Job description

JOB
A Registered Dietitian is responsible for providing, developing, and/or coordinating nutritional assessments, plans, education, and counseling to individuals who receive county services. Develops and oversees menus for various programs in accordance with regulatory and program-specific dietary guidelines. May provide supervisory oversight of staff. Functions under the direct supervision of the HHS Deputy Director of Public Health and Prevention, or her designee.

EXAMPLE OF DUTIES
The Registered Dietitian provides counseling services for the prevention and management of chronic diseases, nutrition education across the lifespan, and referrals to other community resources as needed. The Registered Dietitian establishes guidelines for nutritional assessments, and oversees development, implementation and evaluation of annual staff training plan, nutrition education classes and nutrition education materials for groups and individuals, as well as written nutrition education for targeted populations (e.g. newsletter and media articles). The Registered Dietitian develops and implements regular monitoring of kitchen staff in designated programs, and ensures communication with appropriate managers regarding compliance strengths and weaknesses; participates in ongoing quality improvement. Within the WIC program, the Registered Dietitian oversees the nutritional components of the program. The duties will entail nutrition assessments and subsequent education and counseling of pregnant, lactating, postpartum women, infants, and children from birth to five(5) years of age. The Registered Dietitian is responsible for development, implementation, and evaluation of the WIC Nutrition Services Plan, the WIC Quality Assurance Plan, and WIC Nutrition Assistant training and certification. The Registered Dietitian is also assigned as the WIC Breastfeeding Coordinator. Within the Aging Services Elderly Nutrition Program (ENP), the Registered Dietitian oversees the nutritional components of both the congregate and home delivered meal programs consistent with California Department of Aging and Federal Regulations. Components include, but are not limited to participation in the development for the AAA nutrition services policies, procedures, and standards; participation in developing and evaluation of the AAA Request for Proposal (RFP) concerning nutrition services; participation in the Area Plan development related to nutrition services; to review and approval of proposed menu plans to ensure compliance with the federal dietary guidelines for older Americans including substitute menu items; quarterly and annual kitchen inspections within the service area of Inyo and Mono counties, including annual on-site monitoring of ENP program compliance; review and approval of all standardized recipes and substitute food items prior to implementation by the program; nutrition counseling for high risk older adults with nutritional risk factors; and review and approval of annual training plan, as well as provision of staff training as indicated.

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
Selection procedures will be determined by the number and qualifications of applicants and may include a qualification screening, skills examination, and oral interview.THIS RECRUITMENT MAY ESTABLISH AN ELIGIBILITY LIST THAT MAY BE USED FOR ONE YEAR IN FILLING COUNTY-WIDE VACANCIES THAT MAY OCCUR IN THIS JOB CLASSIFICATION AND SALARY RANGE. REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH QUALIFYING DISABILITIES: Inyo County will make reasonable efforts in the examination process on a case-by-case basis to accommodate persons with disabilities. If you have special needs, please contact (760) 878-0295 prior to the examination process. CITIZENSHIP/IMMIGRATION STATUS: Inyo County hires only U.S. citizens and lawfully authorized non-citizens in accordance with the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986. The County of Inyo has work sites located throughout Inyo County in the Owens Valley (Independence, Bishop, Lone Pine, Big Pine, and Olancha) and Death Valley area (Death Valley, Shoshone, and Tecopa). All Inyo County positions are considered Countywide. Positions are assigned to a work site based upon the needs of the County. Positions may be temporarily or permanently reassigned to another work site as deemed necessary by the Department Head.

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