Nutrition Assistant, Harrington Hospital WIC Program, Milford Campus - 20 hours, Days

UMass Memorial Health; Milford (MA); On-site; USD 26,000 - 47,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Signing bonus

Job summary

UMass Memorial Health is seeking a Nutrition Services professional to provide support to CPA I trainees and low-risk child applicants. The role emphasizes nutrition assessment, counseling, and data entry within a patient-centered care team.

The position is non-exempt, with schedule details Monday through Friday and a day shift. Bilingual Spanish/Portuguese proficiency is required, and a signing bonus may be available after eligibility review.

Qualifications

• CPA I Training Program completion to obtain CPA I status.
• Bi-lingual in Spanish/Portuguese required.

Responsibilities

• Anthropometric and hematological data collection.
• Dietary and nutritional risk assessment.
• Food package assignment.
• Counseling and education.
• Documentation and nutrition data entry.
• Health and social service referrals.
• Follow-up nutrition education.

Skills

Bi-lingual Spanish/Portuguese

Job description

Are you an internal caregiver, student, or contingent worker/agency worker at UMass Memorial Health?

Exemption Status

Non-Exempt

Hiring Range

$19.15 - $34.47

Please note that the final offer may vary within this range based on a candidate’s experience, skills, qualifications, and internal equity considerations.

Schedule Details

Monday through Friday

Scheduled Hours

830-430

Shift

1 - Day Shift, 4 Hours (United States of America)

Hours

20

Cost Center

25080 - 5845 WIC

This position may have a signing bonus available a member of the Recruitment Team will confirm eligibility during the interview process.

Everyone Is a Caregiver

At UMass Memorial Health, everyone is a caregiver – regardless of their title or responsibilities. Exceptional patient care, academic excellence and leading-edge research make UMass Memorial the premier health system of Central Massachusetts, and a place where we can help you build the career you deserve. We are more than 20,000 employees, working together as one health system in a relentless pursuit of healing for our patients, community and each other. And everyone, in their own unique way, plays an important part, every day.

Provides nutrition services to low-risk child applicants and participants. Responsibilities include:

Completes And Receives Acceptable Status On All Components, Activities And Posttests Of The CPA I Training Program To Obtain CPA I Status. After Obtaining CPA I Status

• Anthropometric and hematological data collection.
• Dietary and nutritional risk assessment.
• Food package assignment.
• Counseling and education.
• Documentation and nutrition data entry.
• Health and social service referrals.
• Follow-up nutrition education.

Performs other duties as needing including participating in quality assurance activities

Bi-lingual proficiency in Spanish and/or Portuguese required.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

We’re striving to make respect a part of everything we do at UMass Memorial Health – for our patients, our community and each other. Our six Standards of Respect are: Acknowledge, Listen, Communicate, Be Responsive, Be a Team Player and Be Kind. If you share these Standards of Respect, we hope you will join our team and help us make respect our standard for everyone, every day.

As an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer, UMass Memorial Health recognizes the power of a diverse community and encourages applications from individuals with varied experiences, perspectives and backgrounds. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, gender identity and expression, protected veteran status or other status protected by law.

If you are unable to submit an application because of incompatible assistive technology or a disability, please contact us at [e-mail]. We will make every effort to respond to your request for disability assistance as soon as possible.