Registered Dietitian Nutritionist Rapid , SD

Registered Dietitian Nutritionist – Rapid City, SD

Job  | Agency:
Health |

Location:

Rapid City, SD | Salary: $27.19 - $31.50 hourly (depending on qualifications) | Pay Grade: I | Closing Date: 04/25/2025

The South Dakota Department of Health's programs and services work to prevent illness and injury, promote healthy places to live, work, and play, provide education, prepare for public health threats, and enhance quality and accessibility of healthcare. Employees are valued for their leadership, accountability, communication, integrity, and teamwork. Public health offers many career opportunities for individuals with diverse educational backgrounds. Our workplace is flexible, allowing most roles to work remotely up to three days per week.

This full‑time Registered Dietitian/Licensed Nutritionist (RD/LN) works in the Division of Family and Community Health, Office of Family Nutrition Services (OFNS). The RD/LN collaborates with a healthcare team under the supervision of a Dietician Manager in the west region. The position delivers case management for high‑risk participants in the Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Supplemental Food Program, approves special formula requests, consults with prescribing providers, and conducts quality assurance activities.

Travel to meetings and on‑site visits is required.

• Determine eligibility for WIC services (identity, income, residency, categorical and nutritional risk)
• Provide counseling to high‑risk participants
• Conduct nutrition and health assessments
• Deliver nutrition and health education, including breastfeeding education and support
• Link clients to health and social resources
• Offer nutrition‑related technical assistance to team members
• Provide nutrition education in community settings
• Collaborate to develop nutrition, outreach, and breastfeeding goals for the population served
• Offer additional Maternal Child Health services such as developmental screening, infant safe sleep education, and promotion of immunizations, oral health, and other public health services
• Collaborate with community partners to build relationships, enhance referral pathways, and explore partnership opportunities

Possession of a Registered Dietitian or Licensed Nutritionist in the State of South Dakota within one year of employment.

Completed either:

• Dietetics – Baccalaureate or postgraduate degree in human nutrition, nutrition education, food and nutrition, dietetics, or food service management; 900+ supervised pre‑professional practice hours; and successful completion or eligibility to sit for the dietitian registration examination administered by the commission.
• Nutrition – Master’s or doctoral degree in human nutrition, public health nutrition, clinical nutrition, nutrition education, community nutrition, or foods and nutrition; and successful completion of a comprehensive nutrition competence examination administered by the commission.

• Fundamental theories, concepts, methods, and basic sciences in nutrition and public health
• Effective communication skills, active listening, and motivational interviewing
• Public health client services
• Motivational interviewing and client‑centered counseling techniques; wellness coaching
• Principles of food and nutrition sciences
• Infant safe sleep recommendations
• Breastfeeding education
• Infant/child developmental milestones

• Explain complex nutrition information at the client’s level of understanding
• Exercise independent judgment to attain program goals while adhering to prescribed policies and procedures
• Establish and maintain relationships with program staff, healthcare providers, community members, and public health teams across settings
• Organize, be flexible, and prioritize complex situations
• Establish and maintain rapport with clients
• Motivate participants to set and pursue nutrition goals
• Provide nutrition and health information via one‑to‑one, group, virtual, phone, text, or online settings
• Share education at the client’s level of understanding
• Prioritize and facilitate referrals for multi‑faceted participant needs
• Apply federal and state regulations, policies,…