Dietician

Full-time

Description

This opening is for a full-time position with the South Dakota Department of Health for a Registered Dietitian/Licensed Nutritionist (RD/LN) in the Office of Family Nutrition Services (OFNS). This role supports the Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Supplemental Food Program in the west region of the state. The RD/LN will work under the supervision of the Dietitian Manager to deliver vital nutrition services that directly impact family and community health. This position will provide participant case management, approve special formula requests, consult with healthcare providers, and conduct quality assurance reviews for high-risk nutrition cases. Travel for meetings and on-site visits to maintain caseloads will be required.

 

Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women Infants and Children (WIC) 

Perform these duties approximately 65-75 percent of the time.

Additional functions of the position include, but are not limited to:

- Determine participant eligibility, including identity, income, residency, categorical and nutritional risk

- Provide nutrition support and education,

- Conduct nutrition education and health assessments

- Provide breastfeeding education and support, 

- Link clients to appropriate health and social resources,

- Offer nutrition related technical assistance to team members,

- Deliver nutrition education in community settings,

- Collaborate on setting nutrition, outreach, and breastfeeding goals for the population served

- Provide maternal and child health services, including developmental screenings, infant safe sleep education, and promotion of immunizations, oral health, and other public health initiatives

- Build and maintain collaborative relationships with community partners and providers to enhance referrals and explore innovative partnership opportunities

 

Must be licensed as a Nutritionist in South Dakota or eligible for licensure within one year of employment.

Master's degree required in human nutrition, public health nutrition, clinical nutrition, nutrition education, community education or foods and nutrition.

 

Dietetic internship or similar Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics approval required

 

Must be a Registered Dietitian with the Commision on Dietetic Registration (CDR) or obtain registration with 365 days of hire

 

Knowledge of:

-Motivational interviewing skills

-Principles and practices of food and nutrition sciences,

-Breastfeeding education

-Infant/child developmental milestones

 

Skills/Abilities to:

-Motivate participants to make decisions/goals to improve their nutritional status.

- Provide nutrition and health information effectively one-to-one and in group settings; virtual settings (zoom, teams, telemedicine); phone and text; and/or online.

- Share education at the client's level of understanding.

- Prioritize and facilitate referrals within the context of multiple and complicated participant needs.

- Apply federal and state regulations, policies and procedures in the functions of the position.

- Work both autonomously and in a team environment.

- Communicate effectively.

Demonstrate cultural competency when working with socioeconomically and culturally diverse populations.

- Recognize and facilitate opportunities for outreach, marketing, and partnership building.

- Communicate effectively with interpreters either in-person, by phone, or during virtual service delivery.

- Multitask, prioritize complex situations and adapt to quickly shifting priorities.


Benefits Include:

Bi-Weekly Pay

11 Paid Holidays Paid Vacation

Paid Sick Time

Mileage Reimbursement