Who we are: La Clínica de La Raza is a community-based health center committed to providing culturally appropriate, high-quality, and accessible health care to the diverse communities of the San Francisco Bay Area. We have spent over 40 years advocating for and creating a health-home for the many that have been denied access to care. As health care activists, we are dedicated to ensuring that individuals who do not have healthcare coverage receive the same quality healthcare as those who do. From our genesis as a community health center in 1971, we understood that we cannot heal our communities without also addressing the economic and social factors that affect health. Many times, this requires that we go outside and provide services in other settings that link individuals to our health center for preventive and primary care. Over 90,000 individuals come to La Clínica because it is a welcoming place that addresses the whole person, coordinating and connecting them to a broad network of services to improve and maintain their health and well-being. While we are still known for our activism and spirit of social justice, we are also proud to have grown into a sophisticated provider of primary health care services with 35 sites across Alameda, Contra Costa and Solano counties.

Who you are: Under general direction, the individual in this position is responsible for counseling prenatal and breastfeeding women, infants and children, around a variety of nutrition related conditions such as gestational diabetes, obesity and obesity related diseases, as well as the nutritional needs of premature infants. Assists in the development and implementation of curricula for nutrition education classes and special projects, as needed.

Major Areas of Responsibility include but are not limited to:

• Conducts nutrition screening, assessment and counseling, and implements nutrition care plans for low and some high-risk WIC participants.
• Assists in developing and teaching group nutrition education classes.
• Assures appropriate records are updated (i.e. records nutrition assessment dates, follows-up on nutrition assessment appointments with Nutritionists, obtains appropriate signatures on re-interview forms during appointments.)
• Maintains documentation by charting dietary intake and recording recommendations given to clients in family folders and medical records.
• Help maintain breast feeding equipment including breast pumps and helps coordinate breastfeeding activities.
• Assists with the development and evaluation of nutrition education materials.
• Participates in staff trainings as requested.
• Other duties as assigned by WIC manager.

Minimum Job Requirements

• Requires bachelor’s degree in Nutrition or a nutrition-related field with completion of core nutrition classes. CLE/IBCLC preferred.
• Minimum one year of individual nutrition counseling with infants, children, prenatal and postpartum women, as well as with the State computer program ISIS preferred.
• Knowledge of contemporary principles and practices of nutrition; interpretation and implementation of nutrition guidelines for infant, children, and pregnant and lactating women.
• Knowledge of nutritional value of foods; meal planning and preparation that is culturally appropriate; safe food storage practices; and food costs.
• Knowledge of principles, methods, and materials used in nutrition counseling, education, and screening.
• Knowledge and/or experience with breastfeeding counseling techniques preferred.
• Experience with Motivational Interviewing/Learner Center Education preferred.
• Ability to work independently as well as collectively on projects.
• Strong interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.
• Oral and written bilingual Spanish language proficiency as well as cultural knowledge.