Registered Dietitian - WIC - Health Department

Job Title

Salt Lake CountyA career with a purpose in the community you love!

Salt Lake County invites you to explore our exciting career opportunities. We seek highly enthusiastic individuals to enrich our County with your experience and talent. If you enjoy working in a team environment that is committed to changing the lives of its community, please keep reading.

What it is like to work here:

At Salt Lake County our culture is woven into all aspects of our work and our employees' lives, from the way we treat each other to the way we support the community. To promote and foster a fun and healthy work environment, we appreciate employees through great benefits, a healthy work life balance and room to grow and develop.

Surround yourself with:

Peers who are motivated to make a difference in the lives of those we serve. We serve Salt Lake County and envision a safe and beautiful place for all to live, work and have fun. Salt Lake County is about connecting people and championing our community. Community is more than a place.its our heart and service that bring us together.

We encourage a work life balance:

Working for Salt Lake County is more than just a paycheck. A career with Salt Lake County includes several benefits and perks. We support our employees with 12 holidays, up to 24 vacation days, 12 sick days and one personal day every year.

Additional Benefits include:

• Retirement options for hybrid pension/401(k) or 401(k) only with a 10% contribution
• Medical coverage including a 100% county paid premium option-Dental and Vision coverage including coverage for adult designees
• Health Savings account with a county contribution up to $1200/year, Flexible Spending Account
• 100% county-paid Long-Term Disability and Short-Term Disability option
• Professional Development including professional membership fees paid
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Plus: Onsite medical clinic, childcare and gym; hospital insurance, pet insurance auto and home insurance and discounts at County facilities.

Job Summary

Provides specialized nutritional counseling, medical nutrition therapy, and follow-up for medically nutritionally compromised clients. Develops, plans, and provides nutrition education. Determines eligibility of clients in the Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Program. Promotes, supports, and educates breastfeeding women.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in Dietetics, Human Nutrition, Community Nutrition, Clinical Nutrition, Public Health Nutrition, Nutritional Sciences, Food Systems Management, or Food Sciences, plus an approved dietetic internship.

Must be registered and certified as a Dietitian; OR must be eligible for certification under the Dietitian Certification Act within six (6) months of hire.

Must complete a 45-hour lactation educator course within two (2) years of hire.

Preference will be given to applicants who are Bilingual in English and Spanish, and requires the ability to read, write, and speak both English and Spanish fluently.

Due to the nature of this position, the successful applicant must pass a required background check through fingerprinting and enrollment in the continuous RAP Back (Record of Arrest and Prosecution Back) program in accordance with current County Human Resources policy requirements.

Due to the nature of this role, vaccination or proof of vaccination may be required.

Essential Functions

• Develops, plans, and provides nutrition education.
• Evaluates and assesses high-risk clients to provide medical nutrition therapy.
• Consults with family physicians or other health care providers on nutrition-related medical problems to ensure proper food prescriptions.
• Evaluates special formula requests related to diagnoses.
• Approves and/or obtains prescriptions from a prescriptive authority.
• Determines and establishes appropriate nutrition intervention based on client assessment.
• Initiates tracking, follows high-risk clients to monitor health status, and refers for necessary treatment.
• Assigns and tailors food packages to meet the nutritional needs of the client.
• Assists the supervisor in planning, developing, implementing, and evaluating the Nutrition Education plan.
• Assesses and evaluates clients' education level, cultural background, values, and beliefs to personalize nutrition counseling to better meet their needs.
• Determines eligibility of Women's, Infants and Children (WIC) applicants using State WIC policies and procedures.
• Assesses and assigns nutrition risk factors using biochemical, anthropometric, medical, and diet data.
• Refers clients to other community resources as needed.
• Promotes breastfeeding among clients to increase breastfeeding rates.
• Provides breastfeeding support, technical assistance, and education to WIC clients, breastfeeding peer counselors, and staff.
• Issues electric breast pumps and other breastfeeding aids per state protocol. Evaluates, tracks, and counsels clients regarding the use of the breast pumps and/or breastfeeding aids.
• Provides timely, accurate, and professional legal documentation using SOAP format per State WIC policies and procedures.
• Assists in quality assurance activities and self-monitoring tools.
• Schedules appropriate nutritional education visits to meet the assessed nutritional needs of clients.
• Reviews clients' immunization records and refers when needed to promote up-to-date status.
• Educates clients on the appropriate use of food instruments and vendor policies.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSA)

Knowledge of:

• Principles of diet and nutrition

Skills and Abilities to:

• Utilize basic computer functions
• Work cooperatively with clients, coworkers, professionals, and others
• Communicate effectively both verbally and in writing
• Communicate effectively with persons of various social, economic, and ethnic backgrounds

Additional Information

Working Conditions and Physical Requirements

Work is performed in a busy clinic, where the employee may be exposed to contagious or infectious diseases.

Employee sits for long periods, and regularly walks, stands, or stoops; may occasionally lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects weighing up to 25-30 pounds.

The working environment may be noisy.

Important Information Regarding This Position

Work schedule is Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM and Wednesday 9:30 AM to 6:30 PM. This position may require some travel within Salt Lake County.