Wic site coordinator vs nutrition specialist

Differences between wic site coordinator and nutrition specialist 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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Nutrition specialist example responsibilities.

• Provide districts with technical assistance for a state-wide USDA approve nutrient analysis and student eligibility software program.
• Oversee the food bid process and audit of milk and food receipts in accordance with USDA guidelines.
• Educate client classes on diabetes, bariatrics, hypertension, malnutrition, and other nutrition relate topics.
• Provide options for campers with food allergies, vegetarian, vegan, gluten free and lactose free diets.
• Develop variety of menu items catering to patrons with food allergies and diet restrictions such as gluten-free and vegan items.
• Provide diabetes education to hospital inpatients and outpatients and conduct diabetes group classes.
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