WIC Public Health Assistant (WPHA) Job at My3Tech Inc, Sioux Falls, SD

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  • My3Tech Inc
  • Sioux Falls, SD

Job Description

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Job Title: WIC Public Health Assistant (WPHA)


Location: Pierre, Aberdeen, Sioux Falls, Rapid City (On-site - Any of these Locations)


Duration: Long Term


Client: State of South Dakota


Hourly Rate -$22/hr. on W2 (All Inclusive) - No Benefits will be provided


Salary: $45936/Annum with Benefits (Health insurance, 401K, 2 Weeks paid vacation)


Qualification: Possession of valid driver's license, high school diploma, post- secondary education in a health-related field is desirable

Job Description:

  • Implement program policies and protocols and set the tone for excellent customer service to participants in the WIC offices.
  • WPHA's will complete certifications for low-risk participants, determining income, identity and residency eligibility, completing nutrition assessments, providing basic nutrition education and completing food package assignments and referring participants to other social services and community resources, documenting accordingly, participating in breastfeeding promotion and support, issuing food benefits and serving as the liaison to WIC food vendors.
  • In consultation and collaboration with health professionals, duties may include interviewing of participants for basic medical/social/nutritional history, obtaining anthropometric and biochemical measurements, and assessing immunization status of participants.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:

nutrition and health practices; social and economic conditions as they apply to nutrition;


nutrition education methods. Ability to: evaluate programs and ensure compliance;


establish and maintain effective working relationships with others; plan and present training sessions;


interpret policies and procedures. Literacy and language skills appropriate to address the needs of diverse populations.


Knowledge/Skills/Ability:


English including grammar, spelling, and punctuation;


modern office equipment, practices, and procedures; basic bookkeeping;


Microsoft suite software applications; department rules, procedures, and functions. Ability to: type accurately, in positions requiring keyboarding;


gather, compare, and summarize data from a variety of sources; operate a variety of office equipment;


communicate information clearly and concisely;


review and comprehend materials;


establish and maintain effective working relationships with other employees and the general public;


proof and edit solutions to arithmetic problems involving addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, and percentages;


transcribe material from machine dictation;


formulate logical and reasonable conclusions from available information;


literacy and language skills appropriate to address the needs of diverse populations.

Job Tags

Hourly pay, Work at office

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