Nutritionist-Chatham

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Who we are.

We protect lives.

The Georgia Department of Public Health is the lead agency entrusted by the people of Georgia to proudly protect lives and promote healthy lifestyles in diverse communities statewide. We are committed to preventing disease, injury, and disability; promoting health and well-being; and preparing the State of Georgia for responding to disasters.

Benefits

What we offer.

As a member of the Georgia Department of Public Health team, you will join a passionate group of individuals who are dedicated to making an impact. No matter your role, you will individually contribute to protecting the lives of all Georgians while receiving a wide range of benefits, so you can:

• Make a Professional Impact
  - Build your career where it matters and protect lives in the community where you live, work, and play
• Work witha Dynamic and Diverse Team
  - Collaborative and inclusive way of working where employees share ideas and leverage collective strengths
• Achieve Career Longevity
  - Countless opportunities for continuous learning/development that support a long-term career
• Take Part in a Hands-on Working Culture
  - Unique culture of active engagement and problem-solving, no matter your role
• Feel Pride in Where you Work
  - Be part of making an impact in public health alongside dedicated people just like you

Responsible for providing certifications, nutrition education, and food package changes to clients in person, over the phone, and virtually.

Serves as a resource on nutrition and dietetics to nurses, health educators or other health care providers in the facility. Recommends nutritional care plans and documents plan and progress in records.

* Full time position-M-F work schedule
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• 13 paid holidays and excellent benefit package
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** All Coastal Health District, County Health Department employees are deemed essential employees in the event of an emergency. As such, you may be called on to participate in an event not limited to but including, staffing a shelter, a Specimen Point of Collection Site (SPOC) and/or Point of Dispensing site (POD). When you are called on to participate, you are expected and it will be a part of your job requirement to participate, whether the emergency occurs during or outside regular work hours.*
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Job Responsibilities

• Advises clients and their families on nutritional principles, dietary plans and diet modifications, and food selection and preparation
• Assesses nutritional needs, diet restrictions and current health plans to develop and implement dietary-care plans and provide nutritional counseling
• Consults with physicians and health care personnel to determine nutritional needs and diet restrictions of client
• Counsels individuals and groups on basic rules of good nutrition, healthy eating habits, and nutrition monitoring to improve their quality of life
• Develops curriculum and prepares manuals, visual aids, course outlines, and other materials used in teaching
• Develops policies for food service or nutritional programs to assist in health promotion and disease control
• Plans, develops, implements and evaluates strategies for promoting and supporting breastfeeding
• Creates and maintains a high performance environment characterized by positive leadership and a strong team orientation. (Performed by some incumbents)
• Maintains responsibility for personal/professional continuing education to enable application of current professional practice (Performed by all incumbents)

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in dietetics, human nutrition, foods and nutrition, nutrition education, food systems management or a closely related field from an accredited college or university AND Verification statement of completion of a didactic program accredited by The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics AND T o years of experience providing nutrition care to groups and individuals.



Preferred Qualifications

Previous experience with GA WIC program. Knowledge of the current government dietary guidelines. 3 or more years experience in conducting nutrition education sessions and nutrition counseling. Licensed…