Position Summary:
The WIC Certifier/CPA (Competent Professional Authority) is responsible for determining WIC eligibility and prescribes appropriate food packages for clients, provides basic nutrition education in individual or group format, and issues checks and makes appointments using the WIC CIMS Windows-based computer program. External contacts include patients, families, physicians and outside organizations and agencies. This position may work in any clinic location operated by MHS WIC Services.

Minimum Requirements:
Washington WIC experience preferred
Bilingual language skills preferred, Spanish desirable

Education/Licenses/Certifications:
The following health professionals are qualified to be a CPA without having to complete paraprofessional competencies:
Registered dietitian, physician’s assistant, Registered Nurse, or ARNP
Nutritionist with Master’s degree in Nutrition or Public Health from an accredited school
Person with B.S. or B.A. in Nutrition or in Home Economics with a nutrition emphasis

Persons not meeting the above professional qualifications shall be recognized as Paraprofessional CPAs by meeting all of the following requirements:
High school diploma or GED
Completing 6 months of training on WIC certification and nutrition principles and education
Completing the Minimum Paraprofessional Competencies for Washington WIC
Completing monthly in-services on nutrition related topics
Required to obtain certificate denoting completion of 8 hour HIV/AIDS training
Required to obtain a Medical Assistant-Registered license or Medical Assistant-Phlebotomist License