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    OPS NUTRITION EDUCATOR

    Date:
    Apr 25, 2024


    Location:
    PORT ST. LUCIE, FL, US, 34986

    The State Personnel System is an E-Verify employer. For more information click on our E-Verify Website \_operations/human\_resource\_management/for\_job\_applicants/e\_verify) .


    Requisition No:

    Agency:
    Department of Health


    Working Title:

    OPS NUTRITION EDUCATOR

    Pay Plan:
    Temp


    Position Number:

    Salary:
    $20 an Hour

    Posting Closing
    Date:
    05/05/2024

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    Job posting category (Open Competitive)

    Special


    Note:
    This is a part-time position 20 hours a week.


    Your Specific Responsibilities:
    Provides excellent customer service to clients displaying courtesy and respect while expediting their visit to reduce wait time. Provides nutrition counseling, nutrition education, referrals to healthcare and social services, breastfeeding promotion and support, and WIC certification services.

    Certify clients for participation in the WIC program in accordance with policies of the state WIC program and regulations stated in DHM Provides nutrition education in a group or individual counseling in the areas of infant, childhood, prenatal, and post-natal including breastfeeding, nutrition, and physical activity to promote development and maintenance of good nutrition and lifestyle habits.

    Develop, monitor, evaluate, and revise nutrition education plans for individual low risk and high-risk WIC program clients, not at medical nutritional risk.

    Refer medical nutritional high-risk clients to the appropriate Licensed Dietitian for counseling. Documents in FL-Wise electronic client records by end of business day. In rare emergencies, a late entry note must follow local and state protocol.

    Documents in FL- Wise data system using SOAP format and other documentation guidelines; monitor accuracy of growth grids; distribute exempt formula to clients based on a valid medical condition and prescribed by a Physician/APRN/Physician Assistant.

    Follow policies and procedures for collection, entry, and management of data.

    Performs duties utilizing a teamwork approach to assure program objectives are coordinated with other staff to achieve desired results.

    Cultivates positive work relationships with co-workers and communicates key information to supervisor and co-workers for efficient operations. Maintains client confidentiality and security in accordance DOHP Information Security & Privacy Policy Confidential Information.

    Assist in other areas of the office to assure client services are provided efficiently. Select, develop, and evaluate client nutrition education material. Participates in the development, planning and carrying out of objectives/activities in the Bi-ennial Nutrition Program Plan. Coordinate nutrition education services for assigned clients and makes referrals for appropriate services. Assist with exempt formulas receipt, storage, inventories, and coordination across sites.

    Participates in health fairs and WIC outreach activities. Completes nutrition in-services for staff and the community.

    Accurately completes all forms such as EARs in HMS, People First leave and attendance records, travel, etc., by the required deadlines.

    Attends and participates in staff meetings, in-service training, and professional and staff developmental activities.

    Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:


    customer service skills:

    computer skills- MS Word, MS Outlook, FL-Wise learn and be competent; communication skills, verbal and written; presentation skills; nutrition assessment/counseling/education skills.


    Qualifications:

    Minimum:

    • Bachelor's degree in nutrition or dietetics
    • Four months of nutrition or nutrition student internship experience
    • Computer skills and good writing/ speaking skills.
    • Florida Department of Health is required to work before, during, and/or beyond normal work hours or days in the event of an
    emergency. Emergency duty required of the incumbent includes working in special needs shelter or performing other emergency duties

    including but not limited to, response to or threats involving any disaster or threat of disaster man-made or natural.


    Preferred:

    • Experience working in the WIC program.
    • Nutrition counseling skill and ability
    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:
    Port St Lucie

    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
    For a more complete list of benefits, including monthly costs, visit


    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 , F.S., Drug-Free Workplace Act.

    Florida has the third largest population of veterans in the nation with more than 1.5 million service men and women.

    The Florida Department of Health (department) is committed to serving members of the United States Armed Forces, veterans and their families by encouraging them to apply for vacancies that fit their area of knowledge and/or expertise.

    Through the Department's VALOR program, which expedites licensing for military veterans, the Department also waives initial licensing and application fees for military veterans who apply for a health care professional license within 60 months of an honorable discharge.

    These initiatives help ensure that the transition from military service into the workforce is as smooth as possible and reflects our appreciation for the dedication devoted to protecting our country.


    The State of Florida is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action Employer, and does not tolerate discrimination or violence in the workplace.


    Candidates 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 , F.S., Drug-Free Workplace Act.


    Nearest Major Market:
    Port Saint Lucie

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