Nutrition Educator

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Requisition No:869924

Agency:
Department of Health

Working Title:

NUTRITION EDUCATOR -

Thank you for your interest in career opportunities with the Florida Department of Health in Polk County. If you are looking to establish a successful career in Public Health, you have come to the right place. Many of our innovative and successful health programs are recognized throughout Florida. We hope you decide to join our team! Applicants will be contacted directly if selected for an interview.

This position provides professional nutrition education and breastfeeding counseling and support to clients at any site or location in the geographic area covered by the Polk/Hardee WIC Program.

WIC Program Duties:

• Completes the medical history, nutrition history, and breastfeeding assessment for WIC clients, except those determined to be at medical high risk.
• Develops, monitors, evaluates, and revises nutrition education plans for high and low risk WIC clients and provides/documents nutrition and breastfeeding counseling per program policies.
• Certifies eligible clients for participation in the WIC program by determining and assigning correct nutrition risk per program policies.
• Assigns/updates client food prescriptions according to program regulations.
• Reviews medical and health records for nutritionally relevant data and refers medical high risk clients to the Public Health Nutritionist for counseling. Completes inventories as assigned. Provides classes and group nutrition education per class lesson plans with appropriate documentation.
• Assists the Public Health Nutritionist Supervisor in the supervision of the clinic (including complaints) and clinic staff. Conducts quality improvement (QI) monitoring and reporting as directed by supervisor. Performance of other assigned duties as requested by supervisor.
• Completes administrative forms such as EARs, time sheets, and travel per department policies and required deadlines.
• Attends and participates in staff meetings, in-service trainings, and other staff development activities. Assists with outreach activities, health fairs and other community activities as needed. Completes all mandatory trainings within required time frames.
• Complies with all Department of Health and WIC security and confidentiality rules and regulations.
• This position may serve clients that speak only Spanish, Creole, or other languages. It may require performance of interpreter duties, if bilingual, or implementation of the Department’s Limited English Proficiency Plan. Performs other duties as required, including performance of additional interpreter duties, consistent with skill level, and as needed.

• Knowledge of the current science and practice of food and nutrition, dietetics, or food service
• Knowledge of normal nutrition principles and food needs throughout the life cycle
• Knowledge of meal planning, food budgeting and purchasing.
• Ability to provide nutrition education to others in group or individual instruction.
• Ability to determine nutritional needs and develop nutrition education plans for individuals who are not at medically high nutritional risk Ability to participate in education or in-service training programs through teaching classes, demonstrating food practices, giving talks, and developing or selecting educational materials.
• Ability to plan, organize and coordinate work assignments; ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others; ability to understand and apply applicable rules, regulations, policies and procedures.

• Bachelor's degree (or Master's degree or higher) from an accredited college or university with the major course of study in nutritional science, community nutrition, clinical nutrition, dietetics, or public health nutrition; preferred.

EMERGENCY DUTY: "Incumbent may be required to work before, during and/or beyond normal work hours or days in the event of an emergency.…