Dietitian (Advanced Level Practice)

Full Job Description

This position will serve at the Wausau, WI CBOC for Tomah VA Medical Center.

The incumbent will conduct comprehensive nutrition assessments for Veterans using the Nutrition Care Process (NCP) assuring high-quality nutrition care under an advanced and expanded scope of practice.

Advance Level Practice Dietitians are the subject matter experts in clinical nutrition and uses knowledge, expertise, principles and/or current research to lead dietitians and nutrition specialty care teams.

Basic Requirements: United States Citizenship: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy.

English Language Proficiency: Dietitian candidates must be proficient in spoken and written English in accordance with 38 U.S.C. § 7403(f).

Registration: All applicants must hold the RON credential from the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR) the credentialing agency of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.

Note: Applicants who hold the RON credential have met the education requirement (e.g.

bachelor's degree or higher) of CDR, as such this occupation is considered professional and scientific with a positive education requirement and the procedures in Part I, Chapter 4 of this Handbook will be followed when applying Veteran's preference.

Grade Determinations: GS-12 Dietitian (Advanced Level Practice)Experience: One year of experience equivalent to the next lower grade level.

Certification: Must hold an advanced practice certification from a nationally recognized certifying body such as the Commission on Dietetic Registration, the Association of Diabetes Care and Education Specialists or the National Board of Nutrition Certification.

The certification must be directly related to the assignment being filled.

For example, where the assignment requires diabetes management, a Board Certified-Advanced Diabetes Management or Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialists certification is qualifying.

Commonly held certifications include Board Certified Specialist in Renal Nutrition; Board Certified Specialist in Gerontological Nutrition; Registered Dietitian Nutritionist-Advanced Practitioner; Certified Nutrition Support Clinician.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: In addition to the experience and certification above, the candidate must demonstrate the following KSAs: (a) Skill in leading a team in the implementation of nutrition-related activities.

(b) Skill in utilizing evidence- based practice guidelines to establish or modify goals and improve patient outcomes.

(c) Ability to communicate in writing to develop policies and standard operating procedures. (d) Ability to serve as a nutrition expert, providing technical guidance, direction and staff development.

(e) Ability to lead research or performance improvement studies.

(f) Ability to present complex nutrition information to a large group of health care providers to persuade and influence provision of care.

Reference: For more information on this qualification standard, please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/. The full performance level of this vacancy is GS-12.

Physical Requirements: See VA Directive and Handbook 5019, Employee Occupational Health Service for requirements. Major Duties:

Duties may include but not limited to: -Lead dietitians and specialty multidisciplinary teams in developing nutrition related services, polices, procedures and/or protocols.

-Provide nutrition education to individuals, small and large groups, peers, licensed practitioner (s), medical students, interns, and residents as applicable.

-Develops, monitor, and direct practice-specific benchmarks based on standards of care or national initiatives.

-Lead nutrition research studies or performance improvement and communicates findings through reports, abstracts, presentations, and/or peer-reviewed professional publications.

-Provide comprehensive medical nutritional care applying the NCP in a specialty program, and/or a variety of patient care settings.

-Establish goals, measures outcomes and reports progress toward meeting goals to medical center committees, health care teams and/or professional groups.

-Leads the implementation of new nutrition initiatives or a change in practice to achieve strategic goals.

-Present at seminars, workshops, and lectures to convey current nutrition information on new and changing concepts. -Perform other duties as assigned.

Work Schedule: Monday-Friday; 7:00am to 3:30pm Telework: Ad-hoc Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Functional Statement #: 99523S Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized