Job Description
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Job ID: 34483
Agency: Department of Health - Family and Community Health
Location: Rapid City, Spearfish, or Pierre, SD
Salary: $68,950.98 - $81,118.80 Annual Salary, depending on qualifications
Pay Grade: K
Closing Date: 1/21/26
This is a Full-Time position with the Department of Health - Family and Community Health. For more information on the Department of Health, please visit https://doh.sd.gov/ and the WIC Program https://www.sd.gov/wic .
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 Dietitian Manager in the Office of Family Nutrition Services (OFNS). The Dietitian Manager provides leadership, strategic direction, and operational oversight for the Office of Family Nutrition Services Programs within the assigned region. This position is responsible for program planning, staff management, community partnerships, service delivery innovation, and fiscal oversight to ensure high-quality, accessible, and compliant nutrition services. The Dietitian Manager works collaboratively with administrative staff, community partners, vendors, and stakeholders to improve programs reach, effectiveness, and health outcomes, particularly for underserved populations.
Position may require extended work hours, including Saturdays, as well as in-state travel with overnight stays for service delivery, trainings, and meetings. Limited out-of-state travel may be required for conferences.
Leadership and Staff Management:
- Directs staff and resources to ensure WIC services are delivered in compliance with applicable policies, procedures, regulations, standards, and professional scope of practice.
- Responsible for interviewing, hiring, training, mentoring, and evaluating staff performance.
- Provides guidance, coaching, and motivation to individuals and teams to achieve performance objectives.
- Focuses on staff development to enhance capabilities, support professional growth, and ensure quality care delivery.
Essential Responsibilities:
- Assists with the planning, promotion, and implementation of program services and leads the rollout of new initiatives.
- Assesses service delivery gaps and identifies opportunities to expand or enhance services using innovative methods, including in-person, group, virtual, online, mobile units, and texting platforms.
- Participates in multi-faceted community health assessments and planning efforts to support program development and public health goals.
- Facilitates outreach to underserved and priority populations, using creative problem-solving strategies to reduce barriers to access.
Operations, Quality Improvement, and Fiscal Oversight:
- Analyzes and evaluates program operations and makes recommendations to improve quality, efficiency, cost-effectiveness, staffing, and programming.
- Provides technical guidance and serves as a consultant in complex, multidisciplinary situations.
- Manages the regional budget and provides fiscal oversight for contract services.
- Ensures accurate reporting, monitoring, and compliance with funding and contract requirements.• Analyzes and evaluates operations and makes recommendations for improvements to quality, cost, efficiency, staffing, and programming;
Community Partnerships and Collaboration:
- Builds and maintains strong strategic partnerships with community agencies, healthcare providers, and other stakeholders.
- Develops agreements and contracts utilizing multiple service delivery methods.
- Works closely with WIC Central Office staff and partners conducting needs assessments and evaluations of public health interventions.
- Collaborates with Vendor Liaisons and the Central Office Vendor Manager to coordinate vendor activities with potential and authorized vendors.
Licenses and Certifications:
Must a licensed Registered Dietician in the state of South Dakota
The Ideal Candidate Will Have:
The ideal candidate will have excellent interpersonal skills that facilitate the establishment and maintenance of effective working relationships at the individual, group, and community levels. Experience with supervision, partnership building, collaboration, grants management, financial practices, policy development, program development, and evaluation. Knowledge and experience working with the Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children program.
Knowledge of:
- Principles and practices of public health nutrition, maternal and child health, and the WIC Program.
- Federal, state, and local regulations, policies, and standards governing WIC and public health programs.
- Program planning, evaluation, and quality improvement methodologies.
- Budget management, fiscal oversight, and contract administration.
- Community health assessment processes and health equity principles.
- Workforce development, performance management, and supervisory best practices.
Skills to:
- Strong leadership and staff management skills, including coaching, mentoring, and performance evaluation.
- Strategic planning and project management skills with the ability to lead new initiatives.
- Effective verbal and written communication skills for diverse audiences.
- Relationship-building and collaboration skills with internal teams, community partners, and stakeholders.
- Analytical and problem-solving skills to assess operations, identify gaps, and implement improvements.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.
- Proficiency in using technology and data systems to support service delivery and reporting.
Ability to:
- Ability to lead teams through change and promote a culture of accountability and continuous improvement.
- Ability to assess community needs and design responsive, innovative service delivery models.
- Ability to make sound decisions using data, policy guidance, and professional judgment.
- Ability to ensure compliance while maintaining flexibility and responsiveness to client needs.
- Ability to work effectively with diverse populations and address barriers to access with cultural sensitivity.
- Ability to represent the program professionally and serve as a technical resource and consultant.
Additional Requirements: To be considered, please attach your resume.
This position is exempt from the Civil Service Act.
This position is eligible for Veterans' Preference per ARSD 55:10:02:08.
The State of South Dakota does not sponsor work visas for new or existing employees. All persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and complete an Employment Eligibility Verification, Form I-9. The State of South Dakota as an employer will be using E-Verify to complete employment eligibility verification upon hire.
The State of South Dakota offers $0 premium employee health insurance option plus eleven paid holidays, generous vacation and sick leave accrual, dental, vision, and other insurance options, and retirement benefits. You can view our benefits information here . This position is a member of Class A retirement under SDRS.
Must apply online: https://gen-stateofsouthdako-trn.inforcloudsuite.com/hcm/xmlhttp/shorturl.do?key=393
You must apply online, emailed resumes or submissions will not be accepted.
South Dakota Bureau of Human Resources
Telephone: 605.773.3148 Email: careers@state.sd.us
http://bhr.sd.gov/workforus
"An Equal Opportunity Employer"
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