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Department
ACS-CHS Grants FundedJob Summary
Under general supervision, the WIC Educator Lead delivers WIC services to participants by determining and documenting eligibility, maintains participant and program records, and interviews and provides nutrition and breastfeeding education with behavior change goals to develop individual care plans. Refers WIC participants to appropriate healthcare, community, and social service programs. Is required to float to all WIC clinics as needed. The WIC Educator Lead is a resource for clinic staff, other Denver Health departments, and outside partners who has additional duties beyond the scope of a WIC Educator.
Essential Functions:
Client Interactions
Determines WIC program eligibility and enrolls WIC participants
Conducts nutrition interviews and health assessments
Utilizes participant-centered and motivational interviewing approaches to providing education and counseling
Collaborates with medical teams to enroll WIC-eligible families within medical appointments
Supports building-wide enrollment for multiple departments
Supports grant data collection to ensure that grant deliverables are met
Refers clients to appropriate healthcare, community, and social service programs
Provides customer service through clerical phone support and front desk management
Promotes and supports breastfeeding (80%)
Leadership
Trains and updates training materials for new staff
Coordinates services and ensures program compliance with non-WIC partners
Clarifies policies and procedures to staff in supervisor's absence
Demonstrates and promotes positive interpersonal relationships with internal and external clients and fellow employees
Demonstrates and promotes courtesy, dignity, empathy, and respect through verbal and non-verbal communications (20%)
Education:
High School Diploma or GED Required
Work Experience:
less than 1 year A minimum of 6 months of WIC experience Required
Licenses:
BLS-Basic Life Support (BLS/CPR) - AHA - American Heart Association Required
CLC-Certified Lactation Counselor - ALPP - Academy of Lactation Policy and Practice Required
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
Knowledge of basic spelling and math, including measurements used for weight, height, and length (fractions, pounds, and ounces).
Proficient typing and bilingual skills preferred.
Ability to: operate standard office equipment; prepare and maintain accurate and neat records; communicate effectively orally and in writing.
Ability to: work as a team member and to provide quality customer service skills in person and over the phone.
Shift
Days (United States of America)
Work Type
Regular
Salary
$23.15 - $31.32 / hr
Benefits
Outstanding benefits including up to 27 paid days off per year, immediate retirement plan employer contribution up to 9.5%, and generous medical plans
Free RTD EcoPass (public transportation)
On-site employee fitness center and wellness classes
Childcare discount programs & exclusive perks on large brands, travel, and more
Tuition reimbursement & assistance
Education & development opportunities including career pathways and coaching
Professional clinical advancement program & shared governance
Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) eligible employer+ free student loan coaching and assistance navigating the PSLF program
National Health Service Corps (NHCS) and Colorado Health Service Corps (CHSC) eligible employer
Our Values
Respect
Belonging
Accountability
Transparency
All job applicants for safety-sensitive positions must pass a pre-employment drug test, once a conditional offer of employment has been made.
Denver Health is an integrated, high-quality academic health care system considered a model for the nation that includes a Level I Trauma Center, a 555-bed acute care medical center, Denver's 911 emergency medical response system, 10 family health centers, 19 school-based health centers, Rocky Mountain Poison & Drug Safety, a Public Health Institute, an HMO and The Denver Health Foundation.
As Colorado's primary, and essential, safety-net institution, Denver Health is a mission-driven organization that has provided billions in uncompensated care for the uninsured. Denver Health is viewed as an Anchor Institution for the community, focusing on hiring and purchasing locally as applicable, serving as a pillar for community needs, and caring for more than 185,000 individuals and 67,000 children a year.
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Take your career to the next level at Denver Health, where we offer a robust benefits package and endless opportunities for growth. Denver Health is a nationally-ranked, locally-trusted, premier healthcare institution located in the heart of Denver, Colorado.Twenty-five percent of all Denver residents, or approximately 150,000 individuals, receive their health care here. We are known as an integrated health care system that encompasses multidisciplinary academic specialties, a community health system, a level I adult trauma center, pediatric emergency and urgent care center home to Denver Public Health and many of the nation's leaders in medicine.Denver Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer At Denver Health we pride ourselves on our commitment to diversity. Equal opportunity is a fundamental principle of Denver Health. As an equal opportunity employer, Denver Health is committed to recruit, hire, promote and administer all human resource actions in a non-discriminatory manner. Denver Health is committed to providing equal opportunities in all business practices and to all persons regardless of age, race, color, national origin, genetic information, religion, sex, pregnancy, disab...ility, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status or veteran status (collectively “protected status”). Denver Health strives to maintain a work environment that is free from unlawful harassment and discrimination and will not tolerate any such conduct by employees or directed at employees within the scope of their employment. Read the full Human Resources Employee Principles and Practices policy.