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Public Health Nutritionist - 64069002

Join Team Duval. At DOH-Duval, we work every day to protect, promote, and improve the health of our community. Join a team that values innovation, collaboration, and public service. Our programs are recognized across Florida for their impact and effectiveness, and we are looking for dedicated professionals who want to make a real difference. If you are passionate about creating healthier communities, your future starts here.

The Public Health Nutritionist is responsible for advanced and complex professional public health nutrition and dietetic work in the Florida Department of Health in Duval County. This employee helps to plan, conduct, and monitor a generalized nutrition program in a designated area. Work is performed under the direct supervision of a Senior Public Health Nutritionist Supervisor. Provides services in the WIC program in accordance with the policies of the state WIC program and regulations as stated in OHM 150-24. Responsible for caseload management as set forth by the nutrition plan.

Public Health Domains Applicable to This Position:

• Analytical/Assessment skills
• Policy development/Program planning skills
• Communication skills
• Cultural Competency skills
• Community Dimensions of Practice skills
• Public Health Sciences skills
• Leadership and Systems Thinking skills

Nutrition and Education:

• Gather and assess anthropometric, hematological and nutrition data.
• Provide comprehensive nutrition and breastfeeding assessment for low-risk, high-risk, and medical high-risk WIC clients.
• Provide nutrition counseling with SMART goal setting and follow up with clients at future appointments.
• Document all counseling using the SOAP format in the FL-WISE system appropriately in accordance with department policy.
• Provide client-centered nutrition and breastfeeding education in individual and/or group settings to promote good eating habits, physical development and good health as needed.
• Conduct Medical Nutrition Therapy (MNT) to clients as prescribed by the medical care provider.
• Communicate with the interdisciplinary team to ensure continuity of care.
• Coordinate other services for clients and make referrals to appropriate agencies as needed.

Eligibility:

• Certify clients for participation in the WIC Program.
• Obtain client's height, weight and hemoglobin as needed.
• Review Immunization record for all infants and children participating in the WIC Program and document appropriate information in the FL-WISE system.

Formula:

• Assess formula needs and make referrals for formula recommendations as appropriate.
• Assess formula amounts provided by the WIC program.
• Assist with obtaining up to date and accurate prescriptions from providers.
• Follow procedures for issuing and reconciling special formula including direct distribution and EBT.
• Ensuring formula inventories are accurate.

Interns and Outreach:

• Act as preceptor for future registered dietitian and dietetic interns: Pasco County DOH, Mayo Clinic UNF, and other participating internship programs.
• Provide interns with experiences in community nutrition education, case studies, calculations, medical nutrition therapy, and various diseases states and therapeutic diets.
• Familiarize interns with WIC program policies and procedures and educate on other community programs.
• Conduct outreach visits to other appropriate agencies, offices, and organizations to describe the benefits of the WIC Program, eligibility requirements and service locations.
• Plan, develop, and conduct education classes for the community in relation to Community Nutrition Programs. This includes presentations and speaking engagements in numerous settings such as schools, community agencies and organizations, churches, and faith-based organizations, health fairs, and corporations.

Other Employee Duties:

• Attend mandatory and scheduled trainings.
• Submit accurate and timely Employee Activity Record (EARs), time records, travel logs, monthly reports of activities and other reports are submitted to NCDP Administrative Office.
• Answer telephones, file records and perform travel in relation to above duties and for professional development.
• Participate in the FDOH in Duval County Nutrition and Chronic Disease Prevention Disaster Plan as required.
• Performs all other duties assigned.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Knowledge of current science and practice, concepts, and theories of nutrition and dietetics as it relates to pertinent topics (growth, development, health and disease) that are correlated with participants on the WIC Program.
• Knowledge of instructional methods and training techniques including curriculum design principles, learning theory, group and individual teaching techniques, design of individual development plans, and test design principles.
• Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services including needs assessment techniques, quality service standards, alternative delivery systems, and customer satisfaction evaluation techniques.
• Knowledge of principles and processes involved in organizational planning, coordination, and execution. This may include strategic planning, resource allocation, manpower modeling, leadership techniques, and production methods.
• Knowledge of policies and practices involved in personnel/human resource functions.
• Knowledge of methods of compiling, organizing and analyzing data for the purpose of monitoring and evaluating.
• Ability to motivate, develop, and direct people as they work, identifying the best people for the job.
• Ability to quickly adjust actions without hesitation as it relates to a change in others' actions or behaviors.
• Ability to effectively communicate with others in writing, electronically, etc. as indicated by the needs of the audience to convey information clearly and directly without confusion.
• Ability to effectively manage personal and staff time consistently and fairly while completing and delegating tasks appropriately.
• Ability to develop approaches for implementing an idea, such as an image of how a system should work under ideal conditions.
• Ability to determine the long-term outcomes of a change in operations.
• Ability to use logic and analysis to identify the strengths and weaknesses of different approaches.

Qualifications:

• Minimum: Licensed Dietitian/Nutritionist in Florida or a Registered Dietitian
• Must have a valid driver's license
• Must have at least 1 year of experience interacting with clients and customer service
• Must be available to work from 8 AM to 5 PM, Monday through Friday

Where You Will Work: Florida Department of Health in Duval County Jacksonville, Florida

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