Wic site coordinator vs consultant dietitian

Differences between wic site coordinator and consultant dietitian duties and responsibilities

Wic site coordinator example responsibilities.

• Manage caseload by providing care coordination to individuals with a primary intellectual/developmental disability diagnosis all of whom receive community-base waiver services.
• Ensure program compliance to policies and procedures of state and USDA.
• Communicate with physicians to obtain and update immunization records.
• Formulate individualized nutrition care plans, monitor progress, and adjust goal-oriented interventions as appropriate for patients in an outpatient setting.
• Design evidence-base education materials including breastfeeding, infant complementary feeding and prenatal nutrition base on community needs.
• Deliver nutritional education and provide nutrition assessment to low income pregnant and breastfeeding women, infants and children using participant-centered methods.
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Consultant dietitian example responsibilities.

• Manage the anemia status of patients by reviewing necessary lab data and initiating or adjusting medication doses.
• Provide individual outpatient diabetes, weight management and cardiovascular counseling.
• Deliver medical nutrition therapy to patients, and offer culturally appropriate nutrition education to patients and their families.
• Formulate menus and nutritional plans of care for regular and therapeutic diets base on medical/physical condition of patients.
• Provide nutrition counseling for pediatric medical conditions including poor growth, feeding difficulties and food allergies.
• Provide nutrition counseling & diabetes education to individuals in private practice setting.
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