WIC Registered Dietitian II

Sixteenth Street Community Health Centers; Milwaukee (WI); On-site; USD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Sixteenth Street Community Health Centers in Milwaukee seeks a Nutrition Coordinator to lead Wisconsin WIC nutrition services, policy implementation, and staff supervision. You will ensure culturally appropriate, participant-centered care and oversee education and documentation across the clinic.

The role requires an RD/RDN credential and WIC experience; bilingual Spanish/English is preferred. Collaborate with the WIC Director and partners to enhance services and policy compliance.

Qualifications

• Registered Dietitian with active RD/RDN credential.
• Bachelor's degree in nutrition with 2+ years experience or master's/doctoral with 1 year.
• WIC program experience preferred.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Bilingual Spanish/English preferred.
• Ability to relate to people from diverse backgrounds.

Responsibilities

• Serve as Nutrition Coordinator for the Wisconsin WIC project and implement nutrition policies.
• Supervise, train, and evaluate WIC Nutrition staff and ensure proper documentation.
• Develop training plans and internal procedures for site staff.
• Oversee nutrition activities to be culturally appropriate and participant-centered.
• Precept dietetic students or oversee precepting activities.
• Ensure annual staff training and CE documentation is maintained.
• Collaborate with external programs to enhance WIC services.
• Participate in WIC Management Evaluation and address findings.
• Attend agency and WIC meetings and apply learnings to services.
• Reside on WIC/SSCHC committees and facilitate meetings.
• Promote program integrity and prevent fraud/abuse.
• Complete certifications and nutrition education to ensure coverage.
• Perform health screenings and oversee quality of glucose/blood lead testing.
• Develop and modify nutrition education materials and lessons.
• Analyze ROSIE and other data to coordinate nutrition services.
• Support clinic equipment maintenance with WIC Director.
• Investigate participant complaints and address appropriately.

Skills

RD/RDN credential

Bilingual Spanish/English

Nutrition program mgmt

WIC experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in nutrition

Master's/Doctoral degree in nutrition

Job description

Join our team committed to the highest quality healthcare!

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Serves as the Nutrition Coordinator at the local WIC project; is responsible for implementation of all nutrition and food package policies and procedures in the Wisconsin WIC Operations Manual.
2. Supervises, trains and evaluates WIC Nutrition staff, ensuring nutrition assessment, counseling, referrals, food package assignment and documentation are appropriate and in compliance with WIC policy.
3. Develops training plans, guidance materials and/or internal procedures for site staff as needed to enhance understanding and ability to execute initiatives.
4. Provides oversight to all nutrition-related activities in the WIC clinic to ensure they are culturally appropriate, participant centered, and follow current, evidence-based recommendations.
5. Serves as a preceptor for dietetic and dietetic technician students and interns or oversees precepting activities assigned to appropriate WIC Nutritionist.
6. In collaboration with WIC Director, ensures required annual training is provided to all WIC staff and documentation of Nutrition and Breastfeeding staff's continuing education requirements is maintained.
7. Collaborates with external programs, organizations and healthcare providers to enhance services and resources for WIC participants.
8. Participates fully in the WIC Management Evaluation, including pre-visit preparation and responding to findings. Analyzes and evaluates results of Management Evaluations.
9. Attends required agency and WIC sponsored state and regional meetings as appropriate and incorporates information learned into WIC project services.
10. Resides on WIC and/or SSCHC committees and workgroups as appropriate.
11. Facilitates team meetings, committee work and/or continuing education opportunities for direct reports.
12. Promotes program integrity by assisting WIC Director with program fraud and abuse prevention.
13. Completes certifications, mid-certifications, and nutrition education in order to keep abreast of participant needs, WIC policies and procedures and to ensure adequate service coverage at all times.
14. Performs hemoglobin and blood lead testing as well as participant weighing and measuring in order to keep abreast of policies and procedures and to ensure adequate service coverage at all times. Oversees the quality of these health screening services.
15. Oversees the development, implementation and modification of nutrition and health education materials, media messaging, lesson plans, and classes per State WIC policy.
16. Analyzes ROSIE reports and other available data to coordinate nutrition services, plans and policies.
17. In conjunction with WIC Director, provides support/maintenance of clinic equipment.
18. Investigates participant complaints and addresses accordingly.

QUALIFICATIONS:

1. Registered Dietitian and must maintain RD or RDN credential during employment and is a Certified Dietitian (CD) in the State of Wisconsin.
2. Holds a bachelor's degree in the field of nutrition from an accredited college or university and has a minimum of 2 years of job-related experience or holds a master's or doctoral degree in nutrition from an accredited college or university and has a minimum of 1 year of job-related experience.
3. WIC Program experience highly preferred.
4. Excellent written and oral communication skills.
5. Bilingual (Spanish/English) preferred.
6. Ability to relate well to people from diverse ethnic and cultural backgrounds.