Nutritionist 3 - Bph - Kanawha Co.

This announcement is for an immediate hiring need with The Office of Nutrition Services in KanawhaCounty. When applying online, be sure to mark this county and any other county you would be willing to work in or commute to, so your name may be placed on the proper register. See below for special application instructions and a description of each position.
HOW TO APPLY:
CLICK HERE to Apply Online. You will be redirected to our Nutritionist 3 "continuous" listing where you will be able to submit your application by clicking the APPLY link at the top right of that page.
THE POSITION:
KANAWHA COUNTY
Provides nutrition services training to all new and existing professional and paraprofessional staff of the West Virginia WIC Program. Plans and implements training on the subjects of policy and procedure and best practices related to the certification and eligibility determination of applicants, issuance and tailoring of food benefits, and provision of nutrition education to WIC participants. Assesses the need for, prepares, and develops nutrition services training materials for 200state and local agency staff.
Manage ongoing nutrition services training to improve the quality of program services through development of relevant virtual and in-person trainings and handouts.
Management of online nutrition education content in the WIC Smart application, including assessment of appropriateness of current modules and development of new modules.
Provide technical assistance and development of technical resources for situations such as regulation implementation, policy changes, disaster response, etc.
Recommend and provide input on Office of Nutrition Services (ONS) policies and procedures.
Assist with daily special formula and medical foods requests in conjunction with other ONS Nutritionists.
Travels statewide to provide nutrition training to local agency staff. This may involve overnight travel.
Represent ONS at state and national conferences via poster sessions and presentations to highlight innovative strategies Write state reports, design goals and objectives for the annual WIC State Plan (specifically, assisting with the Nutrition Education portion of the State Plan) outlining operations statewide within areas of assignment.
Maintains and develops Chapter 11 - Training - of the WIC Policy and Procedure Manual
Conducts Crossroads Management Information System - WIC eligibility determination and benefit issuance system - User Acceptance Testing (UAT) in a step-by-step process to ensure clinic operations and administrative procedures test cases are completed based on state policies and procedures and Federal Regulations. Daily, completes reports and documentation for all the test cases that pass and fail and provides information to Crossroads Testing Coordinator to address problems as well as maintenance and enhancement builds in a timely manner.
Collaborate with ONS Nutrition Services Unit staff on the educational and promotional materials needed for participants.
Assists with delegated administrative tasks while under the direction of the State WIC Director and the State Nutrition Services Coordinator. Tasks include developing and managing new WIC assignments, collaborating with internal and external stakeholders to develop short and long range plans, and strategies for coordination of services. Other duties as assigned. Training: Bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited college or university in foods and nutrition, dietetics or public health nutrition; or a Bachelor's degree in a related field with twelve (12) hours in nutrition.
Experience:Three (3) years of full-time or equivalent part-time paid experience in nutrition while employed by a health or welfare agency, food clinic, hospital, child development center, school system, nutrition council; teacher of foods or nutrition in an accredited school or college; agent or food and nutrition specialist in the Agricultural Extension Program; or research worker in foods or nutrition.***DETAILS OF RELATED EXPERIENCE MUST BE SHOWN IN THE WORK EXPERIENCE SECTION OF YOUR ONLINE APPLICATION***Employment Type: Full-Time Permanent