Provide remote nutrition and breastfeeding counseling for women, infants, and children served through a public health nutrition program, with a focus on high-risk clients and complex nutrition concerns. The role includes education, formula calculations, breastfeeding support, and referrals to community resources. It also supports outreach, staff training, and case record management in a grant-funded public service setting.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide nutrition and breastfeeding counseling to low-income pregnant, breastfeeding, postpartum women, infants, and children.
- Manage high-risk counseling cases and address complex nutrition and breastfeeding problems.
- Perform anthropometric and biochemical measurements and approve specialty infant formulas.
- Counsel clients on anemia, weight concerns, and overall wellness.
- Plan and teach nutrition, prenatal, and breastfeeding education classes.
- Provide training on breastfeeding practices and infant and child nutrition issues.
- Coordinate referrals to community service agencies and public assistance resources as needed.
- Maintain case files and support outreach and cross-training activities.
Required
- Bachelor’s degree in dietetics or another nutrition-related field.
- Registered Dietitian credential, or the ability to become credentialed within 6 months of hire.
- Arizona residency.
- Valid Arizona driver’s license.
Preferred
- Bilingual English/Spanish language skills.
Benefits & Perks
- Remote, part-time schedule.
- Paid vacation, sick leave, holidays, and paid sabbaticals.
- Retirement plans with generous employer contributions.
- Affordable medical, dental, and vision coverage, including low- or zero-premium options on some plans.
- Telehealth access.
- Tuition reimbursement program.
- Employee assistance program and ongoing training and development options.
- Employer-paid short-term disability and basic life insurance.