The WIC Nutritionist for the Floyd County Health Department is responsible for developing and implementing individual care plans for low-risk clients.

DUTIES:

Completes MIS application, certification procedure, and documentation, including height, weight, and hemoglobin.

Evaluates client's nutritional status through dietary assessment and consultations and makes recommendations in relation to nutritional needs, family income, cultural food patterns, home facilities, and modifications in diet.

Follows guidelines supported by a Participant Centered approach.

Creates and tailors a food prescription using the MIS application that is appropriate to the client's needs. Identifies need for individual care and follows up with qualified nutritionist. Makes referrals, as necessary.

Documents assessments, evaluations, counseling, and referrals on the MIS application.

Provides educational programs for clients in the form of classes or demonstrations and maintains related files and records.

Provides all pregnant and breastfeeding women with nutrition education opportunities that promote and support breastfeeding.

Works cooperatively with other staff and community agencies.

Attends in-service education, conferences, and staff meetings as required.

May visit clients in hospital or at home on special case-by-case basis as needed.

Performs related duties as assigned.

JOB REQUIREMENTS:

Baccalaureate degree in food and nutrition or nursing and possession of current certification as a Registered Dietitian (RD) or nursing license.

Working knowledge of state and federal WIC program requirements and standard nutritional guidelines and ability to conduct nutritional assessments and provide appropriate education and counseling.

Working knowledge of health and social services available to county residents, and ability to make appropriate referrals.

Working knowledge of and ability to use universal health precautions to avoid infection, and ability to properly operate various medical equipment, such as recumbent infant scale, weight scale, and wall-mounted height measurement device.

Working knowledge and experience with word processing, spreadsheets, email, online document processing, and department-specific software/systems.

Ability to effectively communicate orally and in writing with co-workers, other County departments, program participants, local health and social services, and the public, including being sensitive to professional ethics, gender, cultural diversities, and disabilities.

Ability to provide public access to or maintain confidentiality of department information and records according to state and department requirements and policies.

Ability to competently serve the public with diplomacy and respect.

Ability to compile, compare, analyze, investigate, diagnose, and evaluate data, and make determinations based on data analysis.

Ability to occasionally work evenings and travel out of town for meetings, sometimes overnight.