Breastfeeding Coordinator/Nutritionist

Breastfeeding Coordinator/Nutritionist

Lincoln Community Health Center, Inc., a federally qualified community health center located in Durham, NC is recruiting for a Breastfeeding Coordinator/Nutritionist.

Durham is known as the Bull City, the City of Medicine, the Tastiest Town in the South, and the Startup Capital of the South. It's a two-hour drive from the beach, a three-hour drive from the Blue Ridge Mountains, and is North Carolina's fourth largest city by population. Along the East Coast, Durham is located conveniently along I-85. For those outside of driving distance, travel to and from is made easy as the City and County of Durham co-own the top-ranked Raleigh-Durham International Airport that services more than 45 nonstop destinations.

Occupational Summary

Provides professional, nutritional services for women, infants and children who are enrolled in the Lincoln Community Health Center's (LCHC's) WIC Program including main site and satellite clinics. Provides individual client nutrition and diet counseling, assesses nutritional needs using anthropometric, biochemical, clinical, dietary and socioeconomic information to develop a nutrition care plan. Client base can range from low risk to high-risk cases. Leads breastfeeding team by managing the breastfeeding peer counselor program and communicates with lactation consultants from outside agencies to coordinate services.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required

Work requires specialized knowledge in fundamental dietetics; behavior change theory and nutrition through the life cycle. Skillful application of this knowledge is required in counseling clients from a variety of socioeconomic and cultural backgrounds and who have uncomplicated or well-managed health issues. Ability to maintain rapport with clients. Demonstration of critical thinking as applied to practice of clinical dietetics and WIC Program guidelines. Needs to be comfortable receiving and carrying out directions from a multi-tiered agency system including Nutrition Services Branch.

Education & Experience

Graduation from a Commission on Accreditation for Dietetic Education, approved program in Dietetics, or Dietetic Technician, Registered with the Commission on Accreditation for Dietetics Education with a bachelor's degree in any subject area from an accredited four-year college or university; or a Bachelor of Science Degree in Dietetics, Public Health Nutrition or Community Nutrition from an accredited four-year college or university. Successful completion of the North Carolina Lactation Educator Training Program. International Board-Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) preferred. Maintain 20 hours of continuing education in breastfeeding every 5 years.

Lincoln Community Health Center, Inc. (LCHC), mission is to provide primary and preventive health care in a courteous, professional, and personalized manner. Key requirements for any position are our "Core Values": Courtesy, Respect, Quality, Accessibility, Teamwork, Continuous Improvement, Accountability.

LCHC provides comprehensive, high-quality primary health care to our patients regardless of ability to pay. As a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC), we provide health care to all members of our community, including low income, uninsured patients and diverse communities. We screen potential employees to first ensure alignment with our key requirements followed by the requisite position skills set. In doing so staff must be committed to the mission who do their best to live and work the characteristics of our core values as we strive to care for ever increasing members of the communities we serve. Understanding that each individual is unique and recognizing our individual differences.