Seeking Full-Time Public Health Nutritionist

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The Georgia Department of Public Health is the lead agency entrusted by the people of Georgia to proudly protect lives and promote healthy lifestyles in diverse communities statewide. We are committed to preventing disease, injury, and disability; promoting health and well‑being; Make a Professional Impact - Build your career where it matters and protect lives in the community where you live, work, and play

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Responsible for providing certifications, nutrition education, and food package changes to clients in person, over the phone, and virtually. Serves as a resource on nutrition and dietetics to nurses, health educators or other health care providers in the facility. Recommends nutritional care plans and documents plan and progress in records.

Full time position-M-F work schedule

13 paid holidays and excellent benefit package

All Coastal Health District, County Health Department employees are deemed essential employees in the event of an emergency. As such, you may be called on to participate in an event not limited to but including, staffing a shelter, a Specimen Point of Collection Site (SPOC) and/or Point of Dispensing site (POD). When you are called on to participate, you are expected and it will be a part of your job requirement to participate, whether the emergency occurs during or outside regular work hours.

Under broad supervision, plan and conduct food service or nutritional programs to assist in the promotion of health and control of disease. Serves as a resource on nutrition and dietetics to nurses, health educators or other health care providers in the facility. Recommends nutritional care plans and documents plan and progress in records.

Nutritionist 1-Bachelor's degree in dietetics, human nutrition, foods and nutrition, nutrition education, food systems management or a closely related field from an accredited college or university AND verification statement of completion of a didactic program accredited by The Academy of Nutrition & Dietetics.

Benefits for Full Time Eligible Employees

13 Paid Holidays

Defined Benefit retirement plan

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Health Care Spending Account

Dependent Care Spending Account

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

Legal Insurance

Physical Activity Breaks

Employee Assistance Program

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*Coastal Health District is an Equal Opportunity Employer*

The State will not unlawfully consider an applicant's race, color, national origin, religion, age, disability, sex, genetic information, political affiliation, protected uniformed service, or other legally protected category when making selections.

If you require accommodations under the American Disability Act (ADA), notify this agency of your request by the closing date of this announcement.

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