SummaryMinimum Starting Salary: $66,000 Annually - Commensurate with Education & Experience Grant Funded Position
Why Work For Waco: - Meaningful and challenging work
- Make a difference and improve communities
- Competitive Salary and Benefits
- Full Range of Benefits including Health, Dental, Vision, Disability and Life Insurance
- Mandatory TMRS Retirement Plan with a 2:1 City Match
- Education Assistance Program
- Paid Parental Leave
- Employee Assistance
- Longevity Pay
- And More!
Chance to do work you are passionate aboutJob SecurityDesire to give back
Primary Duties: Under basic supervision, provides counseling, education, and assessment for infants, children, and pregnant, postpartum, and breastfeeding women clients for the Public Health District (PHD); supervises and trains clinic staff.
Required: - Bachelor's Degree in Nutrition, Food Sciences, or a related field
- 1 year supervisory experience
- Texas Drivers License
- Registered Dietitian License by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics within 90 Days
Preferred: - 2 years experience in nutrition programs
- Bilingual
Essential Functions:
• Provides direct client care for PHD clients, including interviewing and assessing nutritional status to determine client's WIC eligibility and nutrition care plan; performs anthropometric and biochemical measurements; approves specialty infant formulas; provides nutrition education and outreach programs and works with the community to increase public awareness of proper nutrition; provides information, counseling, and medical case management according to specific program and physician guidelines.
• Supervises staff, assigns duties, monitors operations, and reviews the work of assigned staff to assure the efficient and timely accomplishment of assigned duties and responsibilities.
• Evaluates appropriateness of formula issuance; coordinates quality assurance plan; and performs supervisory and clerical duties as needed.
• Tracks and completes State Reports for Continuing Education Credits (CECs) for WIC Certifying Specialists and Certifying Authorities.
• Provides nutrition case management and referrals as needed for high-risk participants, including but not limited to caloric and water flush calculations for tube feedings for appropriate metabolic formulations and tracking drop shipments for medically fragile participants to reduce disruption of supplement to qualifying participants.
• Develops lesson plans for nutrition education that are compliant with State WIC policies and guidelines.
• Conducts event planning and coordination for nutrition education programs and classes provided to staff and to the public.
• Assists with staff Performance Reviews related to nutrition education duties and skills.
• Driving is essential.
The City of Waco offers a complete benefits package for eligible employees including; health, dental, vision, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Flexible Spending Accounts, life insurance, long term and short term disability, retirement, deferred compensation plans, holidays, vacation, sick leave, credit union and savings bonds.
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