PUBLIC HEALTH NUTRITION PROGRAM DIRECTOR - 64036520

Requisition No: 869685 

Agency: Department of Health

Working Title: PUBLIC HEALTH NUTRITION PROGRAM DIRECTOR - 64036520

 Pay Plan: Career Service

Position Number: 64036520 

Salary:  agency to update 

Posting Closing Date: 02/20/2026 

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Duties and Responsibilities: This position is based in Yulee, FL and performs travel in relation to the duties below and for professional development. This position spends the majority of the time engaged in supervisory responsibilities. This includes communicating with, motivating, training, and evaluating employees in addition to planning and directing employees' work. The incumbent has the authority to hire, transfer, suspend, lay off, recall, promote, discharge, assign, reward, or discipline subordinate employees or effectively recommend such action. The incumbent will also be required to develop performance expectations, meet with staff regularly to discuss performance, complete performance reviews, maintain vacation and work schedules, ensuring proper coverage, and complete timesheets. This position, an employee of the Nassau County Health Department (NCHD), works to protect, promote, and improve the health of all people in Florida through integrated state, county, and community efforts. The employee is expected to promote innovation by searching for creative solutions and managing resources wisely. They are expected to collaborate through teamwork to achieve common goals and solve problems. The employee is expected to be accountable and perform with integrity and respect. They are expected to be responsive by serving our customers and engaging our partners. Finally, the employee is expected to perform with excellence by promoting quality outcomes through learning and continuous performance. The position requires licensure as a Nutritionist/Dietitian in the State of Florida. This position serves under the direct supervision of the Senior Public Health Services Manager.

Supervisory: Supervises direct reports including motivating, training, providing guidance, and direction to the WIC personnel. Supervises the work of employees assigned to the Nassau-Baker County WIC Program to ensure efficiency of time and resources are met. Establish the performance standards according to DOH policy for WIC personnel. Meet with the staff regularly to discuss performance, complete performance reviews, and discipline action, if needed. Ensures accurate and timely daily submission of EARS, leave and attendance (People First), acknowledge Everbridge drills, and travel logs to the WIC Administrative Office as such the employee will be operating a state vehicle to service clients at multiple sites. Ensure all assigned staff complete all mandatory trainings and are offered additional training that properly supports team members in their daily duties, growth and development, rewards and recognition. Ensures staff have and maintain a current license to practice in Florida when applicable.

Planning: Plan, develop, conduct, promote, implement and evaluate the WIC program in accordance with State WIC program and DOH administrative rules. Ensure program report deadlines and other deliverables are met, delegating tasks to other staff in chain of command as appropriate.

Data Management: Review WIC Program data that have required standards to identify areas not being met and develop and implement a plan to meet the standard. Gathers, records, and reports statistical data relating to health concerns and services. Use input from staff, community assessments, community partners to identify any areas needed of change and/or improvement of the services provided. Responsible to act as the Information Technology (IT) Program Support including serves as FL WISE Super User to ensure data integrity, trouble shooting and Help Desk support to WIC system users and clients. Completes monthly reports to the State WIC Office including the monthly budget reports, Nutrition Education Reports, and Vendor Compliance Reports. Complete Monthly and Quarterly FDOH reports.

Budgeting: Ensures the programmatic budget is spent accurately and efficiently. Ensures fiscal responsibility of the WIC Program grant funds, including maintaining budget revenues and expenses and purchasing according to FDOH policy. Meet with supervisors and budget manager during the fiscal year to keep them informed of any increased expenditures. Responsible for preparation and approval for purchasing for assigned areas of management.

Quality Assurance: Review assigned program activities, problems, and functions with the Supervisor to evaluate and revise work standards as needed. Implement changes to ensure that standards, policies, and procedures are current. Stay abreast of current WIC program standards and changes. Serve as a peer reviewer to improve staff performance by recognizing areas that need improvement through education and training. Review work of staff through chart audits and on-site monitoring monthly to ensure quality and efficiency in services delivered and to update as needed. Complete VENA tool annually. Participates in agency and QI projects.

