Nutritionist - Qualified - Part or Full Time

Job Description

We are hiring Full-time (35 hours per week) or Part-time (21-28 hours per week) NUTRITIONIST for our WIC - Women Infant Children Program with the Catholic Charities of Buffalo for our Genesee Clients in the Buffalo Area.

Catholic Charities of Buffalo Offers:

12+ paid holidays for full-time - 6 paid holidays for part-time

25 PTO days a year for full-time - prorated for part-time

Flexible schedules

Comprehensive health, dental & vision coverage

Flexible spending accounts

No cost Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

403B Retirement plan with employer contributions

Training and development opportunities

JOB SUMMARY The Qualified Nutritionist works cooperatively with all staff to ensure smooth and efficient clinic flow. Administers the nutrition related components of the WIC Program, following the policies and procedures of the NYS Department of Health WIC Program Manual. Determines participants medical and nutritional eligibility.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

Provide Participant Centered Nutrition Services (PCNS) by phone or in person

Assist participant with WIC Health on line nutrition education

Follows WIC Remote Work Guidelines

Enroll participants by completing a nutritional assessment, program eligibility and determine nutrition risk

Prescribe, tailor, authorize, issue, and reissue all food packages

Document nutrition services provided, including referrals and follow-up

Review and approve formula requests requiring medical documentation in consultation with the Health Care Provider

Conducts nutrition risk assessment to determine all nutrition risk criteria and program eligibility

Identify participant high risk, develop a care plan and work with team to ensure continuity of care

Prescribes, tailors, authorizes and reissues food packages

Coordinates nutrition education, including breastfeeding promotion and support that is responsive to the identified needs/interests of each participant

Conducts breastfeeding assessments and provides counseling in regards to any breastfeeding concern or issues

Refer to Designated Breastfeeding Expert as needed

Refers participants to other health-related and social services, as necessary

Tracks participants' progress in improving their health and document for outcomes

Ensure the efficient flow of the assessment and education processes

Complete required Catholic Charities, WIC and DOH trainings

Maintain continuing education credits as required by position

Planning, conducting and evaluating participant centered nutrition education materials/services

Comply with the Agency's Compliance Program, Code of Ethics, laws, regulations, and ethical standards applicable to your position in the WIC program and Catholic Charities

Assist in training new staff

Provides clinic supervision in the absence of Coordinator/Site Leaders or Lead QN

Travels to all sites, transports laptops, computers and other equipment to sites

May have to lift up to 30lbs

Performs other duties as assigned

ACCOUNTABILITIES: WIC Program Coordinator, Coordinator and Lead QN.

EDUCATION:

· Registered Dietician Nutritionist (RD/RDN)

· Bachelors, Masters or PhD in Nutrition

EXPERIENCE:

· Basic Computer skills

***Must have reliable transportation, with the ability to travel to other WIC sites and transport equipment (sometimes in the middle of workday) such as laptops, printers, medical equipment, nutrition materials and scanners.

*** Must provide internet if working remote.

Catholic Charities offers an array of programs that strive to empower individuals, children and families. Catholic Charities of Buffalo, NY, is the most comprehensive human service provider serving the eight counties of Western New York with dozens of programs at 40+ professionally staffed locations.

Catholic Charities serves more than 150,000 Western New Yorkers each year without regard to age, race, gender or religious affiliation. Catholic Charities programs include comprehensive counseling services for all ages, basic emergency assistance including operating 8 food pantries, mental health services, chemical dependency treatment, educational and job readiness services, services to older adults, marriage counseling, immigration and refugee assistance and a variety of programs that address prevention and treatment of a number of family issues.

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