Franklin County, NC
Make a Difference as a WIC Nutritionist!
Are you passionate about helping families build healthy foundations for life? Join our dedicated team at the local health department, where you’ll play a vital role in supporting women, infants, and children through the WIC Program.
As a WIC Nutritionist, you’ll provide personalized nutrition services, assess program eligibility, and guide clients toward better health through education, encouragement, and evidence-based nutrition practices. This position offers the opportunity to make a lasting impact by promoting wellness, improving community health, and empowering families with the knowledge and resources they need to thrive.
Compensation $32,799 - $34,439 (To be determined based on experience and qualifications)
Benefits Franklin County offers a competitive benefit package designed to encourage and support your health, well-being and productivity. Benefit options include medical and dental insurance; elective supplemental insurance options such as short-term disability, vision, and voluntary term life; local government retirement; 401(k) with a 4% employer contribution (no employee match required); generous paid leave that includes 13 county-observed paid holidays per year; an employee wellness program inclusive of a county-sponsored gym and an employee assistance program.
For more information about Franklin County benefit options please click here: https://www.franklincountync.gov/194/Benefits-Summary.
Job Responsibilities Provide basic nutrition services to clients in the Women, Infants and Children Program (WIC) in a local health department. Requires the employee to independently complete a program eligibility statement, and a basic nutrition assessment. General knowledge of accepted nutritional and dietetic principles & practices. Basic knowledge of foods; nutrition; infants and child development. Ability to: engage with clients; correct and assimilate information; communicate and be persuasive.
Qualifications
Registered Dietitian with the Commission on Dietetics Registration;
Master's degree in Dietetics, Public Health Nutrition, or Nutrition;
Graduation from a Commission on Accreditation for Dietetics Education-approved Didactic Program in Dietetics and two years nutrition experience;
Dietetic Technician, Registered with the Commission on Dietetics Registration with a Bachelor's degree in any subject area from an accredited four-year college or university and two years nutrition experience;
A Bachelor's of Science degree in Dietetics, Public Health Nutrition or Community Nutrition from an accredited four-year college or university and two years nutrition experience.
Required Immunizations
Two step TST (skin test). If you have had a negative TST within the last 12 months, you must have another one completed prior to employment.
Proof of MMR (measles, mumps and rubella) immunity: documentation of two doses of measles, mumps and rubella given at least 28 days apart or laboratory evidence of immunity or laboratory confirmation of disease.
Hepatitis B series: evidence of 3 doses; signed declination form or lab evidence of immunity.
Evidence of T-dap vaccine.
Evidence of varicella immunity: documentation of two doses of varicella given at least 28 days apart or a history of varicella or herpes zoster based on physician diagnosis or laboratory evidence of immunity or laboratory confirmation of disease.
If working in the lab, must have documented proof of one dose of meningococcal vaccine.
Seniority Level Entry level
Employment Type Full-time
Job Function Health Care Provider
Industries Government Administration
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Are you passionate about helping families build healthy foundations for life? Join our dedicated team at the local health department, where you’ll play a vital role in supporting women, infants, and children through the WIC Program.
As a WIC Nutritionist, you’ll provide personalized nutrition services, assess program eligibility, and guide clients toward better health through education, encouragement, and evidence-based nutrition practices. This position offers the opportunity to make a lasting impact by promoting wellness, improving community health, and empowering families with the knowledge and resources they need to thrive.
Compensation $32,799 - $34,439 (To be determined based on experience and qualifications)
Benefits Franklin County offers a competitive benefit package designed to encourage and support your health, well-being and productivity. Benefit options include medical and dental insurance; elective supplemental insurance options such as short-term disability, vision, and voluntary term life; local government retirement; 401(k) with a 4% employer contribution (no employee match required); generous paid leave that includes 13 county-observed paid holidays per year; an employee wellness program inclusive of a county-sponsored gym and an employee assistance program.
For more information about Franklin County benefit options please click here: https://www.franklincountync.gov/194/Benefits-Summary.
Job Responsibilities Provide basic nutrition services to clients in the Women, Infants and Children Program (WIC) in a local health department. Requires the employee to independently complete a program eligibility statement, and a basic nutrition assessment. General knowledge of accepted nutritional and dietetic principles & practices. Basic knowledge of foods; nutrition; infants and child development. Ability to: engage with clients; correct and assimilate information; communicate and be persuasive.
Qualifications
Registered Dietitian with the Commission on Dietetics Registration;
Master's degree in Dietetics, Public Health Nutrition, or Nutrition;
Graduation from a Commission on Accreditation for Dietetics Education-approved Didactic Program in Dietetics and two years nutrition experience;
Dietetic Technician, Registered with the Commission on Dietetics Registration with a Bachelor's degree in any subject area from an accredited four-year college or university and two years nutrition experience;
A Bachelor's of Science degree in Dietetics, Public Health Nutrition or Community Nutrition from an accredited four-year college or university and two years nutrition experience.
Required Immunizations
Two step TST (skin test). If you have had a negative TST within the last 12 months, you must have another one completed prior to employment.
Proof of MMR (measles, mumps and rubella) immunity: documentation of two doses of measles, mumps and rubella given at least 28 days apart or laboratory evidence of immunity or laboratory confirmation of disease.
Hepatitis B series: evidence of 3 doses; signed declination form or lab evidence of immunity.
Evidence of T-dap vaccine.
Evidence of varicella immunity: documentation of two doses of varicella given at least 28 days apart or a history of varicella or herpes zoster based on physician diagnosis or laboratory evidence of immunity or laboratory confirmation of disease.
If working in the lab, must have documented proof of one dose of meningococcal vaccine.
Seniority Level Entry level
Employment Type Full-time
Job Function Health Care Provider
Industries Government Administration
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