Registered Dietitian

Senior Registered Dietitian – WIC | Weekdays Only

Pay: $26.99 per hour

Looking for a Registered Dietitian role with a predictable schedule and meaningful work?

Southeastern Idaho Public Health (SIPH) offers a supportive, team-centered work environment! The following values are the foundation that we build our work upon: professional, empowering, accountable, and kind! Apply today to join our team!

Why people enjoy working here

• No nights, no weekends, no on-call
• Monday–Friday schedule with consistent hours
• Meaningful public health work serving women, infants, and children
• Lifetime pension (vested after 5 years)

Location Flexibility

We have one position open, and it can be based in any of our offices in Pocatello, Montpelier, Blackfoot, Arco, Soda Springs, Preston, Malad, or American Falls. You only need to apply once—we’ll consider all applications equally. During onboarding, you may select your home office.

Schedule: Monday–Friday, between 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. A consistent schedule will be set during onboarding

Hours: 40 hours per week

Remote Hybrid option available after training

The WIC Senior Registered Dietitian provides nutrition counseling and education to WIC clients among other duties. This position requires strong customer service skills and the ability to navigate complex client interactions while adhering to WIC policy. Most positions involve lifting children and objects weighing 40 pounds. This position requires some travel within a local service area.

Duties may include:

• Develop, implement, and evaluate nutrition and breastfeeding education materials.
• Provide nutrition training for community and special interest groups.
• Collect and analyze dietary history, assess nutritional status and needs, assess feeding skills of clients.
• Work with multiple electronic systems to document care plans, issue food benefits, determine eligibility for program, schedule appointments, pull and complete reports.
• Certifies WIC participants per program guidelines to maintain program eligibility.
• Obtains client heights, weights, and blood samples as required and is able to interpret results.
• Coordinates with medical providers, WIC staff, and WIC participants to obtain required documentation of specialty foods and formula.
• Represent WIC on committees as assigned.
• Ensure quality and program requirements are met; confer with staff and explores ways to enhance service delivery.
• Participate in breastfeeding promotion, support, and education.
• Evaluates program goals and develops plans and procedures for service delivery in compliance with federal, state, and agency directives; confer with other dietitians to enhance service delivery.
• Provides training to staff as directed.
• Participates in outreach activities as assigned.
• Other duties as assigned by program director.

Minimum Qualifications:

This position requires licensure in Idaho as a registered dietitian.

This position requires experience developing, implementing, and evaluating public health nutrition programs. This MQ is typically met through one year of work experience in public health nutrition.

How to Apply:

Email a resume that includes month and year you worked at your previous positions and other relevant experiences.

Email: hr@siph.id.gov

Benefits:

• Vacation and sick leave accrual beginning upon hire
• 11 paid holidays per year
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) eligible employer (eligibility requirements apply)
• PERSI – Public Employee Retirement System of Idaho, a lifetime pension benefit (vested after 5 years of service)
• Optional 401(k) and Deferred Compensation plans with Traditional and Roth options
• Competitive Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, and Disability insurance benefits

View SIPH’s full benefits package: https://www.siphidaho.org/job-openings.php

Hiring Information:

Candidates who reach the final hiring stage will be required to participate in a criminal background check. Having a criminal record will not automatically eliminate applicants from consideration but may be considered as part of the hiring process.

Hiring is done without regard to one's race, color, gender, national origin, religion, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information & testing, family & medical leave, marital status or family responsibilities, disability, veteran status or diagnosis, or any other characteristic protected by law. If you need special accommodations through the application or hiring process, please contact Human Resources at (208) 239.5203. In addition, qualifying veterans may receive preference.

Thank you for your interest in employment with Southeastern Idaho Public Health!