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Nutritionist - Pedi Women Infant and Child Job in San Antonio

Job Description

Summary:

The WIC Program Nutritionist functions as a team leader, performs the tasks of a “Competent Professional Authority” (CPA), which include assessment of WIC eligibility criteria, assessment and referral of clients to other agencies for medical/social problems which need follow-up, conducts nutrition education classes, prepares nutrition education materials for participants who attend classes at the mobile sites, provides consultation for WIC participants with special dietary needs, conducts breastfeeding education, assumes responsibility for all food voucher issuance activities in assigned clinics. The WIC Nutritionist assumes responsibility for special tasks as assigned.

CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Health System is about people. People we meet and care for; people whose lives we enhance, and those whose lives we save. CHRISTUS is about the people who work here: our award-winning medical staff, dedicated housekeeping staff, compassionate nurses and patient-focused ancillary staff. We're about people who need us, from small bumps to massive trauma, no matter their economic bracket. We're about the people of San Antonio, New Braunfels, and all the South Texas communities we serve. Since 1869, CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Health System has grown and flourished just as South Texas has grown. We remain the only Catholic faith-based, non-profit health care system in San Antonio and New Braunfels. Our healing ministry now includes five full-service hospitals with 1,159 licensed beds, and a number of specialty centers.

If you are looking to join a rapidly growing faith-based organization that encourages professional development, we want you to become a part of the CHRISTUS Santa Rosa family!

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in nutrition from an accredited college or university.
• Minimum of twenty four (24) hours nutrition education required.
• One (1) year of experience in the area of nutrition education.
  
• Previous WIC experience preferred but not required.
• Bilingual English/Spanish preferred
• Must possess a valid Class A driver’s license and automobile insurance.
  
• Licensure as an LD (Licensed Dietician) or RD (Registered Dietitian) preferred but not required.

Work Type:

Full Time

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