Public Health Nutritionist

PUBLIC HEALTH NUTRITIONIST -

This is a very responsible, Public Health Nutritionist position with the Women’s, Infants and Children (WIC) Program stationed in the Sebring WIC office of the Florida Department of Health in Highlands County. This position will also be required to travel to the Lake Placid and Avon Park offices. Provides nutrition education to WIC clients and provides excellent customer service, phone etiquette and complaint management.

Provides nutrition assessment and counseling to WIC participants. Determines nutrition risk/eligibility criteria for applicants. Gives correct food package per client’s needs. Prepares high risks plans in the Subjective, Objective, Assessment Plan SOAP format. Complies with WIC policies and procedures that all documents must be typed in the FL‑WiSE computer system.

Performs Height, Weight, Finger Stick and/or Non‑Invasive bloodwork procedures as needed. As well as, cleaning the lab and Hemacue machine at the end of the day as needed. Follows policies and procedures for collection, entry and management of data as well as the operation of computer terminals and printers per the WIC manual and HRSM 150‑24 as well as the FL‑WiSE Clinic Manual.

Coordinates nutrition education services for assigned clients and makes referrals for appropriate services. Completes High risk care plan monthly by the end of each month. Completes No Show report monthly by the end of each month. Completes Clients Eligible for benefits but no appointments Report Quarterly before or by the end of each quarter.

Participates in at least two community outreach events and/or community presentations per one year rating period to include active participation such as planning and/or presenting. Each event and/or presentation must include programmatic information and document outreach in outreach activity log that is given to Outreach Coordinator and supervisor by the 5th of the month the outreach was performed.

This position also collaborates with community agencies, health care providers, WIC vendors, and Health Department staff to conduct WIC program operations. Establishing relevant policy and procedures, developing nutrition education curriculum, interviewing WIC clients to perform nutritional assessment screenings for medical high risk, high risk and low risk clients, analyzing medical and anthropometric data to determine nutritional risk eligibility; developing client nutritional care plans and prescribing food packages;

documenting client medical record, monitoring accuracy of growth grids by staff, providing individual nutritional counseling and education. Coordinating and integrating the WIC program services with other health services to ensure maximum participation from eligible residents, referring clients and families, as needed, to health and social service agencies, as well as conducting community outreach which may include nights and weekends.

Promote a culture of organizational continuous quality improvement (CQM).
Expectation: Develop, implement, and sustain a quality improvement processes throughout organization and programs to continuity of quality operations.
Evidence: Participate in at least two departmental CQM projects which have linkage to the Florida Department of Health Strategic Plan and Public Health Accreditation sustainability. Documented in WIC staff meeting minutes and/or minutes from attended community meetings such as Healthy Start Coalition.

Prepares records and reports, summarizes, and analyzes statistics of WIC program services, and activities at regular intervals. Supply and inventory requisitions and reports are submitted monthly.

• Knowledge of the science and current practice of nutrition or dietetics.
• Knowledge of the concepts and theories of nutrition or dietetics as it relates to growth, development, health, or disease.
• Knowledge of nutritional and dietary assessment techniques.
• Knowledge of the methods of compiling, organizing, and analyzing data.

• Skill in Microsoft Office software (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) and computer navigation.
• Skill in determining nutrition related needs of clients and…