WIC CPA

Job Description

Job Description

Location: Hastings, NE - Weekdays only - Increased Starting Wages!

Find the schedule that works for you! We offer a flexible part-time position with the possibility of full-time hours, primarily Monday–Thursday .

Position Summary : We're hiring a WIC Health & Nutrition Certified Professional Authority - officially known as a WIC Certified Professional Authority (CPA) - to provide compassionate, community-based care to women, infants, and children. This unique role is open to professionals with a variety of credentials including RDs, Nutritionists, LPNs, RNs and Registered Dietetic Technicians.

Why You'll Love This Role:

• Daytime hours only (typically 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. daily with one day 8 a.m. - 6 p.m.)
• No weekends, no holidays
• Increased entry wages!
• Use your nursing skills to help families stay healthy through educations, prevention, and support. Enjoy meaningful, hands-on work in a setting that gives you room to connect with families, with less of the urgency and intensity of traditional nursing roles.
• Supportive, mission-driven team
• Extra pay for bilingual skills and breastfeeding credentials!

What You'll Do in This Role:

This client-centered position provides direct support to families through:

• Conducting health and nutrition assessments
• Determining nutritional risk and program eligibility
• Counseling clients on nutrition, breastfeeding, and healthy behaviors
• Prescribing WIC food packages
• Offering education, referral, and care coordination to high-risk and underserved populations

Who Can Apply:

Qualifications: A current Nebraska RN or LPN license, or a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with at least 15 credit hours of coursework in human nutrition.

Relevant degree areas may include Nutrition/Nutritional Sciences, Community Nutrition, Clinical Nutrition, Dietetics, Public Health Nutrition, Health Science, Exercise Science, or Home Economics/Consumer & Family Sciences with an emphasis in nutrition.

Applicants with other bachelor’s degrees, including those with a nutrition minor, may also qualify if they have completed the required 15 credit hours of human nutrition coursework.

Nutrition-Focused Professionals:

• Bachelor's degree with at least 15 credit hours in human nutrition
• Registered Dietetic Technician (DTR)
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in:
  • Nutritional Sciences
  • Dietetics
  • Public Health Nutrition
  • Community or Clinical Nutrition
  • Home Economics or Consumer & Family Sciences (nutrition emphasis)
  • Registered Dietitian (RD) preferred, but not required

Nursing Professionals:

• Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) - current Nebraska license required
• Registered Nurse (RN) - current Nebraska license required

Pay Rates:

• Nutritionist (Bachelor's): $26.52/hour
• Nutritionist (Master's): $28.56/hour
• Registered Dietitian (RD): $30.60/hour
• LPN: $22.44/hour
• RN: $27.54/hour

Plus, extra compensation for:

• Fluent Bilingual skills
• Current Breastfeeding Credentials (CLC, IBCLC)
• Relevant experience

Want to learn more about the WIC Certified Professional Authority Role?

Call View phone number on us.fitly.work and ask for Judy, or email View email address on us.fitly.work.

Make a difference in your community. Love your hours. Grow your career. Join the WIC team in Hastings!

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