WIC Nutrition Education Coordinator (Rd)

At Community Medical Centers (CMC), we're passionate about improving health and well-being in the communities we call home. That's why we work to ensure even our most vulnerable neighbors have affordable access to quality healthcare, regardless of age, income, or background. We offer integrated medical, dental, behavioral health, and supportive services, with a model of care that puts the patient at the center of a team-based approach. As one of the region's largest healthcare providers, our growing network of neighborhood health centers serves over 100,000 patients in San Joaquin and Solano counties.

MISSION

Working together to improve health and well-being in our communities.

BENEFITS

• Competitive Pay
• Medical, Dental, & Vision benefits options for full-time employees
• Flexible spending account for medical expenses
• Dependent care
• Employee assistance program
• Life Insurance
• Pet Insurance
• Short Term/Long Term Disability Insurances
• 403(b) retirement saving plan with company match
• 10 paid sick days/12 Holidays/Vacations days vary on position
• In Shape Discounted Gym Membership
• Excellent growth and advancement opportunities
• Collaborative and diverse environment

POSITION SUMMARY:

The WIC Nutrition Education Coordinator is responsible for planning and administering the nutrition education activities for the WIC program and providing nutrition education, assessment, and services to WIC participants. This position reports to the WIC Program Manager.

SPECIFIC DUTIES:

• Promotes the mission, vision, and values of the organization
• Develop, implement, and maintain nutrition education curricula and supporting materials for individual and group education
• Ensure all sites have the needed lesson plans and nutrition education materials to conduct classes and individual education
• Provide staff training on nutrition education lesson plans & methods of education
• Develop and deliver educational in-services for staff enrichment
• Assist the WIC Program Manager in the development and implementation of the annual Nutrition Services Plan (NSP).
• Observe staff in individual and group sessions for accurate and appropriate delivery of effective education
• Evaluation of participant feedback as needed to make appropriate changes to nutrition education being given
• Provides nutrition education to WIC participants in individual and group settings
• Provides individual evidence-based counseling techniques and develops care plans for high-risk WIC participants and develops nutrition plans to support goals, and documents it in WIC's documentation system by the end of the day.
• Develops nutrition plans to support goals and documents them in a complete, concise and appropriate manner
• Use Pronto and/or Hemocue to obtain bloodwork/anemia screening results on participants who meet protocol requirements
• Coordination of National Nutrition Month activities for all of Community Medical Centers
• Makes appropriate referrals and follow-up appointments
• Communicate with local vendors regarding WIC-specific shopping or customer service issues as needed.
• Promote breastfeeding as the norm to all pregnant and postpartum WIC participants, CMC patients, and their families
• Demonstrate use and issue breast pumps to breastfeeding participants
• Provides breastfeeding support for WIC participants. Refers to WIC International Board-Certified Lactation Consultant as needed
• Promotes breastfeeding as the norm to all pregnant and postpartum WIC participants and their families.
• Leads breastfeeding chat groups and documents as required
• Travel to different sites as needed
• Performs other duties as assigned