WIC CLERK

AccessHealth; Hempstead (TX); On-site; USD 21,000 - 22,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Vision insurance

403b Retirement Savings Plan

Trauma Informed Care Program

Competitive Pay

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

AccessHealth, a private nonprofit community health center, seeks a WIC support specialist to perform clinical, technical and clerical tasks essential to WIC certification and benefits issuance.

The role requires organizing duties, handling confidential information with integrity, and contributing to nutrition education and outreach efforts in a team-driven environment. Day shift, full-time, on-site in Hempstead, TX.

Qualifications

• Education: High school diploma or GED.
• Experience: 1 year in health field preferred.
• Bilingual preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

• Answer phones and schedule appointments for referrals.
• Determine participant eligibility per WIC policy.
• Record diet recall, weighings, and hemoglobin tests for WIC eligibility.
• Provide referrals and maintain confidential records.
• Support daily WIC reports, certification and nutrition education classes.
• Promote breastfeeding and outreach activities.

Skills

Organizational skills

Heavy correspondence

Confidentiality

Ethical standards

Well-organized

Keyboarding

Team player

People skills

Handling sensitive inquiries

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

WE ARE NOT JUST LOOKING FOR JOB SEEKERS, BUT RATHERCHANGEMAKERS!

IF YOU’RE A ROCKSTAR LOOKING TO MAKE AN IMPACT IN THE COMMUNITY AND BE OUR NEXT HEALTHCARE HERO, JOIN ACCESSHEALTH COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER!!!

AccessHealth is a private, not-for-profit community health center established in the community in 1975. We are dedicated to excellence in providing integrated health care services to improve the quality of life in the communities we serve!

SCHEDULE:

• Job Type: Full-Time
• Day shift
• 3rd Saturday (8a – 1:00p)

PAY RANGE:

• $15.00-$16.00/hr

BENEFITS:

• Health insurance
• Vision insurance
• 403b Retirement Savings Plan
• Trauma Informed Care Program
• Competitive Pay
• Employee Assistance Program

Job Summary:

Perform assigned clinical, technical and clerical support necessary to complete the WIC certification process and issuance of WIC food Benefits.

ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Answer phones, make appointments and perform tasks necessary for transfer of participants to and from the local agency.
• Determine participant categorical, financial and residential eligibility according to WIC policy.
• Provide clinical WIC services necessary for eligibility, including recording 24-hour diet recall, weighing, measuring and graphing, and testing for blood hemoglobin levels.
• Provide appropriate participant referrals.
• Maintain accurate and confidential records.
• Perform clerical and automation support tasks necessary for WIC daily reports, certification, nutrition education classes, food delivery and transfer of information to the WIC State Agency.
• Promote breast-feeding as the preferred infant feeding method.
• Take active role in outreach activities.
• Take active role in increasing and maintaining WIC participant number.
• Take active role in supporting LA29’s vision and mission.
• Screen infants and children for current immunization status and make appropriate referrals.
• Inventory office supplies, medical supplies and equipment as assigned.
• Prepare required WIC end of the month reports.
• Provide client confidentiality and good customer service.
• Performs other related duties incidental to the work described herein as may be assigned or delegated by the WIC supervisor or nutritionist.
• Comply with all company policies, procedures and regulatory requirements.
• Performs all other duties as assigned by management.

Qualifications

EDUCATION/LICENSURE/CERTIFICATION QUALIFICATIONS:

High school diploma or GED.

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

1. One-year work experience, preferably in the health field.

2. Ability to work with people of all socioeconomic levels.

PREFERRED

Bilingual preferred but not required

SKILLS AND EXPEREINCE:

REQUIRED:

• Ability to organize work, develops procedures, and follows instructions.
• Ability to coordinate heavy correspondence including confidential documents.
• Ability to maintain confidence regarding information processed.
• High ethical standards.
• Well-organized and self-directed.
• Good keyboarding skills and legible handwriting.
• Team player.
• Ability to relate to people at all levels in the organization.
• Ability to respond effectively to the most sensitive inquiries or complaints.