Nutritionist
Core
Provides full range of WIC nutrition services including dietary evaluations, risk assessments, food package prescriptions, and breastfeeding counseling to infants, children, and prenatal/postpartum women.
Role type
WIC Program Nutritionist
Builds
Food packages and nutrition education plans for WIC participants
Domain
Public health / Community nutrition
Deliverable
client delivery
Required skills
Dietary evaluation, nutrition assessment, breastfeeding counseling, federal guideline compliance, staff supervision, immunization project coordination
Preferred skills
Bicultural/bilingual skills, leadership, evening availability
Technologies
Bloodwork collection and assessment protocols
Responsibilities
Conduct dietary evaluations for WIC participants, prescribe appropriate food packages based on nutritional risk, provide breastfeeding counseling and education, supervise Nutrition Assistant staff, coordinate WIC/Primary Care services, serve as Co-Coordinator of Immunization Project
Seniority
Individual Contributor