WIC Dietitian 1-3 (conditional)
SUMMARY:
This position is located in the Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Department within Operations of the Oklahoma City-County Health Department. The employee works under the supervision of the Administrator. The employee is responsible for providing nutrition education to clients through the preparation and presentation of formal classes or individual counseling and consultation. The employee will also be conducting nutrition assessments of clients, including anthropometric measurements, biochemical tests using standardized procedures, clinical or physical examination, dietary intake and a review of client economic, social and environmental factors. These various job duties and responsibilities may be performed for the main and satellite clinics.
PRINCIPLE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
This is a summary of the duties and responsibilities commonly found within this classification. It is not meant to be all-inclusive, thus, other related activities or tasks may be assigned.
This position functions at the entry level (Tier 1) as defined by the Council on Linkages Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals with a primary focus on the following domains:
- Communication Skills
- Community Partnership Skills
- Health Equity Skills
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:
- Developing and updating materials and displays.
- Conducting classes.
- Evaluating nutrition status of clients.
- Assessing needs.
- Counseling.
- Referring clients as needed.
- Providing nutrition consultation, education and training.
- Generating reports and assessments.
- Driving to off-site locations to perform job duties as needed.
- Completes required training in support of duties and responsibilities of this position.
- At the direction of OCCHD Chief Executive Officer and Public Health Officer or designee, the employee will be assigned a variety of specific job duties and responsibilities as a member of the OCCHD Emergency Preparedness and Response Program Team (i.e., Bioterrorism Response Program). Also, as a member of the OCCHD Emergency Preparedness and Response Team, the employee is required to complete all necessary responder training and may be designated as a member of the first-responder team.
- In accordance with our designation of a PHAB Accredited health department and explicit commitment to a culture of continuous quality improvement, employees will receive Quality Improvement (QI) training deemed necessary by their supervisor.
QUALIFICATIONS/REQUIREMENTS:
-Bachelor's or Master's degree
-Registered Dietitian and Licensure from the State of Oklahoma
-Valid Oklahoma driver license required
Level 1 – no experience required - $2259 semi-monthly
Level 2 – one year of experience required - $2442 semi-monthly
Level 3 – two years of experience required - $2636 semi-monthly
SKILLS AND ABILITIES:
-Skill in communicating with persons of diverse backgrounds both orally and in writing using tact and diplomacy
-Skill in developing and presenting nutrition education materials
-Knowledge of providing nutrition education, counseling and consultation
-Knowledge of current dietetics and institutional diet management
-Ability and willingness to perform finger-sticks and weigh and measure children
-Ability and willingness to maintain confidentiality
-Ability and willingness to operate a personal computer
-Ability and willingness to follow established policies and procedures
-Ability and willingness to develop and maintain effective working relationships
-Ability and willingness to follow safe working practices and procedures
-Ability and willingness to assume responsibility for work product
WORKING CONDITIONS:
-Primarily indoors in climate controlled building
-No smoking or use of non-smoking tobacco products is allowed at anytime while conducting agency business or in agency vehicles
-No use of cell phones or the use of electronic wireless communications devices used to write, send or read a text-based communication while driving a motor vehicle on agency business
-May be subject to occasional standing for extended periods
-Occasional travel to off-site clinics
-Periodically exposed to glare from a computer monitor
-OSHA category: performs tasks that involve exposure to blood, body fluids, or tissues
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
-Arm/hand steadiness and digital dexterity enough to use equipment such as computer keyboard, ten-key, lancet, etc.
-Vision enough to read and draft written communications such as computer printouts, instructions, hand- or machine-generated documents, etc., as well as print on a computer monitor
-Flexibility and coordination enough to operate a motor vehicle as needed
-Speech and hearing enough to communicate with others, both via telephone, in a public presentation and face-to-face
-Flexibility and strength enough to lift objects weighing up to 30 pounds, and move and carry equipment and supplies weighing up to 20 pounds
-Flexibility enough to bend over exam table, stoop to pick up objects from floor etc.
WORKING RELATIONSHIPS:
This position requires constant contact with other employees and with the public to give and receive information and/or to provide technical assistance. The employee may be required to occasionally deal with hostile persons.
CONDITIONAL:
Employees who fall into the following categories are in conditional employment positions: a) Executive Management; b) Leadership including, but not limited to Administrators, Managers and Officers, who serve at the pleasure of the OCCHD Chief Executive Officer and Public Health Officer; c) certain other OCCHD employees whose salaries, benefits, and/or overhead are based on available funds such as, but not limited to, revenue generating contracts, grants, or fee-for-service revenue. In other words, this means that if the funding or the program is terminated, cancelled, or non-renewed, your employment terminates automatically. This position is conditional.
SUPERVISION GIVEN AND RECEIVED/ACCOUNTABILITY:
This employee is under the supervision of the Administrator. Work product is subject to both specific and general review. The employee has no responsibility for supervision. Although this position has no direct accountability for any money or materials, the employee may make recommendations which result in the expenditure of significant funds.
OTHER DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
-Must have an operating vehicle available for use when field duties are required
-May be required to take the smallpox vaccination, and other vaccinations or inoculations, as a member of the first-responder team
-May be required to work occasional evenings and weekends due to job responsibilities
BENEFITS:
- As an employee of the Oklahoma City-County Health Department, you will enjoy comprehensive benefits which consists of:
- 15 days per year of annual leave
- 15 days per year of sick leave
- 14 paid holidays annually
- A comprehensive health insurance package – medical, dental, vision, life insurance, dependent life insurance, and flexible medical spending account
- A generous benefit allowance to offset the cost of insurance premiums for employees and their eligible dependents.
- Retirement plans: Defined Contribution Plan and 457 Deferred Compensation Plan
PROCEDURES FOR APPLYING:
Interested candidates should apply online at www.occhd.org. Select Careers at the top of the web page, select Current Jobs, select the position you are applying for, and select "apply". You will be directed to our Career Center. Get started by uploading your resume with your profile. Otherwise, click "skip" to continue. The first step is to register with the Career Center, again you will click on apply for an active position. You may search for open positions by name or select "show all positions." You may select "view" to read the details regarding the position. Again, you will click on "apply now". You will be directed to the second step of the application process. Please complete the entire application. Do not substitute a resume for your employment history. You may attach a cover letter, resume, an official transcript, if applicable. You will save an complete your application. You will be directed to the final step of answering job specific questions, if applicable. Once you have finished the process, you should receive a message stating, "Successfully applied". You will also receive an email stating your application has been received for the position you selected. If you do not receive this message, then there has been a step not completed. You will need to review your record. The position will be open for 30 days or until filled. Please be advised that applications will periodically be considered, as such this position could be filled any time before the closing date.
Successful candidate subject to background check, reference verification and drug screening.
AA/EOE