SALARY: $28.63 – $36.43 Hourly
DEPARTMENT: Public Health
OPENING DATE: 03/15/23
DESCRIPTION/SUMMARY:
The 24 hour per week Dietitian/ WIC Director is responsible for the overall assurance of compliance with the requirements in the WIC contract following the guidance in the Operations and Users Manuals. This position performs nutrition assessments, counseling and education of clients. This position will be a breastfeeding advocate and promote a positive breastfeeding attitude and environment. The position also ensures logistics of operation, monitors the budget, and supervises the WIC Staff within a team environment.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
ESSENSTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES including the following:
Nutrition Services
Assure compliance with nutrition-related requirements in the WIC Operations and Users Manuals including serving as a Competent Professional Authority (CPA) for the Green County Public Health Department.
Administration
Review nutrition reports, monitoring results and other available information to do needs assessment for nutrition program planning. Develop, implement, and evaluate annual nutrition work plan based on needs assessment.
Advise Public Health (PH) Director of nutrition budget needs.
Assist the PH Director with the budgets following discussion of the annual anticipated expenditures according to the project grant award; reviews expenditures at least quarterly with the Director.
Review quarterly nutrition reports and summarizes data and progress on work plan to the PH Director.
Review quarterly data including nutrition, caseload, no-show rate, vendor, and other summary reports to determine progress toward work plan objectives and compliance with expectations.
Review bi-annual Participant Views Survey results prepared by the nutritionist in order to assess client satisfaction with WIC project services.
Participate in annual project monitoring by the Division of Health WI WIC Staff.