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Meeting Street Nutritionist (WIC) in Providence, Rhode Island
Looking for a rewarding career that makes a difference in childrens lives? Look no further and join the team at Meeting Street! Meeting Street is a special place of learning, where children of all abilities have the opportunities to reach their fullest potential.
Full-time employees receive:
- Competitive Pay
- Generous PTO
- 13 paid holidays
- Medical, dental, vision and MORE
Meeting Street is currently looking for a WIC Nutritionist working 40 hours weekly.
Duties:
- Provide basic nutritional education and consultation services to pregnant mothers, mothers, postpartum women, and their children under age 5 with the goal of promoting healthy development and well-being.
- Build trusting relationships to partner effectively with parents, children, and extended families.
- Provide nutrition education for families based on their individual needs.
- Anthropometric assessment of clients via height, weight, and hemoglobin, and lead to determine risk eligibility per program guidelines.
- Issuing benefits to eWIC cards and data entry within the Crossroads electronic medical record.
- Identify family needs beyond the scope of the WIC program and make referrals to other Rhode Island-based community and family resources. You will collaborate with a multi-disciplinary team in providing clinical care and assessment of clients.
Requirements:
- Bachelors degree in Dietetics, Nutrition, or related area and DPD accredited nutrition program.
- Experience providing support to high need populations.
Meeting Street believes the dignity of each person is paramount. We recognize that our communitys future strength rests firmly on our commitment to our values of respect,compassion, integrity, inclusivity, and excellence.To uphold these commitments, we expect all employees to recognize and properly respond to racism and other forms of injustice.