PUBLIC HEALTH NUTRITIONIST SUPERVISOR - 64002566

Your Specific Responsibilities:

• This position spends the majority of the time engaged in supervisory responsibilities.
• Supervisory responsibilities include communicating with, motivating, training, and evaluating employees in addition to planning and directing employees' work. The incumbent has the authority to hire, transfer, suspend, lay off, recall, promote, discharge, assign, reward, or discipline subordinate employees or effectively recommend such action. The incumbent will also be required to develop performance expectations, meet with staff regularly to discuss performance, complete performance reviews, maintain vacation and work schedules, ensuring proper coverage, and complete timesheets.
• Performs duties to ensure that the WIC clinic runs smoothly, and policies and procedures are followed.
• Evaluates clinical, anthropometrics, and nutritional data of persons applying for the WIC Program to determine eligibility and provides individual nutrition education and counseling to low risk, high risk, and medically high-risk clients with documentation in electronic medical record.
• Educates, supports, and promotes breastfeeding, makes referrals to lactation staff.
• Provides clients referrals to community resources.
• Performs anthropometrics (heights and weights) and hematological testing as needed on
  Women, Infants and Children.
• Promotes WIC though participation in community outreach events.
• Attends staff meetings, conferences, special nutrition workshops, seminars, and trainings.
• Maintains current Nutritionist/Dietitian Licensure by the State of Florida Department of
  Professional Regulation.
• Must be willing to work before, during, and/or beyond normal work hours in the event of an
  emergency. This includes emergency duties including, but not limited to, response to threats
  involving any disaster, man-made or natural.

Qualifications:

Minimum Qualifications:

• This position requires a willingness to work before, during, and/or beyond normal work hours in the event of an emergency. This includes emergency duties including, but not limited to, response to threats involving any disaster, man-made or natural.
• This position requires current authorization to work in the United States without employer sponsorship. The Department of Health is unable to provide employment visa sponsorship.
• This position requires daily in-office work.
• Must have a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with the major course of study in nutritional science, community nutrition, clinical nutrition, or dietetics in accordance with the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Association and Florida Chapter 468.
• Must have a current/active license, in good standing, as a Dietitian or Nutritionist in the State of Florida issued by the Division of Medical Quality Assurance.
• Must have at least two year of nutrition-related work experience.

Preferred:

• Preferred WIC experience.
• Preferred 1 year or more of supervisory, management, or leadership experience.
• Preferred ability to fluently read, write, and speak both English and Spanish and/or Creole.

Florida Department of Health Mission, Vision, and Values:

Mission:

To protect, promote & improve the health of all people in Florida through integrated state, county & community efforts.

Vision:

To be the Healthiest State in the Nation.

Values:

I nnovation: We search for creative solutions and manage resources wisely.

C ollaboration: We use teamwork to achieve common goals & solve problems.

A ccountability: We perform with integrity & respect.

R esponsiveness: We achieve our mission by serving our customers & engaging our partners.

E xcellence: We promote quality outcomes through learning & continuous performance improvement.

Where You Will Work:

Viera, FL 32940

The Benefits of Working for the State of Florida:

Working for the State of Florida is more than a paycheck. The State’s total compensation package for employees features a highly competitive set of employee benefits including:

• Annual and Sick Leave benefits;
• Nine paid holidays and one Personal Holiday each year;
• State Group Insurance coverage options, including health, life, dental, vision, and other supplemental insurance options;
• Retirement plan options, including employer contributions

(For more information, please click www.myfrs.com);

• Flexible Spending Accounts;
• Tuition waivers;
• And more!

For a more complete list of benefits, including monthly costs, visit www.mybenefits.myflorida.com.

Please be advised:

Your responses to qualifying questions for this position must be verifiable by documentation provided through the electronic application process.