Harbor Health Services, Inc.

WIC Nutritionist Per Diem

Harbor Health Services, Inc.  •  $49k - $73k/yr  •  Boston, MA (Onsite)  •  57 minutes ago
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Job Description

Harbor Health Services is an innovative, growing, mission-based organization that lives, serves and collaborates with our community members to achieve our mission to help individuals reach their full potential through access to local, affordable services that promote health. Harbor provides medical, behavioral health, dental, and support services to more than 34,000 patients in Boston, the South Shore, and Cape Cod. Harbor Health also operates two Programs for All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly in Mattapan and Brockton, providing comprehensive healthcare, transportation and social services for more than 450 frail elders who continue to live with dignity and independence in the community and a Woman, Infants and Children (WIC) Nutrition Program. To help further the mission of Harbor, we are looking for an talented Per Diem Nutritionist to join our team at the our Harbor WIC Program to cover open/vacant shift needs.

WIC hours of operation include Tuesdays and Thursdays 9:00 am-7:00pm, Wednesday and Fridays 8:00 am-4pm, and Saturdays 9:00 am-1:00pm. We are particularly in need of Bilingual Haitian Creole/English candidates.

Role:

The Program Nutritionist provides nutrition services to WIC applicants and participants.

Responsibilities:

  • Provides nutrition care to high-risk women, infants and children under the supervision of the senior nutritionist, including all aspects of:
    1. Anthropometric and hematological data collection
    2. Dietary assessment, nutritional risk assessment and food package prescription
    3. Nutrition and breastfeeding counseling and education
    4. Documentation and data entry
    5. Referrals to other health and social services
    6. Follow-up nutrition education
  • Participates in planning, development and evaluation of:
    1. Educational materials and group nutrition education sessions
    2. Participant counseling and education strategies
    3. Nutrition in-services and outreach activities
    4. Nutrition policies
  • Assists senior nutritionist in:
    1. Training paraprofessional WIC staff
    2. Conducting quality assurance activities
  • Communicates with health care community on issues pertaining to participant needs.
  • Provides nutrition care for low-risk applicants and participants as needed.
  • Assists in the training of WIC Program Assistants.
  • Participates in quality assurance activities.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Public Health Nutrition, Nutrition, Foods and Nutrition, or Nutrition Education
  • Master's degree in Public Health Nutrition, Nutrition, or Food and Nutrition preferred
  • Registration with the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, or licensure with the Massachusetts Board of Registration of Dietitians and Nutritionists preferred
  • One year of experience in clinical or community nutrition preferred
  • Demonstrated leadership and decision-making capabilities
  • Excellent communications skills
  • Interest in nutrition and maternal child health
  • Bilingual Spanish, Portuguese, Vietnamese or Haitian Creole strongly preferred.
  • Must have previous WIC experience in the Massachusetts WIC Program

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.

The salary range and/or hourly rate listed is a good faith determination of base compensation that may be offered to a successful applicant for this position at the time of this job advertisement. When determining actual base salary and/or rate, several factors may be considered as applicable (e.g. location, years of relevant experience, education, training, and other factors as permissible by law). As such, most offers will not be at the top of the salary range.

Harbor Health Services, Inc.

About Harbor Health Services, Inc.

Harbor Health Services, Inc. is a nonprofit, public health agency committed to providing quality, comprehensive health care in Metropolitan Boston urban neighborhoods, the South Shore and Cape Cod communities. We provide a wide network of health care services. Harbor Health owns and operates five community health centers including: Geiger Gibson Community Health Center, Daniel Driscoll - Neponset Health Center, Harbor Community Health Center- Hyannis, Harbor Community Health Center-Plymouth and the Ellen Jones Community Dental Center. In addition, Harbor Health administers the two Elder Service Plans in Boston and Brockton, a program providing care to frail elders in their place of residence, and the Women Infant Children Nutrition Program.

Combined, Harbor Health’s community health centers serve as the “family doctor” for more than 22,000 patients and as the “family dentist” to an additional 13,400 patients. The Elder Service Plan cares for more than 490 members and Women Infant Children Nutrition Program serves more than 3000 women and their children.

Industry
Healthcare & Social Services
Company Size
201-500 employees
Headquarters
Mattapan, MA
Year Founded
1985
Website
hhsi.us
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