Nutritionist Associate

Virginia-Department-of-Healt; Virginia (MN); On-site; USD 41,000 - 43,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

12 paid holidays

Health, dental, vision insurance

Retirement plans (401a Cash Match, 457

Job summary

The Virginia Department of Health is hiring a Nutritionist Associate to join the WIC program in Prince William-Manassas. The role involves nutrition interviews to determine client eligibility, income assessments, and lab duties, using VENA techniques to support behavioral change.

Dietary goals are documented in care plans and dietary packages are prescribed per WIC protocols. The position requires planning clinic coverage, training staff, and promoting breastfeeding with community referrals.

Qualifications

• Basic knowledge of nutrition and nutritional standards.
• Ability to conduct interviews and collect information.
• Ability to interpret, document, calculate, and compile routine data.
• Experience providing patient education and/or communicating information to individuals.
• Good communication skills, verbally and in writing, to interact with a variety of patients, peers, and supervisors.
• Ability to work effectively individually and as a team member.
• Experience multi-tasking and prioritizing workloads.
• Skills using computer systems.

Responsibilities

• Performs nutritional interviews to determine client eligibility for the WIC program.
• Performs income eligibility and lab duties; uses VENA techniques to assess readiness, motivation & barriers to behavioral change.
• Dietary goals are established and documented in care plans; prescribes dietary food packages per WIC protocols.
• Helps plan and schedule nutrition coverage for WIC clinic; monitors patient flow and clinic scheduling.
• Trains new staff on lab protocols and procedures; ensures security of WIC EBT cards and related supplies.
• Provides patient counseling and documents care plans per state guidelines; conducts nutrition education classes.

Skills

Knowledge of nutrition and nutritional

Interviews and data collection

Documentation and data calculation

Patient education and communication

Verbal and written communication

Teamwork and collaboration

Multi-tasking and prioritization

Computer systems proficiency

Job description

Title: Nutritionist Associate

State Role Title:Direct Service Associate II

Hiring Range: $40,543 - $43,000 (up tp $51,600 with the supplement)

Pay Band: NV 2

Agency: Virginia Department of Health

Location:PRINCE WILLIAM-MANASSAS

Agency Website:https://www.vdh.virginia.gov/prince-william/

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Job Duties

The Prince Wiliam County Health District is seeking a Nutritionist Associates to join the Women, Infants and children’s (WIC) program.

Primarily performs nutritional interviews to determine client eligibility for the WIC program. Position also requires performing income eligibility and lab duties routinely. Uses VENA techniques to assess readiness, motivation & barriers to behavioral change. Dietary goals are established & documented in care plan. Prescribes dietary food packages in accordance with WIC protocols. Helps plan and schedule nutrition coverage for WIC clinic. Monitors patient flow and clinic scheduling to meet the needs of the clients. Helps train new staff on lab protocols and procedures. Ensures security of WIC EBT cards and all other related supplies. Dietary goals will be established and documented for each WIC client in care plan according to state policy. Patient counseling specific to the individual's nutritional needs will be provided and documented in care plan according to state guidelines. Assists/plans quarterly nutrition education classes (lesson plan, talking points, bulletin board, and handouts). Facilitates nutrition education classes to applicants/participants through group discussion or over the phone. Promotes breastfeeding; schedules applicants to breastfeeding classes and breastfeeding support groups; refers pregnant and breastfeeding moms to district's breastfeeding coordinator, DBE or peer counselor.

This is a restricted position, which is solely funded by the Federal WIC grant. The availability of funding is scheduled for review annually. Annual funding cycle October 1 to September 30 of the following year. Continued employment is contingent on the continued availability of funds.

The Virginia Department of Health offers 12 paid holidays, medical, dental, vision and life insurance, retirement plans (including 401a Cash Match and 457 Deferred Compensation Plan) as well as sick, family/personal, and annual leave.

There is a local salary supplement of 20% in addition to the listed state salary range for this position.

Minimum Qualifications

• Basic knowledge of nutrition and nutritional standards
• Ability to conduct interviews and collect information
• Ability to interpret, document, calculate, and compile routine data
• Experience providing patient education and/or communicating information to individuals
• Good communication skills, verbally and in writing, to interact with a variety of patients, peers, and supervisors
• Ability to work effectively individually and as a team member
• Experience multi-tasking and prioritizing workloads
• Skills using computer systems

Additional Considerations

• Training, job experience, or coursework in Nutrition, Dietetics, food services, or a related area preferred
• Bilingual in Spanish and English preferred
• Experience obtaining blood samples/finger sticks, and taking heights and weights of individuals
• Competent Professional Authority (CPA) training completed within 6 months of hire

Contact Information

Name: Ramis Ahsan

Phone: [phone]

Email: [e-mail]

In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter. Requesting an AHP Letter can be found at AHP Letter or by calling DARS at 800-552-5019.

Note: Applicants who received a Certificate of Disability from DARS or DBVI dated between April 1, 2022- February 29, 2024, can still use that COD as applicable documentation for the Alternative Hiring Process.