Nutritionist (Part-Time)

Job Title: Nutritionist

Part Time: 20hrs per week

General Statement of Duties: Provide routine nutrition services to WIC applicants and participants under the supervision of the Senior Nutritionist.

Responsibilities:

The program nutritionist provides nutrition services to WIC applicants and participants.

Responsibilities include:

1. Provides nutrition care to high-risk women, infants and children under the supervision of the senior nutritionist, including all aspects of:

• Anthropometric and hematological data collection.

• Dietary assessment, nutritional risk assessment and food package prescription.

• Nutrition and breastfeeding counseling and education.

• Documentation and data entry.

• Referrals to other health and social services.

• Follow-up nutrition education.

2. 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.

• Nutrition policies.

3. Assists senior nutritionist in:

• Training paraprofessional WIC staff.

• Conducting quality assurance activities.

4. Communicates with health care community on issues pertaining to participant needs.

5. Provides nutrition care for low-risk applicants and participants as needed.

6. Performs other duties as needed, including:

• Assisting in the training of CPA Is and IIs.

• Quality assurance activities

Qualifications:

EDUCATION/CREDENTIALS:

• Bachelor's Degree in public health, nutrition, foods and nutrition, or nutrition education.

EXPERIENCE:

• One year experience in clinical or community nutrition desired.

KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS/ABILITIES:

• Demonstrated leadership and decision making capabilities.

• Good communication skills.

• Sensitivity to the needs of the participant population.

• Availability to work multiple WIC sites during program and clinical hours as needed.

• Ability to speak Portuguese and/or Spanish desired.

BAMSI conducts as needed, job-related background checks (e.g., may include but is not limited to fingerprints, drug testing, TB testing, verification of employment history and/or reference checks) prior to employment.