for a WIC Nutritionist to provide nutrition care to high- and low-risk women, infants and children. The Nutritionist will be responsible for: anthropometric and hematological data collection, nutrition assessment, food package prescription, nutrition counseling and education, data entry, referrals to outside health and social services, breastfeeding promotion, and follow-up nutrition education.
- Provides nutrition care to women, infants and children, under the supervision of the senior nutritionist.
- Participates in planning, development and evaluation of educational materials and group nutrition education sessions; participant counseling and education strategies; nutrition in-services and outreach activities; and nutrition policies.
- Assists senior nutritionist in training paraprofessional WIC staff and conducting quality assurance activities.
- Communicates with health care community on issues pertaining to participant needs.
- Attends bi-weekly staff meetings and nutrition trainings, conferences, and workshops as appropriate.
- Performs other duties as needed.