Dietitian, Sr. jobs in Akron, OH

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Summit County Public Health is looking for a Dietitian to work full-time (35 hours per week). The Dietitian provides nutritional assessment and counseling/education services to improve the health of individuals and communities within Summit County.

This position works Monday - Friday 8am - 4pm. May require evening and weekend work. The rate for this position is $27.82/ hour working 35 hours per week.

Job duties include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Completes nutrition assessments, documents a participant's nutritional risk(s), and completes Women Infants & Children (WIC) Program certification process.
• Provides nutrition education and counseling, including breastfeeding promotion and support that is responsive to the identified needs/interests of each participant.
• Assists participants with completion of forms as needed.
• Identifies and implements individual care plans for high-risk and low-risk participants.
• Refers participants to other health and social services and provides appropriate follow-up on referrals.
• Prescribes food packages and issues food benefits.
• Explains and reviews the WIC Authorized Food list and ensures understanding of how to use the WIC Nutrition Card (WNC).
• Schedules appointments.
• Reviews prenatal packet when Breastfeeding Peer is not available and teaches hand expression.
• Issues and teaches the use of breast pumps.
• Ensures the following screenings and referrals are completed:
  • Alcohol Screening and Brief Intervention (ASBI)
  • Drug and Alcohol Screening Tool (DAST)
  • Edinburgh postpartum depression tool
  • Hemoglobin and lead testing
  • Immunizations
• Reviews/approves formula prescriptions.
• Follows State and local WIC policies.
• Attends SCPH Agency and WIC meetings.
• Assists with Public Health Aide (PHA) duties when scheduled or when WIC clinic flow demands.
• Assists with answering clinic phones.
• Utilizes tele interpreter services when working with non-English speaking participants.
• Assists with orientation and training of dietetic students
• Performs job duties under the regulations, policies and procedures set forth by Summit County Public Health and outside agencies such as the County Fiscal Officer, Ohio Department of Health, and state and federal government.
• Performs any other duties as required for the efficient operation of Summit County Public Health.
• Obliges, as set forth by the Summit County Public Health Emergency Operations Plan and within the scope of their employment, to be available for emergency service during routine and non-routine hours of operation including 24/7/365 availability. May be required to have medical clearance for respiratory protection or other personal protective equipment and may be exposed to inclement weather, extreme temperatures, unpleasant smells or odors, dust, dirt, fumes, airborne particles, pesticides, toxins or caustic chemicals.

Basic Requirements:

• Bachelor of Science in Nutrition/Dietetics
• Registered through the American Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (AAND) and licensed through the Ohio Medical Board
• A minimum of two years previous related work experience in the delivery of nutrition services.
• Valid driver's license, liability insurance, automobile available.

Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee typically works in a clinic environment, under compromised circumstances of unavoidable disruptions such as noisy, crying, unruly children and caregivers, confined office and home space, different clinic locations, and home visits. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to loud.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individual with disabilities to perform the essential function. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, feel, carry or operate objects, tools, or controls and reach with hands and arms. The employee frequently is required to stand; talk or hear; walk; sit. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and the ability to adjust focus. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to transport program supplies and equipment, which may weight up to 40 pounds.

Travel to all Summit County Public Health clinics in Summit County, travel to Columbus for WIC training, travel to residences for home visits, transport boxes of supplies to and from clinics.

Summit County Public Health (SCPH) is committed to fostering, cultivating and preserving a culture of diversity and inclusion. Our human capital is the most valuable asset we have. The collective sum of the individual differences, life experiences, knowledge, inventiveness, innovation, self-expression, unique capabilities and talent that our employees invest in their work represents a significant part of not only our culture, but our reputation and organization's achievement as well. We embrace and encourage our employees' differences in age, color, disability, ethnicity, family or marital status, gender identity or expression, language, national origin, physical and mental ability, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, veteran status, and other characteristics that make our employees unique.