SENIOR PUBLIC HEALTH NUTRITIONIST - 64054370

Senior Public Health Nutritionist - 64054370

The incumbent is part of a global public health organization and is expected to support the Florida Department of Health in Citrus County in its mission to protect, promote and improve the health of all people in Florida through integrated state, county and community efforts and its efforts and its vision To be the Healthiest State in the Nation. Furthermore, the incumbent is expected to incorporate the agency values of Innovation, Collaboration, Accountability, Responsiveness and Excellence in all aspects of their work.

Your specific responsibilities include:

• Implementing the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) at different clinic sites throughout the county as directed by the Nutrition Program Director.
• Providing nutrition assessment, nutrition education, breastfeeding education and counseling, including high risk care plans, when appropriate, to clients enrolled in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC).
• Performing and assessing anthropometric, medical, and dietary data to determine client's eligibility for the WIC program in accordance with policies of the State WIC program and regulations stated in DHM-150-24.
• Certifying and recertifying clients for the WIC program, including nutrition assessment and assignment of nutrition risk factors base upon procedures in the DHM 150-24 Policy and Procedure Manual.
• Prescribing and making changes in WIC food packages for clients.
• Providing nutrition counseling to WIC participants and promoting nutrition/education goal setting pertinent to the needs of the client.
• Documenting services in FL WISE using Subjective, Objective, Assessment and Plan (SOAP) charting method.
• Developing, monitoring, evaluating and revising nutrition care plans for individual clients at high nutritional risk.
• Monitoring and following protocols for nutrition assessment and follow up for high risk WIC participants.
• Developing care plans and following up with medically high-risk clients in providing medical nutrition therapy counseling according to guidelines set up by Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics and as stated in DHM-150-24.
• Discussing client's progress with other professionals.
• Assessing medical documentation forms to determine need for special formula or non-contract formula following the guidelines stated in DHM-150-24.
• Providing referral to other health care and social service programs.
• Coordinating services with other CHD programs, including immunizations, primary care, Healthy Start, etc.
• Participating in breastfeeding promotion (via one-on-one education or outreach), breastfeeding training and activities (including World Breastfeeding Week), and participating in WIC outreach events, as needed.
• Participating in the preparation and selection of information materials and presentations, including secondary nutrition education resources, bulletin boards, handouts, employee wellness, etc. for use in the WIC nutrition program and for various community groups.
• Ensuring that nutrition or physical activity DVD's are played in the lobby for WIC families.
• Instructing WIC Health Support Specialists on the quarterly nutrition education kits.
• Preparing lesson plans and conducting classes for WIC participants related to nutrition factors affecting infants, children and pregnant and lactating women.
• Conducting Healthy Habits individual appointments or small group education for families with overweight or obese children.
• Performing quality assurance chart reviews for low risk and high-risk clients and other quality assurance forms as required.
• Collecting and evaluating information from the WIC records, which can be used for quality improvement purposes.
• Participating periodically in WIC and other health surveys as required.
• Providing technical assistance on program policies and current nutrition information to CHD staff.
• Attending required CHD meetings, including regularly scheduled staff meetings.
• Requiring travel in various clinic locations and other community partners in Citrus County throughout the day.
• Completing all required forms and reports such as Employee Activity Reports (EARs), Missing Bloodwork, High Risk Contacts, attendance and leave records, travel expenses, etc. by the required deadlines.

Required knowledge, skills, and abilities include:

• Knowledge of the current science and practice of food and nutrition, dietetics or food service.
• Knowledge of normal nutrition principles and food needs throughout life cycle.
• Knowledge of meal planning, food budgeting and purchasing.
• Ability to provide nutrition education to others in groups or individual instruction.
• Ability to determine nutritional needs and develop nutrition education plans for individual who are low, high or medical high nutritional risk.
• Ability to educate individuals and families about food and nutritional needs.
• Ability to participate in education or in-service training programs through teaching classes, demonstrating food practices, giving talks, and developing or selecting educational materials.
• Ability to plan, organize and coordinate work assignments.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.
• Ability to maintain records, communicate, maintain effective working relations and good rapport.
• Ability to understand and apply applicable rules, regulations, policies and procedures.

Qualifications:

• Minimum - This occupation requires that the incumbents meet the requirements outlined in Chapter 468, Part X, Florida Statutes, or be eligible to practice dietetics in accordance with Chapter 64B8-40 to 45, Florida Administrative Code and/or Registration as a dietitian as defined by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.
• Preferred - 1 year or more of WIC Competent Professional Authority experience.

Location: Lecanto, FL