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Requisition ID:  116138

WIC Nutrition Services Specialist

We are seeking a WIC Nutrition Services Specialist who will provide nutrition counseling to high-risk WIC participants, with the goal of improving client knowledge and behaviors regarding nutrition and wellness. The WIC Nutrition Services Specialist is responsible for the nutrition education training of the WIC staff and development, implementation, and monitoring of the Nutrition Education Plan and Breastfeeding Promotion Program for the WIC Program to ensure compliance with agency, state and federal policies and regulations. Under supervision of Senior WIC Nutritionist, duties for this position include, but are not limited to:


Specific Responsibilities/ Duties

  • Establishes and maintains a care plan for each WIC client identified as High Risk.
  • Provides nutrition counseling sessions for individuals identified as High Risk.
  • Conducts health assessments, to include measurements of stature, weight, hemoglobin and dietary evaluation.
  • Refers clients to other health, food assistance, social services programs; issue WIC benefits to certified clients; researches and discusses problems with appropriate personnel and takes suitable measures to resolve issues.
  • Approves the issuance of specialty infant formulas and other nutritionals prescribed by physicians.
  • Develops and reviews nutrition education materials for accuracy, age appropriateness and cultural appropriateness.
  • Provides in-service training for staff regarding nutrition education and counseling skills, including motivational interviewing, patient-centered, and trauma informed counseling techniques.
  • Observes counseling skills of nutrition staff.
  • Develops training programs for professional and paraprofessional staff; conducts staff training as needed and appropriate.
  • Leads the development, implementation, and monitoring of the Nutrition Education Plan and Breastfeeding Promotion Program
  • Performs certifications and other clinic activities as needed.
  • Work closely with other team members.
  • Participates in team/staff meetings; attends in-service meetings and applicable workshops.
  • Stays current with best practices in maternal and child nutrition.
  • Performs other duties as assigned.
  • Ensures proper orientation and training of new hires and conducts individualized training with staff that may need additional assistance.


Minimum Qualifications
  • Bachelor of Science in Nutrition or related field required.
  • Additional education may substitute for required experience and additional related experience may substitute for required education, to the extent permitted by the JHU equivalency formula.


Preferred Qualifications
  • Supervisory experience.
  • Fluent in Spanish language.
  • Three years related WIC experience, including prior experience working effectively with low-income, multi-cultural population(s) and the public, preferred.

 

 

Classified Title: Nutritionist 
Job Posting Title (Working Title): WIC Nutrition Services Specialist   
Role/Level/Range: ACRP/03/MC  
Starting Salary Range: $48,000 - $84,100 Annually (Commensurate with experience) 
Employee group: Full Time 
Schedule: Monday to Friday: 8:30am – 5:00pm; Some Saturdays and Evenings 
Exempt Status: Exempt 
Location: School of Public Health 
Department name: ​​​​​​​PFRH WIC Project  
Personnel area: School of Public Health 

 

 

Total Rewards
The referenced base salary range represents the low and high end of Johns Hopkins University’s salary range for this position. Not all candidates will be eligible for the upper end of the salary range. Exact salary will ultimately depend on multiple factors, which may include the successful candidate's geographic location, skills, work experience, market conditions, education/training and other qualifications. Johns Hopkins offers a total rewards package that supports our employees' health, life, career and retirement. More information can be found here: https://hr.jhu.edu/benefits-worklife/.

Education and Experience Equivalency
Please refer to the job description above to see which forms of equivalency are permitted for this position. If permitted, equivalencies will follow these guidelines: JHU Equivalency Formula: 30 undergraduate degree credits (semester hours) or 18 graduate degree credits may substitute for one year of experience. Additional related experience may substitute for required education on the same basis. For jobs where equivalency is permitted, up to two years of non-related college course work may be applied towards the total minimum education/experience required for the respective job.

Applicants Completing Studies
Applicants who do not meet the posted requirements but are completing their final academic semester/quarter will be considered eligible for employment and may be asked to provide additional information confirming their academic completion date.

Background Checks
The successful candidate(s) for this position will be subject to a pre-employment background check. Johns Hopkins is committed to hiring individuals with a justice-involved background, consistent with applicable policies and current practice. A prior criminal history does not automatically preclude candidates from employment at Johns Hopkins University. In accordance with applicable law, the university will review, on an individual basis, the date of a candidate's conviction, the nature of the conviction and how the conviction relates to an essential job-related qualification or function.

Diversity and Inclusion
The Johns Hopkins University values diversity, equity and inclusion and advances these through our key strategic framework, the JHU Roadmap on Diversity and Inclusion.

Equal Opportunity Employer
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

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Accommodation Information
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Vaccine Requirements
Johns Hopkins University strongly encourages, but no longer requires, at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. The COVID-19 vaccine does not apply to positions located in the State of Florida. We still require all faculty, staff, and students to receive the seasonal flu vaccine. Exceptions to the COVID and flu vaccine requirements may be provided to individuals for religious beliefs or medical reasons. Requests for an exception must be submitted to the JHU vaccination registry. This change does not apply to the School of Medicine (SOM). SOM hires must be fully vaccinated with an FDA COVID-19 vaccination and provide proof of vaccination status. For additional information, applicants for SOM positions should visit https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/coronavirus/covid-19-vaccine/ and all other JHU applicants should visit https://covidinfo.jhu.edu/health-safety/covid-vaccination-information/.

The following additional provisions may apply, depending upon campus. Your recruiter will advise accordingly.
The pre-employment physical for positions in clinical areas, laboratories, working with research subjects, or involving community contact requires documentation of immune status against Rubella (German measles), Rubeola (Measles), Mumps, Varicella (chickenpox), Hepatitis B and documentation of having received the Tdap (Tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis) vaccination. This may include documentation of having two (2) MMR vaccines; two (2) Varicella vaccines; or antibody status to these diseases from laboratory testing. Blood tests for immunities to these diseases are ordinarily included in the pre-employment physical exam except for those employees who provide results of blood tests or immunization documentation from their own health care providers. Any vaccinations required for these diseases will be given at no cost in our Occupational Health office.
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