WIC Certifier I Full Time

At MultiCare, you’re more than just a job title — you’re part of a team built on trust that cares for each other, our patients and our communities. Belonging here means living our mission and values every day. If your purpose and passions align with ours, you’ll find a place to grow, do meaningful work and build a career you love in a community that feels like home.

FTE: 1.0 , Shift: Day, Schedule: Fulltime

Position Summary

The WIC Certifier I is responsible for determining WIC eligibility, scheduling potential participants and enrolling when qualified. External contacts include patients, families, physicians and outside organizations and agencies.

Responsibilities

• Communicates with participants in a sensitive manner regarding lifestyle, medical history, nutritional practices and income
• Performs clerical tasks, including answering phones, prequalifying prospective clients, scheduling appointments, making reminder calls, etc.
• Uses participant-centered techniques to provide personalized nutrition education/referrals and to educate pregnant women on how to initiate and sustain breastfeeding and to help breastfeeding clients solve common breastfeeding problems
• Assesses participants’ health and nutrition status using Washington State WIC Assessment Questions
• Ability and willingness to meet with families individually in clinic and virtually.
• This position may work in any clinic location operated by MHS WIC Services across Pierce County, use of personal vehicle is required
• Communicates in person and remotely with participants in a sensitive manner regarding lifestyle, medical history, nutritional practices and income
• Evaluates income and health risks to determine participant program eligibility
• Utilizes motivational interviewing techniques
• Uses participant-centered techniques to provide personalized nutrition education/referrals and to educate pregnant women on how to initiate and sustain breastfeeding and to help breastfeeding clients solve common breastfeeding problems
• Assesses participants’ health and nutrition status using Washington State WIC Assessment Questions
• Performs clerical tasks, including answering phones, prequalifying prospective clients, scheduling appointments, making reminder calls, etc.
• Incumbent may be required to work in any MBWIC clinic in Pierce County or participate in local outreach events

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED
• Recognized as a Competent Professional Authority by Washington State Department of Health or able to qualify through on-the-job WIC Certifier training within 1 year of hire
• Bi-lingual preferred but not necessary (Spanish/English or Russian/English)

Why MultiCare?

Rooted in the local community

Partnering with patients, families and neighbors across the Pacific Northwest for more than 140 years.

Growth and education

Competitive tuition assistance, award-winning residencies, fellowships and career development to invest in you.

Well-being and support

Generous PTO, Code Lavender and Employee Assistance Programs to help you maintain balance and feel cared in your work and life.

Living our values

Respect, integrity, kindness and collaboration guide how we care for patients, communities and each other.

Belonging for all

Resource Groups and outreach programs help ensure every team member feels safe, seen, heard and valued.

Pacific Northwest lifestyle

Work and live where natural beauty, adventure and strong community connections are part of everyday life.

Pay and Benefit Expectations

We provide a comprehensive benefits package, including competitive salary, medical, dental and retirement benefits and paid time off. As required by various pay transparency laws, we share a competitive range of compensation for candidates hired into each position. The pay scale is $21.68 – $31.20 USD. However, pay is influenced by factors specific to applicants, including but not limited to: skill set, level of experience, and certification(s) and/or education. If this position is associated with a union contract, pay will be reflective of the appropriate step on the pay scale to which the applicant’s years of experience align.

Associated benefit information can be viewed here.