[Health_Education_Promotion] Fwd: Job posting for Lincoln County

[Alissa Leavitt (Green)]

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From: Julia Young Lorion <juliayounglorion at yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, Oct 31, 2013 at 7:51 PM
Subject: Job posting for Lincoln County
To: "green.alissa at gmail.com" <green.alissa at gmail.com>


Hi Alissa,
Could you post this job posting for a RD/WIC Coordinator for Lincoln County
to the health education list serve?

The job is posted at: http://agency.governmentjobs.com/lincoln/default.cfm

Thanks!
Julia






Job Title:REGISTERED DIETICIAN / WIC COORDINATORClosing Date/Time:Continuous
Salary:$4,313.00 - $5,796.00 Monthly
$51,756.00 - $69,552.00 Annually
Job Type:Full-TimeLocation:HHS, Nye St Facility: 36 SW Nye St, Newport, OR,
Oregon


Position Summary<http://agency.governmentjobs.com/lincoln/default.cfm?action=viewjob&JobID=752822&headerfooter=1&promo=0&transfer=0&WDDXJobSearchParams=%3CwddxPacket%20version%3D%271%2E0%27%3E%3Cheader%2F%3E%3Cdata%3E%3Cstruct%3E%3Cvar%20name%3D%27CATEGORYID%27%3E%3Cstring%3E%2D1%3C%2Fstring%3E%3C%2Fvar%3E%3Cvar%20name%3D%27PROMOTIONALJOBS%27%3E%3Cstring%3E0%3C%2Fstring%3E%3C%2Fvar%3E%3Cvar%20name%3D%27TRANSFER%27%3E%3Cstring%3E0%3C%2Fstring%3E%3C%2Fvar%3E%3Cvar%20name%3D%27FIND%5FKEYWORD%27%3E%3Cstring%3E%3C%2Fstring%3E%3C%2Fvar%3E%3C%2Fstruct%3E%3C%2Fdata%3E%3C%2FwddxPacket%3E>


THIS POSITION IS BASED FROM THE NEWPORT AND LINCOLN CITY LOCATIONS OF
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES. FINALIST MUST PASS AN IN-DEPTH BACKGROUND CHECK
AND DRUG TEST.

Develops, plans and evaluates the Women, Infants, and Children program.
Provides nutrition intervention for high-risk WIC clients and non-WIC
clients, including high-risk counseling, development of an individual care
plan, and follow-up for those clients. Provides consultation, counseling
and education to staff, individuals and agencies concerned with proper food
selection and nutrition; assists in promoting a nutrition program; does
related work as required. Supervises WIC staff.
 Essential Functions/Major Responsibilities:a) Develops, plans and
implements programs in nutrition to clients and staff. Assists in preparing
and evaluating nutrition education materials to be used and interprets
their use.
b) Provides consultation on nutrition to staff. This includes emphasis on
the normal nutrition of family members, as well as the nutrition of the
expectant and nursing mother, the newborn, and the toddler. Consults on
special nutrition problems of children such as malnutrition, overweight,
underweight, diabetes, cystic fibrosis, allergy, anemia, etc.
c) Provides direct dietary counseling to individuals and families with
special needs. Coordinate WIC program including:
1) Training staff in evaluating food intake and food habits of WIC
applicants.
2) Evaluating nutritional risk status of WIC applicants utilizing clinical,
biochemical, diet and socioeconomic data.
3) Assuring prompt, courteous and adequate service for program applicants
and participants.
4) Acting as trainer for the WIC program, training staff in explaining the
WIC program to participants so that they will be able to utilize the
program for maximum benefit.
5) Assisting with preparation of materials used for WIC participants in
order to help them to understand and utilize this program.
6) Keeping records and writing reports.
7) Prepare health education classes for clients.
8) Provides breast pumps and related education in WIC setting.

d) Develops and prepares annual WIC nutrition education plan.
e) Utilizes Windows-based software applications, including Word, Excel,
TWIST (State WIC database).
f) Provides department representation to public committees and other allied
health committees as needed.
g) Maintains CPR certification.
h) May prepare budget in consultation with supervisor.
 Typical Qualifications:SPECIFIC JOB SKILLS:
Knowledge of federal and state Women, Infants and Children's supplemental
food program rules and regulations for program certification, education and
food preparation; knowledge of normal and therapeutic nutrition for all age
groups with an emphasis on maternal, infant and child nutrition; knowledge
of the principles of public health nutrition; knowledge of current
scientific nutrition principles and practices; knowledge of current
counseling techniques for high risk clients.

Ability to conduct nutritional assessment; ability to apply current
scientific nutrition principles and practices; ability to counsel
individuals and groups; ability to coordinate nutrition services with other
public health and community services; ability to interview, problem solve
and communicate with clients and staff; ability to communicate effectively
both orally and in writing; ability to research, compile and analyze data
and make recommendations; ability to interpret regulations, policies and
procedures; ability to work independently and organize work priorities;
ability to prepare and present effective written and oral material; ability
to maintain good working relationships with others. Bilingual preferred.

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE/LICENSES/CERTIFICATES REQUIRED:
Graduation from a four-year college or university with major coursework in
foods and nutrition; or
any satisfactory equivalent combination of education, training and/or
experience relevant to the position. One year experience as practicing
registered dietitian is preferred. Must be a Registered Dietitian in the
state or Oregon. Possession of a valid Oregon driver's license at the time
of appointment.
 Job Conditions and Physical Demands:JOB CONDITIONS:
Normal working hours with occasional alternative hours for special programs
or outreach. Requires in county travel and use of own vehicle.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
The physical demands are typical of those that must be met by an employee
to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable
accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to
perform the essential functions.

ADA COMPLIANCE:
Physical capability to handle high mobility demands and complex personal
interactions.

a. Physical Ability: Tasks involve the ability to exert very moderate
physical effort in light work, typically involving some combination of
stooping, kneeling, crouching and crawling, and which may involve some
lifting, carrying, pushing and/or pulling of objects and materials of
moderate weight (12-20 pounds).
b. Sensory Requirements: Some tasks require visual perception and
discrimination. Some tasks require oral communications ability. Some tasks
require the ability to perceive and discriminate sounds.
c. Environmental Factors: Tasks are regularly performed without exposure to
adverse environmental conditions, such as dirt, pollen, odors, wetness,
humidity, rain, fumes, temperature and noise extremes, machinery,
vibrations, electric currents, traffic hazards, animals/wildlife,
toxic/poisonous agents, violence, disease, or pathogenic substances.

Lincoln County will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified
individuals with disabilities to allow them to perform the essential
functions of the job when such individuals request an accommodation.



-- 
Alissa Gabrielle Leavitt, MPH, CHES
green.alissa at gmail.com
503-358-2331
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