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OPS NUTRITION EDUCATOR - 64964595
Date: Aug 16, 2024
Location:
DAYTONA BEACH, FL, US, 32114
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Requisition No: 835003
Agency: Department of Health
Working Title: OPS NUTRITION EDUCATOR - 64964595
Pay Plan: Temp
Position Number: 64964595
Salary: $24-$25 per hour
Posting Closing Date: 08/27/2024
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Your Specific Responsibilities:
Title: OPS Nutrition Educator
Location:Daytona Beach
As a Nutrition Educator you will be responsible for but not limited to:
Certifying WIC eligible participants.
Providing nutrition assessment, certification, and counseling of WIC applicants as a Competent Professional Authority (CPA) using VENA (Value Enhanced Nutritional Assessment) counseling techniques.
Completing all initial and ongoing training required for a CPA.
Assessing participants for high-risk status and completes high risk care plans per current protocol.
Providing low and high-risk contacts per protocol.
Documenting interactive counseling sessions per required format.
Promoting breastfeeding for pregnant/postpartum women.
Completing quality assurance for high-risk clients monthly as assigned.
Providing/documenting healthcare referrals for community resources, as needed by the participant.
Implementing WIC outreach objectives to include all WIC sites according to established goals set by state WIC office and local agency.
Proving outreach packets to physician staff and community organizations.
Attending community events as a representative of the WIC program.
Other Related duties:
Timely accurate completion of EARs, timesheets, time summaries and trainings in compliance with local agency requirements.
Emergency duty including but not limited to shelter duty as assigned.
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
Knowledge of basic medical terminology, ability to interview patients and obtain a complete medical history.
Knowledge of the science and current practice of nutrition or dietetics.
Knowledge of the concepts and theories of nutrition or dietetics as it related to growth, development, health, or disease.
Knowledge of nutritional and dietary assessment techniques.
Bilingual in Spanish and English preferred
Experience working in Public Health/ Community Nutrition/WIC
Minimum Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree or higher from an accredited college or university in nutrition science, community nutrition, clinical nutrition, dietetics, or public health nutrition.
Willing and able to travel to outlying clinic or community sites in Volusia County.
Florida Department of Health Mission, Vision, and Values:
Mission:
To protect, promote & improve the health of all people in Florida through integrated state, county & community efforts.
Vision:
To be the Healthiest State in the Nation.
Values:
I nnovation: We search for creative solutions and manage resources wisely.
C ollaboration: We use teamwork to achieve common goals & solve problems.
A ccountability: We perform with integrity & respect.
R esponsiveness: We achieve our mission by serving our customers & engaging our partners.
E xcellence: We promote quality outcomes through learning & continuous performance improvement.
Where You Will Work:
421 S Keech Street Daytona Beach, FL 32114
The Benefits of Working for the State of Florida:
Working for the State of Florida is more than a paycheck. As an OPS employee, the benefits below are available:
State of Florida 401(a) FICA Alternative Plan (mandatory)
Participation in state group insurance (upon meeting eligibility requirements. Consult with People First and/or the serving HR office)
Workers' Compensation (mandatory, if needed)
Reemployment Assistance (Unemployment Compensation) (mandatory, if needed)
Deferred Compensation (voluntary)
Employee Assistance Program (voluntary)
And more!
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Please be advised:
Your responses to qualifying questions for this position must be verifiable by documentation provided through the electronic application process.
This position requires a security background check and/or drug screening and participation in direct deposit. Any misrepresentations or omissions will disqualify you from employment consideration. Note: You will be required to provide your Social Security Number (SSN) in order to conduct this background check Successful completion of a drug test is a condition of employment for safety-sensitive positions.
Male applicants born on or after October 1, 1962, will not be eligible for hire or promotion unless they are registered with the Selective Services System (SSS) before their 26th birthday, or have a Letter of Registration Exemption from the SSS. For more information, please visit the SSS website:
If you are a retiree of the Florida Retirement System (FRS), please check with the FRS on how your current benefits will be affected if you are re-employed with the State of Florida. Your current retirement benefits may be canceled, suspended or deemed ineligible depending upon the date of your retirement.
The successful candidate will be required to complete the Form I-9 and that information will be verified using the E-Verify system. E-Verify is operated by the Department of Homeland Security in partnership with the Social Security Administration to verify employment eligibility.
Incumbents may be required to perform emergency duty before, during, and/or beyond normal work hours or days.
The State of Florida is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action Employer and does not tolerate discrimination or violence in the workplace.
Applicants requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must notify the agency hiring authority and/or People First Service Center (). Notification to the hiring authority must be made in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation.
The State of Florida supports a Drug-Free workplace. All employees are subject to reasonable suspicion drug testing in accordance with Section 112.0455, F. S., Drug-Free Workplace Act.
Florida has the third largest population
Compensation Information:
$24.0 / Hourly - $24.0 / Hourly
Starting At: 24.0 Hourly
Up To: 25.0 Hourly
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