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Location : Tarrant County, TX
Job Type: Regular Full-time
Job Number: 09434
Department:Public Health
Opening Date: 11/27/2023
Closing Date: 1/6/2024 11:59 PM Central
Max Number of Applicants: 100
Summary
Note: Travel required using personal vehicle.
Work hours are Mon - Fri, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
with a mandatory Saturday rotation from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. only One (1) time per month
Grant funded.
Posting may close at any time.
Tarrant County employees enjoy superior health, retirement, and insurance benefits,
and 13 Holidays.
For more information, please click on the link below:
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
1. Provides appropriate health assessment, counseling and education to WIC participants.
2. Performs nutritional assessments for WIC participants through weighing and measuring, lab work, diet assessment, and health history.
3. Interfaces with medical personnel as to appropriate nutritional care of WIC clients, and acts as a liaison to other health professional and community agencies for referral of clients.
4. Assists with patient flow and customer service in the WIC clinic
5. Provides assistance in determining WIC income eligibility as needed.
6. Acts as liaison with appropriate vendors. Maintains accurate inventory of infant formulas at WIC clinics.
7. Handles client complaints in clinic. Refers to clinic administrator when appropriate.
8. Researches and develops current nutrition and health information and develops client materials.
9. Performs community based nutrition education and outreach.
10. Performs chart audits.
11. Performs all other related duties involved in the operation of the Public Health Department as assigned or required.
Minimum Requirements
NOTE: YOU MUST FILL OUT THE WORK HISTORY and EDUCATION SECTIONS OF APPLICATION TO SHOW YOU HAVE YEARS OF EXPERIENCE/EDUCATION AS REQUIRED BY HIRING DEPARTMENT OR BE DISQUALIFIED.
TO APPLY, must have a Bachelor's degree or higher in Nutrition or Dietetics, Nutrition Science, or Home Economics with twenty-four (24) hours food and nutrition classes.
Minimum of two (2) years Clinical Nutrition experience preferred.
Registered Dietitian and Licensed Dietitian preferred.
Bilingual preferred.
Skilled with using spreadsheets and/or word processing software.
Good verbal and written communication and presentation skills.
If hired, must provide proof of educational attainment
at New Hire processing or during the promotional process.
Tarrant County will conduct background checks on new hires that will include a criminal background check related to convictions and deferred adjudications in the past seven years and may include credit reports, motor vehicle records, employment records and educational attainment. A conviction or deferred adjudication is not an automatic bar to employment. Each case is considered individually.
Physical Demands and Work Environment & Other Requirements
While performing the duties of this position, the incumbent is regularly required to sit, stand, walk, bend, stoop, lift, push and pull.
Tarrant County offers a full range of employee benefit programs for eligible employees, retirees, and their families. These programs include group health plans for medical, dental, and vision coverage; an Employee Assistance Program (EAP); life and long- term disability insurance; and flexible spending accounts for health care and dependent care reimbursements. The County also provides retirement benefits. Full time employees participate in the Texas County & District Retirement System (TCDRS), and employees may also participate in a retirement savings program (Deferred Compensation). In addition to these "basic employee benefits" and retirement services, employees benefit from a variety of other programs including 13 paid holidays, a Wellness Program, and more.
*Note: These benefits are for Tarrant County employees only. For benefit information regarding Community Supervision and Corrections Department (CSCD) employees, please contact Patrice Harrison at (817) 884-1227.
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Do you have a Bachelor's degree or higher in Nutrition or Dietetics, Nutrition Science, or Home Economics with twenty-four (24) hours food and nutrition classes?
02
Do you have Two (2) full-time years of Clinical Nutrition work experience?Note: Preferred, but not required.
03
Are you a Registered Dietitian and Licensed Dietitian?Note: Preferred, but not required.
04
Are you bilingual in English and another language? If so, please provide details.Note: Preferred, but not required.
05
Are you skilled in using spreadsheets and/or word processing software? If so, please describe.
06
What approach do you take in communicating with people at work? What is your customer service philosophy, both internal and external?
07
Why do you want this position at Tarrant County Public Health?
