Qualified candidates can send resume to me at shzhou@tbh.org.
Below are the brief job qualifications and descriptions for WIC Program Support and Qualified Nutritionists:
Qualified Nutritionist (QN)
Minimum Qualifications:
• Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RD/RDN)
OR • Bachelor’s, Master’s, or Doctoral degree in Nutrition from an accredited college or university
• Bilingual is preferred
Job Description:
• may conduct all duties of CPA, Nutrition Assistant and Program Support staff
• develop and implement individual care plans (ICPs) and oversee high risk care to all participants
• provide oversight and guidance to CPA and Nutrition Assistant staff
• coordinate nutrition education, including breastfeeding promotion and support, that is responsive to the identified needs/interests of each high-risk participant
• refer high-risk participants to other health-related and social services, as necessary
• track high-risk participants’ progress in improving their health and document for outcomes
• ensure the efficient flow of the assessment and education processes
• provide leadership in planning, conducting, and evaluating participant-centered nutrition services
• provide leadership and assist in orienting, training and mentoring new local agency (LA) staff
• provide leadership in developing, conducting and evaluating nutrition training for LA staff in nutrition education topics
• other duties as assigned
Program Support
Minimum Qualifications:
• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university
• Bilingual is preferred
• Preferred qualification: experience with providing customer service and computer data entry, including volunteer experience
Job Description:
• may conduct all duties of Program Support staff
• provide clinic and office support to QN and CPA staff
• provide excellent customer service to participants
• review Rights and Responsibilities with participants
• conduct program orientation, including explaining program benefits, issuing eWIC card, setting up WIC2GO and providing list of authorized vendors
• collect information for the nutrition assessment process, including obtaining anthropometric and hematological data, as trained
• participate in breastfeeding promotion and support activities
• complete issuance of food packages that do not require medical documentation, once prescribed by the QN or CPA
• assist by issuing WIC benefits as part of a QN/CPA-led facilitated group discussion, when no food package changes are needed
• provide referrals to health and social services, and document in participant’s record
• identify and refer participants to a QN or CPA, when appropriate
• assist QNs and CPAs in planning and evaluating participant-centered nutrition education (such as FitWIC, food demos, etc.)
• provide additional program information on such topics as WIC benefits and the Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program
• issue Farmers’ Market benefits to participants
• other duties as assigned
Allison Charny, MSEd, RDN, CDCES, CDN
Program Director, Dietetic Internship
Queens College, City University of New York
Department of Family, Nutrition, and Exercise Sciences
Remsen Hall, 306
65-30 Kissena Blvd.
Flushing, NY 11367
Mobile: 917 747 5577
Office: 718-997-4138
