Registered Dietitian

Nutritional Counselor

Position is 36 hours per week and hybrid option.

Job Goal:

To provide individual counseling and case management for WIC participants and Head Start Children who are at high nutritional risk; nutrition education quality control.

Essential Responsibilities:

• High Risk Counseling
  • Assess nutritional status and special needs of women, infants and children from health records, dietary questionnaires and knowledge of community nutrition issues
  • Provide counseling and develop care plans for women, infants, and children who meet high risk criteria in protocol
  • Work with participants and/or their caregivers to help them set their own goal for change using Motivational Interviewing technique
  • Record proper SOAP documentation within participant's TWIST file
  • Complete certifications on high risk participants as needed
  • Approve completed Medical Documentation Forms as outlined in WIC policy
  • Provide consultation to families of Head Start children through a referral system
  • Provide resources and education to Head Start families via in person, virtual or phone and on some occasions in the families home.
  • Maintain confidentiality of all records
  • Make referrals to and coordinate care with health care providers and community agencies when appropriate
  • Maintain professional standards with update training, as needed
• Breastfeeding
  • Ensure breastfeeding is promoted as the first choice for infant feeding
  • Keep current with the latest breastfeeding information and inform other local agency staff of new recommendations
  • Coordinate with community breastfeeding resources
• Nutrition Education
  • Coordinate nutrition services with other WIC Program operations
  • Provide technical assistance and consultation to other local agency staff, including chart reviews and development of care plans per certifier request
  • Share nutrition education resources and information with staff
  • Teach group nutrition education classes as needed
  • Provide nutrition education at early childhood family nights as requested
• General WIC Program
  • Comply with all federal, state and local agency policies, procedures and regulations
  • Complete Oregon WIC Training Modules as required for position
  • WIC Training Supervisor
  • Oversees and documents training and staff development within the WIC program;
  • Works with the state WIC program to implement training initiatives;
  • Coordinates completion of the appropriate Oregon WIC training modules and online courses by WIC staff in the time frame set out in policy;
  • Coordinates continuing education for WIC staff, including quarterly in services;
  • Assesses, plans, implements and evaluates strategies to meet training and staff development needs within the WIC program; and,
  • Assures effective, appropriate and accurate information and services are provided to WIC participants by trained WIC staff, by conducting regular onsite staff observations.
• Nutrition Assessments
  • Provide the Early Childhood Services Department with Nutrition Assessment information of WIC/Head Start children.

General Staff Responsibilities:

• Participate in staff meetings, conferences, training sessions and workshops as assigned
• Demonstrate familiarity with employment policies, performance standards, work plan and objectives of Agency
• Maintain congenial and respectful relations with staff, children, families and community
• Keep current and accurate records and file reports on time
• Maintain confidentiality in regards to staff and family information
• Maintain objectives and professional standards
• Improve self skills and education
• Fulfill role as mandated reporter as stated in Child Abuse and Neglect Policy
• Be present at work in order to provide consistency of services
• Be a contributory team member in a positive/productive manner
• Demonstrate commitment to mission, values, and policies in the performance of daily duties
• And or any other duties deemed necessary by your supervisor
• Comprehend, analyze, and make inferences and references from written material
• Produce written documentation with clearly organized thoughts using proper sentence construction, punctuation and grammar

Education Requirements:

• A Registered Dietitian (RD) with the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR);
• A bachelor's in a health profession, such as nutrition, nursing or health education;
• An Oregon Licensed Dietitian (LD); RD eligible also considered, but must pass RD exam within 6 months of employment

Education Preferred:

• A master's in a health profession, such as nutrition, nursing or health education

Experience and Skills Requirements:

• Two years' experience in Community Nutrition working with Maternal Child Health is recommended, with WIC experience preferred
• You must be a health professional;
• A health professional is a person with a bachelor's or master's degree in a health profession, such as nutrition, nursing or health education. This includes physicians, physician assistants, registered nurses, dietitians, public health educators and, lactation consultants that have passed a board certification and are IBCLCs.
• You must be a Competent Professional Authority (CPA)
• An…