Nutrition Technician

The Department of Population, Family and Reproductive Health is seeking a Nutrition Technician to join the Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) team.

Specific Duties & Responsibilities

• Conduct initial certification and recertification, provide primary and secondary nutrition education, provide high risk counseling, and create care plans for participants, collect anthropometric and hematological data.
• Accurately obtain documents to establish participants proof of residence, identity, and proof of pregnancy.
• Follow established federal and state guidelines for prescribing infant formulas, other special dietary formulas, and appropriate food packages consistent with guidelines and the applicant's dietary/health requirements and preference.
• Follow state and agency guidelines for providing high risk and breastfeeding counseling.
• Assist with the design, implementation, and evaluation of the program nutrition education objectives.
• Participate in quality improvement activities.
• Assist in other components of the Program as requested.

• Associate's Degree in Nutrition and Dietetics or certification as a Dietetic Technician.
• One-year related experience.
• Additional education may substitute for required experience, to the extent permitted by the JHU equivalency formula.

• Bachelor's Degree in Nutrition, Dietetics, Physiology, Culinary Arts or related discipline
  
• Ability to work closely with people from diverse cultures and backgrounds.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Possess an understanding of food science and how it effects bodies.
• Attention to detail.

Classified Title:
Nutrition Technician
Role/Level/Range:
ACRO37.5/02/CD
Starting Salary Range:
Min $17.00 - Max $30.00 HRLY (Commensurate with experience)
Employee group:
Full Time
Schedule:
Monday to Friday:
8:
30am - 5:
00pm; Occasional Saturdays
Exempt Status:
Non-Exempt
Location:
School of Public Health
Department name:
PFRH WIC Project
Personnel area:
School of Public Health

Total Rewards
The referenced salary range is based on Johns Hopkins University's good faith belief at the time of posting. Actual compensation may vary based on factors such as geographic location, work experience, market conditions, education/training and skill level. Johns Hopkins offers a total rewards package that supports our employees' health, life, career and retirement. More information can be found here:

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Please refer to the job description above to see which forms of equivalency are permitted for this position. If permitted, equivalencies will follow these guidelines:

JHU Equivalency Formula:
30 undergraduate degree credits (semester hours) or 18 graduate degree credits may substitute for one year of experience. Additional related experience may substitute for required education on the same basis. For jobs where equivalency is permitted, up to two years of non-related college course work may be applied towards the total minimum education/experience required for the respective job.
• Applicants who do not meet the posted requirements but are completing their final academic semester/quarter will be considered eligible for employment and may be asked to provide additional information confirming their academic completion date.

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