Registered Dietitian/Licensed Nutritionist - 36609
Sioux Falls, SD | Health | Full-Time 40 Hours Weekly
28.73 - 33.28 US per hour
Description
Job ID: 36609
Agency: Department of Health - Division of Family and Community Health
Location: Sioux Falls, SD
Salary: $28.73-$33.28 Hourly, depending on qualifications
Pay Grade: I
Closing Date: 7/9/26
This is a Full-Time 40 Hours Weekly position with the Department of Health - Division of Family and Community Health.
Summary:
The South Dakota Department of Health's programs and services help prevent illness and injury, promote healthy places to live, work and play; provide education to help people make good health decisions; prepare for, respond to, and prevent public health threats; and support efforts to enhance quality and accessibility of healthcare. Our services touch the lives of every person in the state of South Dakota.
We recognize that employees are our most valuable resource and we are committed to promoting a culture of excellence in DOH. We trust our employees to be innovative, challenge existing processes, and make the best decisions. We are interested in employing a diverse and skilled workforce that exhibits the values of leadership, accountability, communication, integrity, and teamwork.
Public health is a diverse and growing field that offers many career options for people from a variety of educational backgrounds. Imagine yourself as part of a winning team that is making the lives of South Dakotans healthier and safer.
The South Dakota Department of Health values flexibility in the workplace. Part of that flexibility includes the ability to work from home. Working from home is a meaningful way to meet individual needs, wants, and desires when it comes to balancing the entire team’s home and work lives.
That balance is something we value while allowing most positions the opportunity to work remotely up to 3 days a week. Working from home is a privilege and is subject to review depending upon the position.
This opening is for a full-time position with the South Dakota Department of Health for a Registered Dietitian/Licensed Nutritionist (RD/LN) in the Office of Family Nutrition Services (OFNS). This role supports the Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Supplemental Nutrition Program statewide to cover vacancies and manage our WIC Assist system for the State.
The RD/LN will work under the supervision of the Dietitian Manager to deliver vital nutrition services that directly impact family and community health.
This position will provide participant case management, approve special formula requests, consult with healthcare providers, and review and assess high-risk nutrition cases to determine whether case management is required by a Registered Dietitian or can be assigned to other qualified staff.
Additional functions of the position include, but are not limited to:
- Manage the WIC Assist process for Statewide coverage.
- Determine participant eligibility including identity, income, residency, and categorical and nutritional risk,
- Conduct nutrition and health assessments,
- Provide nutrition support and education,
- Provide breastfeeding support and education,
- Link participants to appropriate health and social resources,
- Offer nutrition-related technical assistance to team members,
- Deliver nutrition education in community settings,
- Collaborate on setting nutrition, breastfeeding, and outreach goals for the population served,
- Provide additional maternal and child health services, including developmental screenings, infant safe sleep education, and promotion of immunizations, oral health, and other public health initiatives, and
- Build and maintain collaborative relationships with community partners and providers to enhance referrals and explore innovative partnership opportunities.
Work hours extending beyond the 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. workday and on Saturdays may be required.
Travel will be required to satellite sites, and overnight stays may be required for service delivery, trainings, or meetings.
Lifting will be required to do anthropometric measurements of infants and children. This position will be in-person, with the option for some remote after a training period and may provide virtual services from a state office location.
Licenses and Certifications:
Must be licensed as a Nutritionist in South Dakota or eligible for licensure within one year of employment.
The Ideal Candidate Will Have:
Master's degree required in human nutrition, public health nutrition, clinical nutrition, nutrition education, community education or foods and nutrition.
Dietetic internship or similar Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics approval required
Must be a Registered Dietitian with the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR) or obtain registration with 365 days of hire
Knowledge
- Motivational interviewing skills
- Principles and practices of food and nutrition sciences
- Principles and practices of lactation sciences
- Infant and child developmental milestones
Skills
- Motivate participants to make decisions/goals to improve their nutritional status
- Provide nutrition and health information effectively in one‑on‑one and group settings, in person or via virtual platforms (Zoom, Teams, telemedicine), phone, text, or online channels
- Share education at the participant’s level of understanding
- Prioritize and facilitate referrals within the context of multiple and complex participant needs
- Apply federal and state regulations, policies, and procedures in the functions of the position
- Communicate effectively
- Communicate effectively with interpreters in person, by phone, or during virtual service delivery
- Recognize and facilitate opportunities for outreach, marketing, and partnership building
Abilities
- Work both autonomously and in a team environment
- Demonstrate cultural competency when working with socioeconomically and culturally diverse populations
- Multitask, prioritize complex situations, and adapt to quickly shifting priorities
