Ops Senior Public Health Nutritionist

OPS SENIOR PUBLIC HEALTH NUTRITIONIST -

Requisition No: 875635

Agency:
Department of Health

Position:
Senior Public Health Nutritionist – responsible for advanced professional public health nutrition and dietetic work in the Florida Department of Health Nassau County, focusing on the Women, Infants & Children (WIC) program.

• Assist in planning, conducting, and administering a generalized nutrition program in a designated health clinic/site.

• Perform nutrition risk assessments, provide counseling and education to clients (infants, children up to 5 years, pregnant and postpartum women, breastfeeding women) and assist with goal setting.

• Document assessments, education, and referrals in FL‑WISE; maintain proper documentation as required by policy and quality improvement audits.

• Coordinate reassessment and education for high‑risk clients, assign tailored food packages, and review medical and WIC referral documentation.

• Obtain and manage anthropometric and hematological data for WIC certifications, recertifications, and rechecks as needed.

• Perform other duties as assigned by the Nutrition Program Director.

• Excellent time‑management, organizational, and multitasking skills.
• Ability to work effectively with a health‑care team.
• Proficiency in writing policies, procedures, and protocols.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Knowledge of clinical practices, policies, and procedures.
• Computer proficiency, including patient electronic records.
• Ability to record a clear, defensible account of care or services provided.
• Ability to teach clients specific health issues and promote wellness.
• Knowledge in nutrition and breastfeeding.
• Ability to provide group education.
• Physical ability to bend, squat, or stand for prolonged time and lift up to 35 pounds.

Minimum
:

• Current license in the State of Florida as a Dietitian/Nutritionist.
• Willingness to provide coverage at all Nassau/Baker WIC sites.
• Physical ability to bend, squat, or stand for prolonged time and lift up to 35 pounds.
• Valid Driver’s License.

Preferred
:

• Previous or current employment with WIC.
• Proficient in the use of FL‑WISE.
• Bilingual in Spanish and English.

Yulee and various locations in Nassau County; occasionally Baker County.

• State of Florida 401(a) FICA Alternative Plan (mandatory).
• Participation in state group insurance (pending eligibility).
• Workers’s Compensation.
• Reemployment Assistance (Unemployment Compensation).

The State of Florida is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action Employer and does not tolerate discrimination or violence in the workplace.