Nutritionist II

Overview

Nutritionist II will assess the client's nutritional and/or health risks and prescribe food packages. Determine and prioritize nutritional risks of clients. Provide nutritional instruction in individual and group settings. Develop nutritional care plans for high-risk individuals. Coordinate nutritional care with other members of the health care team to assure medical and social services. Provide individual instruction and follow-up. Keep abreast of current research findings in maternal and child health nutrition.

Establish and conduct programs to promote, support, and protect breastfeeding.

• Assess anthropometric data, medical history and lab values.
• Assign nutritional risk codes to clients based on established guidelines.
• Develop high-risk care plan and follow-up care in CARES.
• Prescribe food packages taking nutritional needs, food preferences, and cultural background into consideration.
• Provide individual and group education.
• Include substance abuse education and referrals.

• Conduct breastfeeding activities.
• Participate in breastfeeding promotion.
• Act as a breastfeeding coordinator on rotation, as needed.
• Issue manual and electric breast pumps and maintain issuance log.
• Refer clients to breast feeding peer counselor/lactation specialist.

• Ensure effective operation and WIC caseload management in the WIC clinic.
• Maintain established show rate at the clinic.
• Supervise day to day clinical operations to assure compliance with State and Federal requirements.
• Plan and coordinate outreach activities for the site.
• Assure comprehensive medical and social services for clients.

• Speak up when team members appear to exhibit unsafe behavior or performance.
• Continuously validate and verify information needed for decision making or documentation.
• Stop in the face of uncertainty and take time to resolve the situation.
• Demonstrate accurate, clear and timely verbal and written communication.
• Actively promote safety for patients, families, visitors and co-workers.
• Attend carefully to important details and self-check behavior and performance.

• Conduct training programs for the WIC staff and intra-agency clinic staff, as needed.
• Assist to develop at least one annual plan objective for the assigned site/agency.
• Assist with annual plan goals and objectives of the agency.
• Keep abreast of current research findings in MCH nutrition to ensure appropriate intervention.

• Partner in the mission and uphold the core principles of the organization.
• Committed to diversity and recognizes value of cultural ethnic differences.
• Demonstrate personal and professional integrity.
• Maintain confidentiality at all times.

• Anticipate and respond to customer needs; follow up until needs are met.

• Demonstrate collaborative and respectful behavior.
• Partner with all team members to achieve goals.
• Receptive to others’ ideas and opinions.

• Contribute to a positive work environment.
• Demonstrate flexibility and willingness to change.
• Identify opportunities to improve clinical and administrative processes.
• Make appropriate decisions, using sound judgment.
• Use resources efficiently.
• Search for less costly ways of doing things.

Organizational Commitment/Identification, Teamwork/Communication, Performance Improvement/Problem-solving, Cost Management/Financial Responsibility, Safety

Primary

Location:

District of Columbia-Washington

Other Locations:
District of Columbia-Washington

Work Locations:
Shaw Metro 641 S Street NW Washington 20001

Job:
Non-Clinical Professional

Organization:
Goldberg Cntr Cmnty Ped Hlth

Position Status: R (Regular) - FT - Full-Time

Shift: Day

Work Schedule:

8:00am - 4:30pm

Jan 27, 2026, 11:05:00 PM

Full-Time Salary Range: 50252.8 - 83761.6

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