WIC Coordinator

Sea Mar Community Health Centers, a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) founded in 1978, is a community-based organization committed to providing quality, comprehensive health, human, housing, educational and cultural services to diverse communities, specializing in service to Latinos in Washington State. Sea Mar proudly serves all persons without regard to race, ethnicity, immigration status, gender, or sexual orientation, and regardless of ability to pay for services.

Sea Mar’s network of services includes more than 90 medical, dental, and behavioral health clinics and a wide variety of nutritional, social, and educational services. We are recruiting for the following position:

Sea Mar is a mandatory COVID-19 and flu vaccine organization

Job Title

WIC Coordinator

Position Summary

Under the direction of the WIC Program Director, the WIC Coordinator is responsible for overseeing the WIC Program and for providing nutritional services and support to patients and clients.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following listed below. The WIC Coordinator may be required to perform other duties as assigned.

• Coordinates WIC Program. Responsible for reporting, data gathering, maintenance of program files and records, monthly statistics, and the writing of the Nutritional Education Plan, Breastfeeding Grant, and annual WIC Expenditures Report.

• Plans and provides nutrition consultations, in-services and continuing education opportunities to Nutrition Department staff and Sea Mar staff.

• Plans, implements and evaluates the nutrition services provided by the WIC/Nutrition Department, determines the nature and extent of nutrition needs and problems of the WIC target population, and implements policies, standards and services to meet client needs. Coordinates these services with the MSS Program.

• Participates in selected committees, such as Quality Improvement and Joint Commission to monitor and improve the overall functioning of Sea Mar Community Health Centers.

• Supervises, directs, schedules and provides training for the WIC Nutritionists, Nutrition Assistants and WIC Clerks. Conducts regular staff meetings and acts as a liaison for nutrition staff to management, other Sea Mar staff, and state nutrition staff.

• Participates in county, state and local nutritionists meetings as needed. Serve as advocates for the Nutrition Department and other Sea Mar Departments or Programs.

• Reports and summarizes progress of activities as directed. Prepares periodic and special reports as requested.

• Conducts outreach activities in the community and maintains communication with referral agencies.

• Works efficiently with self-direction.

• Demonstrates knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served.
• Demonstrates knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span.
• Able to identify and categorize each patient’s specific grouping needs, such as infants, children and women.
• Provides nutrition assessment and counseling to Sea Mar high-risk clientele and develops nutrition care plans as needed.
• Provides consultation and supervision for the WIC staff.
• Serves as a preceptor for Sea Mar Dietetic Interns; assists and evaluates interns in their counseling and charting skills; conducts occasional classes for interns, as needed.

• This person must sign an oath of permanent confidentiality covering all patient-related information.
• This person must receive a background check from the Washington State Patrol.
• The WIC Coordinator shall sign and date the job description to affirm the validity of the information herein and to signify compliance with the conditions of employment, minimum qualifications and an understanding of the job…