WIC Nutritionist

Overview

As a WIC Nutritionist, you’ll help participants make informed nutrition choices through individualized assessment, counseling, and follow-up. You’ll apply clinical nutrition and dietetics knowledge to understand dietary needs, discuss practical options, and develop care plans. Your impact: Clear, supportive guidance helps participants and families make nutrition choices that fit their health needs and daily lives.

Duties

• Conduct patient assessments, diagnostic evaluations, and nutritional analyses; document findings in electronic health records (EHR) and other EMR systems.
• Provide nutrition counseling, health coaching, and motivational interviewing for weight loss, chronic disease management, and other specific dietary needs.
• Develop and review care plans, including nutrition support and tube-feeding guidance when appropriate to the role and participant’s care.
• Collaborate with healthcare professionals and communicate recommendations clearly to participants and care teams.
• Maintain accurate EHR records and coordinate follow-up based on assessment findings.

Experience

• Knowledge of nutrition, physiology, clinical nutrition, and medical nutrition therapy (MNT); experience with MNT is preferred.
• Experience in nutrition counseling and working with individuals with specific dietary needs is valuable.
• WIC, hospital, acute care, long-term care, geriatric, or dietary department experience is preferred.
• Familiarity with EHR management and EMR systems is preferred.
• Supervising experience is a plus.

Pay: $64,585.43 - $69,748.58 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance
• Vision insurance

Application Question(s):

• Are you bilingual in English and Spanish
• Do you have previous experience working in a WIC program?
• Do you have experience providing nutrition counseling or education in a clinical, community health, or similar setting?
• Are you comfortable working full-time, Monday–Friday, on-site in Far Rockaway, NY?
• The starting salary for this union position is $63,000 annually. Does this align with your salary expectations?

Education:

• Bachelor's (Preferred)

Work Location: In person

Plata: From $64,585.43 a year

Izvor: https://indeed.com/viewjob?jk=3230f7b91a98fa7e

Nivo: mid level