*Duration:* 6 Months
*Multiple Locations:*
* Fallbrook WIC 14901 SH 249 Tomball Parkway, Suite 107, Houston, TX 77086
* Tomball WIC 701 E Main Street, Suite#145b, Tomball, TX 77375
* Antoine WIC 5815 Antoine Drive, Houston TX 77091
* Bear Creek WIC 16233 Clay Rd, Ste 318, Houston, TX 77084
* Baytown WIC 1000 Lee Dr, Baytown, TX 77520
* Cypress Station WIC 221 FM 1960 West, Suite A, Houston TX 77090
* Scarsdale WIC 10851 Scarsdale Blvd, Ste 116, Houston, TX 77089
* Emerald Plaza WIC 11509 Veterans Memorial Dr, Ste 400, Houston, TX 77067
* Humble WIC, 8950 Will Clayton Pkwy, Suite A, Humble, TX 77338
* Southeast WIC 3737 Red Buff Rd, Pasadena, TX 7750
*Job Summary:*
* The Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Nutritionist is responsible for determining WIC Program eligibility of applicants, providing counseling and nutrition education to clients individually or in groups, assigning food package prescriptions, evaluating the need for special formulas and participating in quality assurance activities on a monthly basis.
* At times the Nutritionist will also evaluate clients for income and residency requirements, perform laboratory evaluations of growth and iron status and do data entry and food benefit issuance.
*Job Responsibilities:*
* Determines WIC program eligibility of applicants according to Federal, State and Local policies based on income, anthropometrics, blood iron level, and nutritional risk.
* Provides nutrition counseling and breastfeeding promotion and support to low and moderate risk WIC clients
* Prescribes supplemental food packages, assesses need for breastfeeding support, breast pumps or supplies, and issues in accordance with policies and procedures.
* Assists the Site Supervisor with supervision and recommends improvement in customer service, site function and clinic flow.
* Evaluates and documents the need for Non-Contract formulas requested by WIC clients according to policies
* Conducts community outreach and provides appropriate referrals to clients needing services not provided by WIC.
* Participates in quality assurance activities on a monthly basis
*Minimum Requirements:*
*Education:*
* Bachelor of Science Degree in Nutrition, Dietetics or related field.
*Experience:*
* No experience required
* Preferred Bilingual in English and Spanish
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*About our Company: -*
22nd Century Technologies Inc., (TSCTI) is one the fastest growing healthcare staffing companies in the United States. With presence in all 50 States and 6000 employees nationwide, we have been providing unparallel healthcare and technology staffing services to Public and Private sectors for over 26 years.
Started as a technology staffing company in 1997, we have significantly expanded our healthcare practice to both Clinical and Non-Clinical staffing, serving various facilities, healthcare organizations and government agencies. Our ISO certified staffing practices and technology driven staffing procedures – from recruitment to onboarding, along with an internal pre-vetted resume database of healthcare professionals, enable us to serve our customers with their immediate staffing needs.
TSCTI has extensive experience providing Physicians, Nurses, Pharmacists and other Allied Health professionals to various states – California, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Florida, Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Texas, Vermont, Virginia to name a few, and Our valued relationships with employees as well as commitment to meet and exceed clients’ expectations through our exemplary employees proves our competency in today’s healthcare staffing industry.
Recognized among *“Best Company to Work For” by Forbes, 22nd Century Technologies, Inc.,* consistently exceeds our clients’ expectations by focusing on their absolute satisfaction with jobs while keeping our employees motivated.
*All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.*
Job Types: Full-time, Contract
Pay: $22.62 per hour
Schedule:
* 8 hour shift
* Day shift
* Monday to Friday
License/Certification:
* Registered Dietitian (Preferred)
Ability to Commute:
* Tomball, TX 77375 (Required)
Ability to Relocate:
* Tomball, TX 77375: Relocate before starting work (Required)
Work Location: In person