WIC Nutrition Educator - Part-time 24 hours per week
Full Time
Augusta, ME 04330
Posted
Job description
Job Description Summary:
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MaineGeneral Health is a comprehensive non-profit system with the mission of enhancing, every day, the health of our patients, our families and our communities.
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Job Description:
The Role: WIC Nutrition Educator
MaineGeneral Health is currently seeing WIC Nutrition Educator provides evidence-based nutrition/ health and breastfeeding education and counseling to WIC eligible clients; determine nutritional /medical risks and issue WIC food benefits. Nutrition Educators also assist in daily operations of office including client /staff issues, and vendor issues, as well as fostering community outreach through collaborations with community programs that impact WIC clients.
The Opportunity: MaineGeneral Health is offering an exciting 32 hour per week opportunity for a WIC Nutrition Educator to help to make a difference in the lives of our WIC clients.
The Work:
- Follows WIC program policies and procedures for accuracy and detail in:
- Explaining the WIC program,
- Determining WIC eligibility
- Obtaining, recording and interpreting anthropometrics and hematological data
- Obtaining and reviewing relevant medical and dietary information
- Determining nutrition and health risk
- Assigning WIC priority status
- Assigning appropriate WIC food prescription
- Issuing WIC benefits
- Uses sensitivity and ensures confidentially when assessing client information.
- Insures all nutrition and health assessments are accurate, complete and properly documented.
- Accurately interprets anthropometrics and hematological data.
- Obtains, reviews and documents relevant medical information.
- Determines and assigns nutrition and health risk for priority status according to WIC policies.
- Determines nutrition needs and assigns appropriate WIC food prescription according to WIC guidelines.
- Performs WIC Counseling and Client Education
- Approaches WIC client's nutrition, health and breastfeeding concerns in a professional and caring manner.
- Uses effective counseling, motivational interviewing and evidence-based information to encourage change, Identifies and addresses client barriers to successfully facilitate change.
- Provides nutrition education to all WIC clients in accordance to State WIC guidelines while ensuring education is appropriate for nutritional status and risk criteria at the same time being sensitive to client's lifestyle, income level, and family and social considerations.
- Ensures referral information is up to date and given to clients in a caring, assertive, and sensitive manner and is documented in client records.
- Develops and documents goals and objectives with the client that accurately reflect the client’s nutrition and health status.
- Identifies high-risk clients and initiates consultation or follow-up with WIC Registered Dietitian according to WIC guidelines.
- Develops and provides group education programs for WIC clients, as well as bulletin board displays,
- Newsletters and approved handouts.
- Ensures that group topics, newsletters and handouts reflect the interests and needs of the WIC client population and are presented clearly and sensitively, with an emphasis on appropriate literacy level.
- Ensures WIC clinics are inviting, comfortable, and safe for WIC clients as well as promotes healthy living through handouts, educational videos and bulletin.
- Organizes and conducts WIC outreach clinics to populations of WIC-eligible clients outside of main site service area as determined by State WIC Agency policy.
- Ensures the outreach clinics have comparable opportunities for WIC services as provided at main sites.
- Works with community partners to ensure that WIC outreach clinics are inviting, comfortable, and safe for WIC clients.
- Connects with community services and WIC vendors to increase awareness of WIC services in their area and address issues and concerns.
- Engages in outreach efforts to maintain client participation numbers to ensure clinic viability.
- Attends all mandatory WIC trainings required by State WIC Agency.
- Documents all trainings pertaining to State WIC policies.
- Meets State WIC Agency required annual continuing education requirements of nutrition and breastfeeding education.
- Promotes WIC through community outreach, special projects and duties as assigned.
- Accepts supervision and guidance and actively participates in efforts to improve quality of performance.
You Have:
- Initiative for own professional growth and development.
- Associates or Bachelors in Dietetics or related field
- Valid State of Maine Driver's License with clean driving record required.
- Excellent critical thinking and communication skills.
You Get:
- Generous Earned Time Program
- Continuing Education Opportunities/Tuition Reimbursement
- Growth opportunities within the organization
- Dedication to employee safety, wellness and work/life balance
Scheduled Weekly Hours:
24
Work Shift:
Job Exempt:
No
Benefits:
Supporting all aspects of our employees’ wellness – physical, emotional and financial – is a critical component of being a great place to work. With the wide range of benefits and programs available, employees have the resources they need to be well at every stage of life and plan for the future.
Physical Wellness:
- We offer quality dental, vision benefits and wellness programs and resources to provide employees access to resources for a healthy lifestyle and help manage health care costs.
- Employees have access to industry-leading leave for new parents.
- A generous earned time plan is offered to all employees - We believe employees need and deserve time away from work to observe holiday, be with family, go on vacation, or simply take care of themselves.
Emotional Wellness:
When life gets challenging, employees have access to our Employee Assistance Program for employees and anyone in their household.
Financial Wellness:
- An employee discount program is available to all employees for services provided by MaineGeneral Medical Center.
- Tuition Reimbursement is available to all employees to further develop skills and career.
- We offer eligible employees up to 2% of eligible pay in 403(b) company-matching contributions plus another 2% in the 401(a) retirement income plan.
- Three insurance plans are available to protect your family from the sudden loss of income in the event of your death, terminal illness or serious injury from accident.
- We offer both short-term and long-term disability insurance to replace a portion of your income if you become disabled and cannot work for a period of time.
Career Mobility:
Helping our employees develop their skills and grow their careers is critical to how we retain our talent and sustain our business. We do this by offering our teammates a variety of leadership-supported programs and learning and development resources for every stage of their professional development. We know that our employees are our most valuable resource – they’re how we grow our business and care for our community.
Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/Vet/Disability Assistive technologies are available. Application assistance for those requesting reasonable accommodation to the career site is available by contacting HR at (207) 861-3440 .
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