WIC Registered Dietitian (WI0808) Potranco Campus
CommuniCare · San Antonio, Texas, US
Serves as team lead by mentoring, training and providing guidance to Competent Authorities (CA’s) and staff. Serves as CA, coordinator role(s) to the Special...
Job description
Serves as team lead by mentoring, training and providing guidance to Competent Authorities (CA’s) and staff. Serves as CA, coordinator role(s) to the Special Supplemental Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Department. Provides and documents nutrition education services individually and in groups, dietary assessment, and breastfeeding promotion to clients. Conducts quality assurance monitoring. Attends training / continuing education, assists with training program improvement and outreach activities. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: 1. Serves as a team leader by mentoring, training, and providing guidance to WIC support staff. Serves as a preceptor to student interns and/or WIC Certification Specialist. Performs all duties according to local agency policies, procedures, and guidelines. 2. Serves as CA. Conducts nutrition assessments, obtains and documents anthropometric measures, hematocrit / hemoglobin, and diet /health history for applicants Identifies risk conditions and prescribes individual food packages, maintains proper chart format / and documentation. 3. Plans, documents and provides nutrition/ breastfeeding counseling, support and education services in various moda...