Provide on-the-job training for new staff. Performs nutritionist duties and certifies clients for participation in the WIC Program in accordance with the policies of the State WIC Program and regulations as stated in DHM 150-24. Provides education and counseling to WIC clients for WIC certification, including nutrition education/counseling, breastfeeding education/support, and referrals to other social services as needed. Obtains anthropometric and hematological data as needed for WIC certifications.

Serves as a consultant on nutrition, breastfeeding, and health education to the Director/Administrator and other community health and social agencies.

Participates in community outreach events four times a year/ one per quarter; these events may fall outside of normal business hours and days. Participate in disaster preparedness and response activities as assigned.

Performs all other duties as assigned. 

Knowledge, skills, and abilities, including utilization of equipment, required for the position: 1. Excellent time management, organizational, and multi-tasking skills. 2. Ability to work effectively with a healthcare team to maintain an effective working relationship. 3. Ability to perform procedures common to the position. 4. Knowledge in writing policies, procedures, and protocols. 5. Ability to recognize areas of own practice that need improvement. 6. Ability to teach other staff in the theory and practice of their position. 7. Knowledge of the principles and techniques of effective verbal and written communication and ability to apply them. 8. Knowledge of clinical practices, policies and procedures and ability to apply them. 9. Computer knowledge and ability to include patient electronic records. 10. Leadership and supervisory skills. 11. Knowledge to recognize situations in which intervention is needed to improve clinic efficiency and/or patient care. 12. Ability to record a clear, understandable, and legally defensible account of care or services provided. 13. Ability to teach clients on specific health issues, promotion of wellness, maintenance of health and prevention of Disease.

Licensure/registration/certification requirements (If applicable, list the appropriate Florida Statute or federal regulation cite): This position requires a current license in the State of Florida as a Dietitian/Nutritionist 468.504. No person may engage for remuneration in dietetics and nutrition practice or nutrition counseling or hold himself or herself out as a practitioner of dietetics and nutrition practice or nutrition counseling unless the person is licensed in accordance with the provisions of this part. This position requires a valid driver’s license and reliable transportation. 

Other job-related requirements for this position: The Incumbent may be required to work before, during and/or beyond normal work hours or days in the event of an emergency. Emergency duty required of the incumbent includes working in special needs or Red Cross shelters, or performing other emergency duties including, but not limited to, responses to or threats involving any disaster or threat of disaster, man-made or natural. All employees are expected to complete timesheets and EARs/DARs as required, both accurately and within the required timeframe. All employees are expected to complete mandatory trainings within the required timeframe, as deemed necessary by the Department, the Delegated Authority, grant requirements and/or Florida Statutes. Incumbent may have access to records containing social security numbers in the performance of job duties. Emergency duties may also include in-state and/or out-ofstate deployment. (Group I as designated). Employee will also operate a vehicle in Nassau and surrounding counties as part of their duties. 

Working hours: This is a Full-time, in-office position only. (A) Monday – Friday from 8:00am to 5:00pm.(B) Total hours in workweek 40 (C) Explain any variation in work (split shift, rotation, etc.) 

The State of Florida is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action Employer, and does not tolerate discrimination or violence in the workplace.

Candidates requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must notify the agency hiring authority and/or People First Service Center (1-866-663-4735). Notification to the hiring authority must be made in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation.

The State of Florida supports a Drug-Free workplace. All employees are subject to reasonable suspicion drug testing in accordance with Section 112.0455, F.S., Drug-Free Workplace Act.

VETERANS’ PREFERENCE.  Pursuant to Chapter 295, Florida Statutes, candidates eligible for Veterans’ Preference will receive preference in employment for Career Service vacancies and are encouraged to apply.  Certain service members may be eligible to receive waivers for postsecondary educational requirements.  Candidates claiming Veterans’ Preference must attach supporting documentation with each submission that includes character of service (for example, DD Form 214 Member Copy #4) along with any other documentation as required by Rule 55A-7, Florida Administrative Code.  Veterans’ Preference documentation requirements are available by clicking here.  All documentation is due by the close of the vacancy announcement.