Required Question
Location : Tarrant County, TX
Job Type: Regular Full-time
Job Number: 09434
Department:Public Health
Opening Date: 11/27/2023
Closing Date: 1/6/2024 11:59 PM Central
Max Number of Applicants: 100
Summary
- Improve the health status of Health Department clients and the general community.
- Provide appropriate health assessment, counseling and education to WIC participants.
Note: Travel required using personal vehicle.
Work hours are Mon - Fri, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
with a mandatory Saturday rotation from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. only One (1) time per month
Grant funded.
Posting may close at any time.
Tarrant County employees enjoy superior health, retirement, and insurance benefits,
and 13 Holidays.
For more information, please click on the link below:
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
1. Provides appropriate health assessment, counseling and education to WIC participants.
2. Performs nutritional assessments for WIC participants through weighing and measuring, lab work, diet assessment, and health history.
3. Interfaces with medical personnel as to appropriate nutritional care of WIC clients, and acts as a liaison to other health professional and community agencies for referral of clients.
4. Assists with patient flow and customer service in the WIC clinic
5. Provides assistance in determining WIC income eligibility as needed.
6. Acts as liaison with appropriate vendors. Maintains accurate inventory of infant formulas at WIC clinics.
7. Handles client complaints in clinic. Refers to clinic administrator when appropriate.
8. Researches and develops current nutrition and health information and develops client materials.
9. Performs community based nutrition education and outreach.
10. Performs chart audits.
11. Performs all other related duties involved in the operation of the Public Health Department as assigned or required.
Minimum Requirements
NOTE: YOU MUST FILL OUT THE WORK HISTORY and EDUCATION SECTIONS OF APPLICATION TO SHOW YOU HAVE YEARS OF EXPERIENCE/EDUCATION AS REQUIRED BY HIRING DEPARTMENT OR BE DISQUALIFIED.
TO APPLY, must have a Bachelor's degree or higher in Nutrition or Dietetics, Nutrition Science, or Home Economics with twenty-four (24) hours food and nutrition classes.
Minimum of two (2) years Clinical Nutrition experience preferred.
Registered Dietitian and Licensed Dietitian preferred.
Bilingual preferred.
Skilled with using spreadsheets and/or word processing software.
Good verbal and written communication and presentation skills.
If hired, must provide proof of educational attainment
at New Hire processing or during the promotional process.
Tarrant County will conduct background checks on new hires that will include a criminal background check related to convictions and deferred adjudications in the past seven years and may include credit reports, motor vehicle records, employment records and educational attainment. A conviction or deferred adjudication is not an automatic bar to employment. Each case is considered individually.
Physical Demands and Work Environment & Other Requirements
While performing the duties of this position, the incumbent is regularly required to sit, stand, walk, bend, stoop, lift, push and pull.
Tarrant County offers a full range of employee benefit programs for eligible employees, retirees, and their families. These programs include group health plans for medical, dental, and vision coverage; an Employee Assistance Program (EAP); life and long- term disability insurance; and flexible spending accounts for health care and dependent care reimbursements. The County also provides retirement benefits. Full time employees participate in the Texas County & District Retirement System (TCDRS), and employees may also participate in a retirement savings program (Deferred Compensation). In addition to these "basic employee benefits" and retirement services, employees benefit from a variety of other programs including 13 paid holidays, a Wellness Program, and more.
*Note: These benefits are for Tarrant County employees only. For benefit information regarding Community Supervision and Corrections Department (CSCD) employees, please contact Patrice Harrison at (817) 884-1227.
01
Do you have a Bachelor's degree or higher in Nutrition or Dietetics, Nutrition Science, or Home Economics with twenty-four (24) hours food and nutrition classes?
- Yes
- No
02
Do you have Two (2) full-time years of Clinical Nutrition work experience?Note: Preferred, but not required.
- Yes
- No
03
Are you a Registered Dietitian and Licensed Dietitian?Note: Preferred, but not required.
- Yes
- No
04
Are you bilingual in English and another language? If so, please provide details.Note: Preferred, but not required.
05
Are you skilled in using spreadsheets and/or word processing software? If so, please describe.
06
What approach do you take in communicating with people at work? What is your customer service philosophy, both internal and external?
07
Why do you want this position at Tarrant County Public Health?
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