National WIC Association

Dietetic Technician, Registered

Suffolk County Department of Health WIC Program (Riverhead, NY)

Duties of this position in the SCDSH WIC Program include but are not limited to:

  • Assigned to 1 or 2 WIC clinics co-located within contracted Sun River Health Centers, and affiliate Dolan Family Health Center in Suffolk County.

  • Works in assigned WIC clinic providing WIC benefits, nutrition education, and breastfeeding promotion and in-person and virtually to WIC clients

  • Required to travel to other WIC clinics, and to NYS DOH WIC and SCDHS WIC training locations.

  • Provides breastfeeding education and support to prenatal and breastfeeding mothers. Will take the weeklong CLC training when provided by NYS DOH WIC (or provided remotely) to become a WIC “Designated Breastfeeding Expert” (DBE). Attends ongoing breastfeeding training and when scheduled.

  • Completes nutrition assessments, updates high risk care plans, and provides participant-centered nutrition counseling of WIC participants according to NYS DOH and federal WIC regulations.

  • Prescribes, tailors, authorizes, issues / re-issues WIC food packages and special formulas prescribed by the health care provider.

  • Ensures the efficient flow of the nutrition and health assessment and education processes.

  • Issues NYWIC EBT benefits, Verification of Certification (VOC) transfers to other WIC Programs and seasonal Farmer Market Nutrition check booklets.

  • Does anthropometric (weighing and measuring) measurements of WIC infants, toddlers, preschool children (to age 5), pregnant / postpartum women and breastfeeding mothers as required by NYS DOH WIC. USDA approved waiver to defer physical presence of WIC applicant / client until further notice to determine nutritional risk.

  • Determines hematology (Hb: iron level) using HemoCue or Masimo to determine if WIC applicant is anemic. USDA approved waiver to defer bloodwork requirements to determine nutritional risk.

  • Does related work as needed and assigned.

  • Must comply with Suffolk County Civil Service Dietitian job requirements: RD / RDN required at all times

More Information: https://suffolkcountyny.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/Suffolkcounty1/job/RIVERHEAD-NY/Dietetic-Technician--Registered--WIC--Riverhead-_JR102195