Job Description
WIC Supervisor/Dietitian- Relocation Opportunity!
Location
Nutrition/WIC - Walla Walla
City
Walla Walla
Employment duration:
Full time
Exempt Status:
Non-exempt
This is a great opportunity to join the
Nutrition Services/WIC team in a top-tier healthcare organization! Whether you
are a newly registered dietitian or an experienced professional looking for a
full-time position, we would like to talk to you!
Our WIC Dietitians/Supervisors provide nutrition
counseling for WIC participants and supervise WIC operations and staff at
designated site(s). Utilizing motivational interviewing techniques, WIC
Dietitians provide one-on-one and group counseling for high-risk WIC clients
and develop individual care plans and follow-up for those participants. In
addition, our WIC Dietitians provide breastfeeding education and support, and
work closely with our Breastfeeding Peer Counseling Coordinator and Program to
promote enhanced breastfeeding support.
This is a 40 hrs/week position. We offer
competitive pay and generous benefits; relocation assistance available.
What we're looking for:
- A
dietitian who's passionate about community health and working with
underserved populations.
- A clear
communicator who is able to build good relationships with all clinic staff
and patients, and interacts with everyone in a positive and professional
manner.
What you'll do:
- Ascertain
the assigned site(s) function efficiently and is/are in compliance with
all relevant state and federal regulations, and in coordination with other
clinic activities.
- Maintain
caseload and production levels as specified at each site, assuring smooth
clinic flow including serving clients in a timely manner is a meaningful
aspect of this position.
- Supervise
the WIC certifiers and provide medical nutrition therapy for high-risk WIC
clients and clinic medical patients.
Additional responsibilities include:
- Coordinate
and oversees day-to-day WIC program operations in assigned clinic(s).
- Supervise
WIC certifying staff, which includes managing WIC schedule, assuring
smooth clinic flow and excellent customer service, providing technical
assistance as needed, performing regular evaluations and coaching,
promoting staff retention and reporting concerns to the Regional Manager.
- Communicate
with health care providers on issues pertaining to client needs.
- Maintain
assigned caseload and production level at specified site (s)
- Hires,
orients and trains new certifying staff.
- Assure
the assigned site(s) function efficiently and is/are in compliance with
relevant state, federal and corporate regulations.
- Facilitate
regularly occurring staff meetings, and conducts staff in-services on
relevant topics as needed.
- Actively
participate in RD team meetings and interdepartmental meetings, as well as
community partnership meetings to discuss issues pertaining to WIC
participant needs.
- Coordinate
program outreach events and provides information about WIC services to
health care providers and community partners to improve access, promote
WIC participation and provide consistent nutrition and breastfeeding
messages.
- Conduct
quality assurance activities.
- Serve
as a dietetic intern preceptor when applicable.
- Participate
in continuing education activities related to nutrition, breastfeeding and
supervision.
What we offer:
- Rewarding
work with competitive pay.
- Pay
differential for bilingual abilities.
- Best-in-class
benefits package: 100% employer-paid health insurance for employees
including Medical, Dental, Vision, Rx, 24/7 telemedicine; profit sharing,
403(b) retirement plan, generous paid time off, paid holidays, and more.
Minimum
Qualifications:
- Education:
Bachelor of Science Degree in Dietetics.
- Licenses/Certificates/Registration:
WA Dietitian positions: Registered Dietitian or be RD eligible. The RD
exam needs to be passed within 547days (1.5 years) of hire.
- A
current driver's license and proof of auto insurance liability.
- Medical
Assistant-Registered within 1 year of employment; applied for within 10
days of employment.
- If
going to bill for MSS, Certified Dietitian (or CD eligible and obtains
within 90 days of receiving RD status).
- Be
willing to and able to work around infants and children.
- Ability
to work within time and budget restraint.
- Understand
state and federal guidelines relating to the position.
Preferred
Qualifications:
- Experience:
One year of work experience in WIC preferred, experience working with
children, supervisory experience, and proficiency in using computers.
- Bilingual
English/Spanish preferred; A passing score of 9 on the ALTA exam is
required for bilingual differential pay.
About YVFWC
We serve more than 181,000 patients across 25
medical clinics, 14 dental clinics, 10 pharmacies, and 64 program sites in two
states. We are Level 3 Certified as a Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH).
With integrated services including medical, dental, pharmacy, orthodontia,
primary care nutritional counseling, autism screening, and primary care
behavioral health, YVFWC's patient-centered model of care offers patients the
full spectrum of care and shelter assistance, energy assistance,
weatherization, HIV and AIDS counseling and testing, home visits, and four
mobile medical/dental clinics.
The Pacific Northwest
Working at Farm Workers Clinic means living in
the beautiful Pacific Northwest. You will have the opportunity to enjoy
spectacular wilderness areas, scenic ocean beaches and crystal-clear lakes and
rivers. Because of the Cascade mountain range, the Northwest has two distinct
climates: The west side is lush and green. Eastern Washington and Oregon,
shielded from the rain-filled clouds by the high mountains, tend to be sunny
and arid.
The two climates enable farms and orchards to
produce a bounty of different fruits, berries and vegetables. And with 22
appellations, Washington and Oregon are also celebrated for their world-class
wines. No matter where you live in the Pacific Northwest, you will be within an
easy drive to a thriving metropolitan area, offering fine shopping, theatres,
museums and galleries. The area also boasts progressive public and private
schools and world-class universities.
Working at YVFWC
Working in our organization means being the
passionate champion for those who have no voice. It means having the
opportunity to work with underserved populations and with peers committed to
the same work.
At Farm Workers Clinic:
- We will
consistently trust one another to work for the common good.
- We will
foster integrity by demonstrating ethical behavior and insisting on doing
what we say we will do.
- We will
demonstrate transparency by being candid and truthful no matter the risk.
- We will
create partnerships to strengthen ourselves and our community.
- We will
fight for just treatment for all individuals.
- We will
let joy in.
- We have
the courage to be an agent of change and refuse anything short of
excellence.
Our mission celebrates diversity. We are
committed to equal opportunity employment.
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