Public Health Nutritionist - WIC

How To Apply

Applications are submitted online until the position is filled and/or the posting is closed. After reviewing this job announcement, please click on the link at the bottom of the page to apply online. A resume is required with the application. Further instructions on submission of documents are available in the online application. A resume may not be substituted for an application.

Position Summary

This is beginning level professional work in the field of public health nutrition.

Employees in this class provide beginning level community nutrition education services to WIC Program participants. A Public Health Nutritionist focuses on the needs of families within at-risk populations/communities; assessing clients’ needs and uses guided goal setting techniques to enroll, guide and advise women, infants & children (WIC) to attain healthy outcomes. Work is performed in accordance with established regulations, policies and procedures under the direct supervision of a Public Health Nutrition Supervisor or Administrator.

Overview

Fringe Benefits

• Paid holidays, personal days, vacation and sick leave benefits, medical coverage and dental benefits, a retirement plan, life insurance and a deferred compensation plan after eligibility requirements have been met.
  
  
  

Perks Working for ACHD

• Professional growth through training opportunities (CPR, First AID, Public Health Preparedness, Dignity and Respect, Points of Dispensing, and more); ability to advance in county system; job security; meaningfulness in daily work derived from public service; eligible for federal loan forgiveness; organizational commitment to ACHD’s mission to protect, promote, and preserve the health and well-being of all Allegheny County residents, particularly the most vulnerable.
  
  
  

Duties

• Assesses individual nutrition needs and makes recommendations for follow-up guidance.
• Interprets current nutrition information to health professionals, agencies, and program participants.
• Perform screening duties as needed which include; perform hemoglobin testing and measure participant anthropometrics.
• Provides WIC benefits to program participants.
• Serves as a member of the interdisciplinary health care team for individual case management.
• Provides orientation in public health nutrition of new employees and students from health care professions.
• Maintains records and prepares reports.
• Responds to Public Health emergencies as assigned by the Health Department
• Performs other duties as required or requested
  
  
  

Knowledge Of

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Basic principles and practices of nutrition and dietetics, both normal and therapeutic.
• Methods utilized to assess nutritional problems of individuals, families and groups.
• Health care ethics and confidentiality of information.
• Use of Microsoft Office programs including Access, Word, PowerPoint, and Excel and other database programs.
• Current developments in the field of public health nutrition.
• Principles and practices related to providing nutrition information to institutions and group care facilities.
  
  
  

Skill In

• Nutrition
• Nutrition Education
• Nutritional Counseling
• Child Nutrition
• Infant Nutrition
• Prenatal Nutrition
• Dietetics
• Customer Service
• Microsoft Office
• Public Health
  
  
  

Ability To

• Represent ideas effectively, concisely and accurately, both orally and in writing and present themselves in a professional manner.
• Serve as a coordinator of a staff of paraprofessional and clerical staff in assigned offices.
• Implement public health nutrition policies and procedures with staff and program participants.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with professional and lay groups in implementing nutrition education programs.
• Work in a team environment.
• Respond to Public Health emergencies.
  
  
  

Residency: Allegheny County within 1 year.

Veterans' Preference: Will be awarded to eligible candidates.

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