WIC Nutritionist Per Diem

Harbor Health Services, Inc.; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 125,000 - 150,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading health services organization is seeking a Per Diem Nutritionist to join their WIC Program in Boston. The role involves providing nutrition services to applicants, documentation, and assisting in program development. Bilingual candidates are strongly preferred, and the position is an excellent opportunity for those passionate about maternal and child health.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Public Health Nutrition or equivalent required.
• 1 year experience in clinical/community nutrition preferred.
• Bilingual preferred (Spanish, Portuguese, Vietnamese, Haitian Creole).

Responsibilities

• Provides nutrition care to high-risk women, infants, and children.
• Documents and enters data regarding nutrition assessments.
• Assists in training WIC Program Assistants.

Skills

Excellent communications skills

Leadership

Decision-making

Interest in nutrition and maternal child health

Education

Bachelor's degree in Public Health Nutrition or related field

Master's degree in Public Health Nutrition preferred

Registration with the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics preferred

Licensure with the Massachusetts Board of Registration of Dietitians and Nutritionists preferred

Job description

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Harbor Health Services is an innovative, growing, mission-based organization that lives, serves and collaborates with our community members to achieve our mission to help individuals reach their full potential through access to local, affordable services that promote health. Harbor provides medical, behavioral health, dental, and support services to more than 34,000 patients in Boston, the South Shore, and Cape Cod. Harbor Health also operates two Programs for All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly in Mattapan and Brockton, providing comprehensive healthcare, transportation and social services for more than 450 frail elders who continue to live with dignity and independence in the community and a Woman, Infants and Children (WIC) Nutrition Program. To help further the mission of Harbor, we are looking for an talented Per Diem Nutritionist to join our team at the our Harbor WIC Program to cover open/vacant shift needs.

WIC hours of operation include T uesdays and Thursdays 9:00 am-7:00pm, Wednesday and Fridays 8:00 am-4pm, and Saturday s 9:00 am-1:00pm. We are particularly in need of Bilingual Haitian Creole/English candidates.

Role:

The Program Nutritionist provides nutrition services to WIC applicants and participants.

Responsibilities:

• Provides nutrition care to high-risk women, infants and children under the supervision of the senior nutritionist, including all aspects of:
• Anthropometric and hematological data collection
• Dietary assessment, nutritional risk assessment and food package prescription
• Nutrition and breastfeeding counseling and education
• Documentation and data entry
• Referrals to other health and social services
• Follow-up nutrition education
• Participates in planning, development and evaluation of:
• Educational materials and group nutrition education sessions
• Participant counseling and education strategies
• Nutrition in-services and outreach activities
• Nutrition policies
• Assists senior nutritionist in:
• Training paraprofessional WIC staff
• Conducting quality assurance activities
• Communicates with health care community on issues pertaining to participant needs.
• Provides nutrition care for low-risk applicants and participants as needed.
• Assists in the training of WIC Program Assistants.
• Participates in quality assurance activities.
  
  

Requirements :

• Bachelor's degree in Public Health Nutrition, Nutrition, Foods and Nutrition, or Nutrition Education
• Master's degree in Public Health Nutrition, Nutrition, or Food and Nutrition preferred
• Registration with the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, or licensure with the Massachusetts Board of Registration of Dietitians and Nutritionists preferred
• One year of experience in clinical or community nutrition preferred
• Demonstrated leadership and decision-making capabilities
• Excellent communications skills
• Interest in nutrition and maternal child health
• Bilingual Spanish, Portuguese, Vietnamese or Haitian Creole strongly preferred.
• Must have previous WIC experience in the Massachusetts WIC Program
  
  

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

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Temporary

Job function

• Job function

  Health Care Provider

• Industries

  Hospitals and Health Care

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