Registered Nurse

Northwest Indiana Community Action
Hammond, IN, US
$26,99 an hour
Full-time

Job Description

Job Description

Salary : $26.99 / Hour

ORGANIZATION :

Area Agency on Aging and Community Action Agency for Northwest Indiana, founded in 1965, the CoAction Mission is to ensure the people who experience financial hardship find opportunities, resources, and respect.

We do this by helping individuals of all ages and families, through direct services and referrals.

Serving residents in Lake, Porter, Jasper, Newton, LaPorte, Pulaski, and Starke Counties

Revenues : $35 million.

GENERAL STATEMENT OF DUTIES :

  • WIC RN, assists with outreach and recruitment of program participants as well as the promotion of the WIC program.
  • Assist the WIC Clinical Assistant with the responsibilities of checking in clients, making appointments, keeping the client data base updated and any other integral part of providing excellent customer service to WIC participants.
  • As required, perform health measurements on all participants and accurately assess nutrition risk.
  • Provides participant centered nutrition counseling and referral services for WIC participants.
  • Positively promotes breastfeeding to all WIC participants, educate through facilitation of breastfeeding classes while ensuring breastfeeding initiation and duration.

QUALIFICATIONS :

  • Candidate should be a qualified Registered Nurse.
  • A Bachelor’s Degree in Family and Consumer Sciences (Home Economics) with an emphasis in Nutrition defined as a minimum of 9 hours in nutrition which include, 3 hours of introductory nutrition, 3 hours in life cycle nutrition, 3 hours in advance nutrition.
  • Candidate should also possess excellent writing / editing and verbal communication skills.
  • Be a self-starter, able to work independently, service oriented with attention to detail.
  • Be committed to work collaboratively with all constituent groups, including staff, volunteers, program participants, and other WIC Program supporters.
  • BENEFITS :
  • 401K
  • 401K
  • Paid Personal Leave
  • Vacation
  • Sick Leave
  • 14 Paid Holidays
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Health, Dental, & Vision Insurance (Cigna)
  • Life Insurance
  • Short-Term Disability
  • 30+ days ago
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