NUTRITIONIST - ALBANY

Department/Unit:

WIC

Work Shift:

Day (United States of America)

Nutritionist - Full Time

Women, Infants and Children's - WIC Program

Albany, NY

This position will provide nutrition counseling to women, infants and children under the supervision of the Sr. Nutritionist. Duties include anthropometric and hematological data collection, diet assessment, nutrition risk assessment, and food package prescription.

The Nutritionist provides counseling, education documentation, data entry, referrals to other health and social services, and follow-up education. Participates in planning, develop and evaluation of education materials and group education sessions, nutrition in-services, and outreach activities. This position requires the ability to communicate with health care community on issues pertaining to participant needs.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include:

+ Develop and implement high risk care plans and oversee high risk care to all participants.

+ Refer high risk participants to other health related and social services agencies as necessary.

+ Coordinate nutrition education, including breastfeeding promotion and support that is responsive to the identified needs/interest of each high-risk participant.

+ Track high-risk participants progress in improving their health and document outcomes.

+ Provide leadership and assist in orienting, training and mentoring new local agency staff.

+ Conduct a complete nutrition assessment and determine program eligibility.

+ Conduct a complete income assessment to determine program eligibility.

+ Enroll participants.

+ Prescribe, tailor, authorize, issue and reissue food packages.

+ Provide and document any participant centered nutrition education (individual/family).

+ Provide and document follow up referrals to other agencies.

+ Coordinate participant scheduling.

+ Perform WIC Certifications and follow up visits.

+ Document test date and measurement results.

+ Provide telephone assistance to participants.

+ Provide leadership in planning, conducting, and evaluating Participant Centered Nutrition Education services.

+ Provide leadership in developing, conducting, and evaluating nutrition training for local agency staff in nutrition education topics.

+ Perform anthropometric measurements and perform blood work through Hemocue or the Pronto/Maximo machine. Following all WIC Program regulations. Requiring lifting and bending of infants and children to perform accurate measuring and weighing of participants.

+ Provide accurate Logging information daily on bloodwork values.

+ Follow Universal Precaution when obtaining Hemoglobin tests.

+ Write and document clear accurate and pertaining notes in NY/WIC System

Minimum Qualifications:

+ Bachelor's degree in Public Health Nutrition, food and nutrition, or nutrition registration with the American Dietetic Association desired.

+ Minimum of 1 year of experience in clinical or community nutrition preferred.

+ Demonstrates leadership and decision making capabilities.

+ Excellent communication skills and has sensitivity to participant population.

Salary Range: $21.78/hr - $34.85/hr

Thank you for your interest in Albany Medical Center​

Albany Medical is an equal opportunity employer.

This role may require access to information considered sensitive to Albany Medical Center, its patients, affiliates, and partners, including but not limited to HIPAA Protected Health Information and other information regulated by Federal and New York State statutes. Workforce members are expected to ensure that:

Access to information is based on a need to know and is the minimum necessary to properly perform assigned duties. Use or disclosure shall not exceed the minimum amount of information needed to accomplish an intended purpose. Reasonable efforts, consistent with Albany Med Center policies and standards, shall be made to ensure that information is adequately protected from unauthorized access and modification.

Albany Med is the centerpiece of medicine, research, and medical education in New York's CapitalRegion and is the area's largest private employer with more than 10,000 employees.

Albany Med offers excellent career opportunities in a wide range of roles in both patient care andadministration. We value all our staff members and offer outstanding employee benefits including:

+ Excellent health care coverage (http://albanymedcareers.com/benefits/employee-health-%20benefits/) with lower copays at most Albany Med providers.

+ A wide array of services and programs to support emotional, physical, and mental wellbeing (http://albanymedcareers.com/benefits/employee-advantages/)

Anchored in the state's historic capital city, Albany Med offers a full range outpatient and inpatient careand is home to the region's largest hospital, only Level 1 trauma center, and only children's hospital. Thedowntown campus also offers opportunities at Albany Medical College.

Albany Med partners with Columbia Memorial Health, Saratoga Hospital and Glens Falls Hospital to form the Albany Med Health System, serving more than three million people over 25 counties.

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