Supervisory Dietitian (Clinical)

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This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), a student loan payment reimbursement program.

You must meet specific eligibility requirements per VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment.

Program Approval, award amount (up to $200,000) & eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after review of the EDRP application.

Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply.

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.

Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN) or Registered Dietitian (RD) - Must be registered with the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR) the credentialing branch of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics formerly known as the American Dietetic Association (ADA).

Current VHA Dietitians that qualify based on being covered by the Grandfathering Provision may not be promoted to a higher grade if they do not meet the current RDN/RD requirements.

Grade Determinations: GS-13 Supervisory Dietitian (Clinical Nutrition) (a) Experience. Completion of 1 year of experience equivalent to the next lower grade level of GS12 (b) Assignment.

For all supervisory assignments above the full performance level, the higher-level duties must consist of significant scope, complexity, difficulty, variety and be performed by the incumbent as a major duty at least 25% of the time.

The incumbent must spend 25% or more of their time providing administrative and technical supervision over Dietitians at the GS-12 level or below.

Supervisory Dietitians in this Clinical Nutrition assignment report to the NFS Chief.

They make decisions based on intricate and unrelated information and assumptions from inconclusive or variable data in all aspects of nutrition operations.

They provide clinical nutrition section-specific leadership and exercise a full range of supervisory and personnel management authorities and responsibilities in planning, directing and assessing the work of subordinate staff.

Supervisory Dietitians establish a training plan for the clinical section.

They develop and lead clinical nutrition operations, establish strategic goals and ensure priorities align with the strategic plan of the NFS department, VISN and national programs.

Supervisory Dietitians identify and prioritize problems, set long and short-term goals, develop action plans and analyze data to evaluate progress to improve outcomes.

They are responsible for developing and updating policies and procedures and establishing and overseeing a system for regulatory compliance.

Supervisory Dietitians solicit support and/or negotiate with facility managers to influence decisionmaking and garner support to ensure clinical nutrition operations succeed.

They collaborate closely with the food operations section to enhance the Veteran's dining experience and to support the strategic goals of the food service section and NFS.

(c) Demonstrated Knowledge, Skills and Abilities.

In addition to the experience above, the candidate must demonstrate the following KSAs: (a) Skill in written communication including policy development and standard operating procedures.

(b) Skill in strategic planning to develop goals, objectives and action plans. (c) Skill in analyzing data to monitor progress towards improving and sustaining outcomes. (d) Ability to negotiate.

(e) Ability to supervise subordinate staff (i.e., plan, organize, delegate, direct, control and review activities and performance).

Preferred Experience: Clinical management experience Reference: For more information on this qualification standard, please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/.

Physical Requirements: See VA Directive and Handbook 5019. Major Duties:

Major Duties include but are not limited to: - Carry out the strategic and business aspects of the Clinical Nutrition section.

- Oversees a complex Clinical Nutrition Section which involves providing administrative and technical supervision of GS12 Dietitians and the oversight of the work of clinical dietitians at the GS-11 level and below.

- Ensure evidence-based guidelines are integrated into clinical practice and collaborate closely with the Supervisory Dietitian (Food Operations) to enhance the Veteran's dining experience.

- Provides clinical nutrition section specific leadership serving as professional and technical advisor to staff and other health care professionals.

- Has oversight over HR staffing, employee relations and labor relations in Clinical Nutrition section.

- Exercises a full range of supervisory and personnel management authorities and assumes full responsibility in planning, directing, and assessing work of subordinate staff.

- Establishes a training plan for the clinical section that is based on evidence based nutrition. - Develops and leads clinical nutrition operations.

- Establishes strategic goals and ensure priorities align with the strategic plan of the NFS department, VISN and national programs.

Work Schedule: Mon-Friday, 7:30am - 4:00pm Telework: Ad-Hoc Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Functional Statement #: PD99517S EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive. Contact the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance. Learn more