WIC Eligibility Clerk

As the only not-for-profit, faith-based healthcare system in the area, Dignity Health Nevada, guided by the Adrian Dominican Sisters' vision for over 70 years, continues to serve the Henderson and Las Vegas communities. The Siena Campus, a 326-bed acute care hospital opened in 2000, expanded the services of the Rose de Lima Campus to meet growing healthcare needs. St. Rose Dominican is part of Dignity Health, one of the nation’s largest healthcare systems, with over 9,000 physicians, 60,000 team members, and 400 care centers across 22 states, including hospitals, urgent care, imaging and surgery centers, home health, and primary care clinics. Headquartered in San Francisco, Dignity Health is dedicated to compassionate, high-quality care, especially for the underserved.

Position Summary:

Responsible for determining WIC eligibility, providing nutrition and breastfeeding education and providing resource referrals for WIC clients in accordance with State and Federal guidelines. Assists with overseeing, training and auditing the WIC CPAs, Peer Counselors and Clerks.

Wellness & Outreach Centers

The Dignity Health Wellness and Outreach Centers have embraced men and women of all ages since 1998, encouraging them in their roles as fathers and mothers, sons and daughters, caregivers and friends. These Outreach Centers offer over 4,000 classes every year reaching 80,000 residents with programs that cover the following topics:

• Evidence-Based Disease Management & Prevention Programs: Chronic Pain Self-Management, Diabetes Prevention Program, Prediabetes Programs, Stepping On: Fall Prevention, Powerful Tools for Caregivers, Enhance Fitness (an exercise group program that helps older adults at all levels of fitness), asthma, CHAMP (Congestive Heart Active Management Program)
• Prevention: fitness, nutrition, wellness, smoking cessation, meditation
• Pregnancy & Childbirth, Family Education & Breastfeeding
• Support Groups & Senior Peer Counseling
• WIC (Women, Infants & Children) Program

Minimum:

• A work history demonstrating attendance and punctuality. 
• Demonstrated skill and aptitude in detail management and customer relations.
• Computer experience required.
• High School Diploma/GED
• Ability to multi-task, prioritize and follow-up in a fast-paced work environment. 
• Excellent oral and written communication. 
• Strong awareness, understanding and empathy of cultural issues. 
• Sensitive to the needs and situations of a multi- cultural, low-income population and a desire to work with this population.
•  Ability to work non-traditional days and hours, as required.
• Must complete the following courses and obtain certifications within three years of hire: 1) Nevada State WIC Certified Professional Authority course, exam and certificate, 2) Certified Lactation Counselor/Educator course and certificate.

Preferred Qualifications: 

• Social service, public health or medical field highly desirable.
• Some college preferred.
• Bilingual (Spanish/English)