Nutritionist

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Time Type:

Part time

Department:

WIC

All Locations:

East Boston

Description:

WIC Program Nutritionist provides the full range of WIC nutrition services to applicants and participants (infants, children, prenatal and postpartum women, both breastfeeding and non-breastfeeding) under the supervision of the Senior Nutritionist.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Conducts dietary evaluation of all categories of WIC participants.
• Nutrition Assessment and counseling are documented completely and accurately.
• Determines nutritional risk factors according to federal guidelines.
• Prescribes appropriate food package based on nutritional risk factors.
• Provides nutrition and breastfeeding counseling and education.
• Offers referrals to additional appropriate services available through EBNHC and/or other community agencies.
• Bloodwork procedures for collecting and assessing blood work values are followed appropriately.
• Assists Senior Nutritionist with training of the paraprofessional Nutrition Assistant staff in completion of required activities and performance skills necessary to achieve CPAI or CPAII status.
• Ongoing supervision and education of Nutrition Assistant staff through review and co-signing charts for purposes of Quality Assurance required by Federal/State standards.
• Contributes to WIC/Primary Care coordinated services to prenatal clients through voluntary participation and facilitation of Breastfeeding education module of Birth Classes at EBNHC.
• Serves a Co-Coordinator of East Boston WIC’s Immunization Project.

Qualifications and Requirements:

• B.S. in Nutrition, Public Health Nutrition, Nutrition Education.
• Demonstrated leadership and decision making capability.
• Sensitivity to needs of participant population.
• Available to work evening hours, and at least 1 Saturday per month.
• Bicultural/bilingual skills very desirable.