Dear Colleague,

The Florida Department of Health WIC Program Services currently has job openings for nutrition educators and public health nutritionists. Would you please share the attached information with your graduating students who are looking for nutrition jobs? Students may contact me or the contact person listed on the attached career opportunities list for further information about position openings in a specific county.

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Please note the current requirements for Florida public health nutrition professionals:

* Health Educators L2 (Nutrition educator) positions require a bachelor’s degree in nutrition or dietetics. Students must have graduated to be considered for these positions.
* Public Health Nutritionists are required to be licensed as a dietitian/nutritionist in the State of Florida. In order to become licensed, the applicant must have already attained a minimum of a bachelor's degree in nutrition, completed a 900-hour preplanned supervised experience (like a dietetic internship), and passed the RD exam. Registered dietitians are able to apply for licensure by endorsement.

For the most up-to-date information regarding which local WIC agencies are currently taking applications, job applicants should check the State of Florida job locator web site: Florida People First web site at: https://jobs.myflorida.com/index.html, Click “View All Jobs.” Toward the bottom of the page, under Keywords, insert "nutrition" and press "Search". Click on “Expand all categories”. Please note: job openings are generally for applicants who are seeking full-time, career service (not temporary) positions.

Nutrition educators may be eligible for the Florida WIC dietetic internship after one year of employment in the Florida WIC program. The intern is required to work an additional year for the Florida WIC Program following the internship. For more information about the Florida dietetic internship call 727-861-5250, ext. 122.

For more information about Florida licensure, see the Florida Dietetics and Nutrition Practice Council web site at: http://www.doh.state.fl.us/mqa/dietetics/.

Thank you.

Mary Jean Whitesell, M.S., R.D., L.D.

Public Health Nutrition Consultant
Bureau of WIC Program Services
Division of Community Health Promotion
Florida Department of Health
4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin A16
Tallahassee, FL 32399-1726
Telephone: 850.245.4202
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If you would like additional information about the WIC Program, please visit our website at www.FloridaWIC.org<http://www.floridawic.org/>.
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