HEALTH EDUCATOR Print (https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/louisiana/jobs/newprint/4834101) Apply  HEALTH EDUCATOR Salary $2,978.00 - $5,360.00 Monthly Location Opelousas, LA Job Type Classified Job Number OPH/AS/205839 Department LDH-Office of Public Health Opening Date 02/14/2025 Closing Date 2/20/2025 11:59 PM Central + Description + Benefits Supplemental Information The Louisiana Department of Health is dedicated to fulfilling its mission through direct provision of quality services, the development and stimulation of services of others, and the utilization of available resources in the most effective manner. LDH serves as a model employer for individuals with disabilities. About this position: This position is located within the Louisiana Department of Health / Office of Public Health / Region 4 / Nursing Services / St. Landry Parish Announcement Number: OPH/AS/205839 Cost Center: 3262109004 / 99949000 Position Number(s): 50400680 This vacancy is being announced as a Classified position and may be filled as a Probationary or Promotional appointment. No Civil Service test scoreis required in order to be considered for this vacancy. To apply for this vacancy, click on the “Apply” link above and complete an electronic application, which can be used for this vacancy as well as future job opportunities. Applicants are responsible for checking the status of their application to determine where they are in the recruitment process. Further status message information is located under the Information section of the Current Job Opportunities page. *Resumes WILL NOT be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.* A resume upload will NOT populate your information into your application. Work experience left off your electronic application or only included in an attached resume is not eligible to receive credit For further information about this vacancy contact: Angela Selders angela.selders@la.gov LDH/HUMAN RESOURCES BATON ROUGE, LA 70821 225 342-6477 This organization participates in E-verify, and for more information on E-verify, please contact DHS at 1-888-464-4218. Minimum Qualifications MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: Four years of experience working as a WIC Clinic Nutrition Educator or in patient care; OR Twelve semester hours in food and nutrition or dietetics plus three years of experience working as a WIC Clinic Nutrition Educator or in patient care; OR An associate's degree in nutrition, dietetics, human ecology, family and consumer science, health promotion, pre-medicine, or nursing plus two years of experience working as a WIC Clinic Nutrition Educator; OR A bachelor's degree in nutrition, dietetics, human ecology, family and consumer science, health promotion, pre-medicine, or nursing. Job Concepts Function of Work: To plan, promote, and implement health education programs. Level of Work: Experienced. Supervision Received: General from a Public Health Nutritionist or an agency administrative official. Supervision Exercised: None. Location of Work: Department of Health and Hospitals (DHH), Office of Public Health (OPH). Job Distinctions: Differs from lower-level nutrition education jobs by serving as a Competent Professional Authority (CPA) with the Louisiana WIC Program. Differs from the Public Health Nutritionist 1 by the absence of a provisional Louisiana Dietitian/Nutritionist license. Examples of Work This Health Educator position is assigned to a Parish Health Unit in Region 4 of the Office of Public Health and Functions in the special supplemental food program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) to assist WIC Participants in acquiring nutrition knowledge, skills, and behavior necessary for achieving adequate diets. 65%WIC Certification/Re-certification and Laboratory Duties •Interprets state policy and procedure regarding the federally funded Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC). •Maintain a working knowledge of all WIC program policy and procedure changes. •Maintains up-to-date professional expertise in all areas of nutrition including breastfeeding education and support. •Provide certification and re-certification services to eligible clients. •Complete VENA-based nutrition assessments and recommend the appropriate WIC food package based on the client’s nutrition risk codes. •Counsel clients and/or their family with the most up-to-date information nutrition risk codes identified. •Refer clients to other services such as physicians, food assistance programs, and high-risk counseling as needed. •Maintain knowledge of breastfeeding practices and promote breastfeeding with appropriate information and materials. •Refer all prenatal and breastfeeding clients to the breastfeeding peer counselor program. •Refer special formula requests to the high-risk nutritionist as necessary. •Perform anthropometrical measurements and lab data (hemoglobin) on WIC clients as necessary to facilitate the certification and/or re-certification process. •Perform walk-in services (formula changes, Breastfeeding services) as needed and document appropriately. •Assist in promoting and implementing WIChealth.org, the new WIC online education tool for participants and their families. 25%Other Duties •Provide in-service training to health unit staff on all anthropometrical data collection, documentation, and interpretation. •Provide technical assistance and in-service training to clinic staff in the area of computer data entry as it pertains to WIC certification, re-certification, and WCFI services. •Assist in answering phone calls about questions or problems regarding the WIC program. •Network with physicians, nurses, and other service providers, through outreach, to develop and implement an informal/referral system to identify eligible participants and introduce them to the WIC program. •Perform clerical duties when there is a clerical staff shortage or as needed if requested to do so by the supervisor. •Schedules appointments for new and returning clients and registers enters, and updates required data obtained from clients during the intake interview process to improve clinic flow and customer service. •Perform other duties as assigned by the supervisor when the Nutrition Educator is unavailable. 10%Training and Disaster Duties •Participates in routine policy training as federally mandated by the WIC program. •Travel to assigned WIC locations to perform essential duties •Participates in planning for nutrition-related issues during disasters. •Reports for duty, as assigned, immediately following a disaster, which may include working in shelters and providing nutrition services to evacuees and field staff. •Work post-disaster to ensure that WIC services are delivered efficiently. ALL DUTIES ARE ESSENTIAL Louisiana State Government represents a wide variety of career options and offers an outstanding opportunity tomake a differencethrough public service. With an array of career opportunities in every major metropolitan center and in many rural areas, state employment provides an outstanding option to begin or continue your career. As a state employee, you will earn competitive pay, choose from a variety of benefits, and have access to a great professional development program: Insurance Coverage More information can be found at https://info.groupbenefits.org/ Parental Leave– Up to six weeks paid parental leave More information can be found athttps://www.civilservice.louisiana.gov/Parental-Leave/Default.aspx Holidays and Leave – State employees receive the following paid holidays each year: + New Year's Day + Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, + Mardi Gras, + Good Friday, + Memorial Day, + Independence Day, + Labor Day, + Veteran's Day, + Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day. ***** Additional holidays may be proclaimed by the Governor State employees earn sick and annual leave which can be accumulated and saved for future use. Your accrual rate increases as your years of service increase. Retirement – State of Louisiana employees are eligible to participate in various retirement systems (based on the type of appointment and agency for which an employee works). These retirement systems provide retirement allowances and other benefits for state officers and employees and their beneficiaries. State retirement systems may include (but are not limited to): + Louisiana State Employees Retirement System (www.lasersonline.org). LASERS has provided this video (https://lasersonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Your\_Retirement\_System.mp4) to give you more detailed information about their system + Teacher's Retirement System of Louisiana (www.trsl.org), + Louisiana School Employees Retirement System (www.lsers.net), among others Employer State of Louisiana Address For agency contact information, please refer to the supplemental information above. 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