With over 50 years of service, our goal is to improve the health of the community we serve by creating easier access to quality clinical, preventative, and specialty healthcare services. Watts Healthcare Corporation is deemed by the Bureau of Primary Health Care of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to be a federal employee for purposes of medical malpractice claims and, as such, qualified for protection under the Federal Tort Claims Act.
SUMMARY:
Under the direction of the WIC Program Director or designated Manager; provides nutrition assessment, develops a high-risk care plan and performs dietary, nutrition counseling, and intervention for participants with more complex nutrition needs. This position is approximately 25% administrative and 75% direct client service.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Enrolls and certifies high-risk participants.
- Conducts in-dept h complex nutritional assessments of participants identified as high-risk.
- Evaluates dietary intakes, reviews medical records for nutritional risk determination and provides nutrition interventions for all high-risk participants.
- Develops high-risk nutrition care plans for improvement and documents in the approved high-risk format in the ISIS comment section.
- Provides individual or group nutrition education on clinical nutrition issues to high-risk participants.
- Consults with physicians on nutrition and breastfeeding related issues to assure proper care and compliance with State WIC policies and procedures.
- Responsible for determination of necessary changes of special supplemental formula feedings or non-contract formula for all participants.
- Provides follow-up of high-risk participants.
- Assists the Manager of Training and site supervisors in the training of the paraprofessional staff and volunteers on nutrition or health-related issues.
- Provides oversight on decision to disqualify participants based on lack of nutritional risk or improved risk status.
- Assists with the monitoring of all nutrition education materials provided to participants contain accurate, reliable, and soundly based on appropriate information.
- Works as a team with other site supervisors to ensure the smooth operation of all clinic sites.
- Acts as a liaison between WHF-WIC and health professionals in the community.
- Performs supervisory duties and site management in the absence of the site supervisor.
- Certifies low-risk participants as needed.
- Attends in-services, training, meetings, conferences, and other continuing education session as assigned.
- May perform other duties as assigned.
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:
- Bachelor's degree in food and nutrition or dietetics.
- Completion of an approved internship program by the American Dietetics. Association.
- Must be a registered dietician.
- A minimum of one year work experience in the field of food, nutrition and/or dietetics.
- Experience in nutrition and breastfeeding counseling.
- Must be knowledgeable in the areas of therapeutic and normal nutrition as it relates to pregnancy, lactation, and infant/child nutrition.
- Must have effective communication, teaching, organizational, counseling and interpersonal skills.
- Must be able to work independently as a high-risk dietician in a WIC clinic.
COVID-19 CONSIDERATIONS:
All patients are subjected to COVID screening and are required to wear a mask when not receiving treatment. All staff members must be fully vaccinated.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $67,000.00 - $70,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Retirement plan
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vision insurance
Medical specialties:
Schedule:
Education:
Experience:
- food, nutrition, and/or dietetics: 1 year (Required)
License/Certification:
- Registered Dietitian (Required)
Work Location: In person