Job Description
Siouxland District Health Department (SDHD) is the public health agency serving Woodbury County, Iowa. Our staff of 63 individuals is spread across the areas of family and community health, environmental health, health promotions, chronic disease prevention, acute disease investigation and emergency preparedness. Employees are also involved with internal committees providing input into our strategic plan, employee health and wellness initiatives and quality improvement and community involvement opportunities. SDHD provides a family friendly work environment that supports staff in establishing a good work/life balance.
Benefits include Health Insurance with excellent coverage and an employee contribution of less than $200 per month. Single dental coverage is offered at no expense to the employee, with a family option available. Retirement benefit is through Iowa Public Employee Retirement System (IPERS). Employer contribution is 9.44% with employee contribution of 6.29%. SDHD also provides 10 paid holidays and 2 personal days per year. Starting vacation is accrued at a 2 week a year rate and sick leave is also available at about 8 hours per month. New SDHD employees are eligible for 5% annual raises with acceptable performance the first five years of their employment in addition to an annual cost of living increase.
The Public Health Dietitian is responsible as the competent professional authority for determination of Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Program eligibility and certification following assessment of individual anthropometric, biochemical and dietary data. Possessing this knowledge of nutritional needs across the maternal child health life span and using critical thinking skills, the Dietitian will provide nutrition assessment, education, referral, care coordination services and tailor the WIC food prescription to meet individual nutrition needs of the participant. Promotion and support will be provided to breastfeeding woman, their infants and breastfeeding efforts. Nutrition services will be provided to Maternal Child Adolescent Health and other SDHD public health programming.
Must possess Bachelor’s Degree in nutrition, dietetics, food systems management or closely related field. Must possess current licensure as a Licensed Dietitian in the State of Iowa by the Iowa Board of Dietetic Examiners or able to obtain licenses within 6 months of employment. Current dietetic registration preferred through the Commission on Dietetic Registration for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics or eligible for registration within 6 months of employment.