Dietitian/Nutritionist 2

Georgia Department of Public Health; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 68,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible schedule

Training opportunities

Health insurance

Retirement plan

Deferred compensation

13 paid holidays

Vacation & sick leave

Dental

Vision

Long term care

Life insurance

Job summary

Fulton County Board of Health is seeking a Dietitian/Nutritionist 2 for the Community Health Services/WIC Division. The role includes planning nutrition programs, counseling individuals, and coordinating with health staff to support Women, Infants, and Children.

Requirements include a Bachelor's in dietetics with ACEND verification and two years of nutrition care experience; GA licensure is preferred. This is a full-time, on-site position with a comprehensive benefits package.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in dietetics with ACEND verification and two years of nutrition care experience.
• Licensure as a Dietitian in GA preferred.
• ACEND Verification and WIC experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Plan and conduct nutrition programs to promote health and disease prevention.
• Provide nutrition counseling and develop care plans for WIC participants.
• Assess nutritional status and high-risk needs using health records and dietary questionnaires.
• Record SOAP documentation in the EMR and coordinate with nurses and health educators.

Skills

Nutrition counseling

SOAP notes

Education outreach

Education

Bachelor's degree in dietetics

ACEND verification

Georgia licensure preferred

Job description

Pay Grade: I

Connect passion with purpose. The Fulton County Board of Health provides a variety of services that help protect residents from health threats, increase access to health services to improve health outcomes, and provide information that assists Fulton County citizens in living healthier lives.

The agency is seeking a highly qualified candidate for the position of Dietitian/Nutritionist 2 within the Fulton County Board of Health in the Community Health Services/ WIC Division.

Standard Benefits for FULL Time Salaried Employees

In addition to a competitive salary, we offer a generous benefits package that includes:

• flexible schedule
• training opportunities
• health insurance
• employee retirement plan
• deferred compensation
• 13 paid holidays
• vacation & sick leave
• dental
• vision
• long term care
• life insurance

www.fultoncountyboh.com

This is a WICGrantposition.

Under general supervision, plans and conducts service or nutritional programs to assist in the promotion of health and control of disease. Provides nutritional assessment, education and counseling to individuals, groups or the public. Serves as a resource on nutrition and dietetics to nurses, health educators or other health care providers in the facility.

Assess nutritional status and special needs of Women, Infants, and Children from health records dietary questionnaires, and knowledge of community nutrition issues. Provide counseling and develop care plans for Women, Infants, and Children who meet high risk criteria. Work with participants and/or their caregivers to help them set their own goal for change. Record proper SOAP documentation within participant's electronic medical record. 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 other health care providers in the facility.

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, verification statement of completion of a didactic program accredited by The Academy of Nutrition & Dietetics and two (2) years of job-related experience providing nutrition care to groups and individuals; or two (2) years of experience at the lower level Dietitian/Nutritionist 1 (HCP020) or position equivalent.

Preferred Qualifications

• Licensure as a Dietitian in the state of Georgia
• ACEND Verification Statement and previous WIC experience

The State will not unlawfully consider an applicant’s Performance Aptitudes:

Data Utilization: Requires the ability to synthesize, hypothesize, and/or theorize concerning data involving modification of existing policies, strategies, and/or methods to meet unique or unusual conditions. Requires the ability to do so within the context of existing organizational theories and management principles.

Human Interaction: Requires the ability to function in a managerial capacity for a division or organizational unit; includes the ability to make decisions on procedural and technical levels.

Equipment, Machinery, Tools, and Materials Utilization: Requires the ability to operate and control the actions of equipment and machinery, requiring the monitoring, adjustment, regulation, and/or setting of multiple conditions.

Verbal Aptitude: Requires the ability to utilize a wide variety of references, descriptive, advisory, and/or design data and information.

Mathematical Aptitude: Requires the ability to perform moderately complex algebraic and geometric operations; ability to utilize principles of basic probability and statistical inference.

Functional Reasoning: Requires the ability to apply principles of logical or synthesis functions; deal with concrete and abstract variables; and analyze major problems that require complex planning for interrelated activities that can span one or several work units.

Situational Reasoning: Requires the ability to exercise judgment, decisiveness, and creativity in critical and/or unexpected situations involving moderate risk to the organization.

Due to the volume of applications received, we are unable to provide information on application status by phone or email. All qualified applicants will be considered but may not necessarily receive an interview. Selected applicants will be contacted by the hiring agency for the next steps in the selection process.Applicants who are not selected will not receive a notification.

This position is subject to close at any time, once a satisfactory applicant pool has beenidentified.

*District 3-2 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 otherlegally protected categories when making selections.

The candidate chosen for employment will be subject to Criminal Background Check/Fingerprinting, Reference Checks.