Supervisory Dietitian (Food Operations)
Veterans Health Administration
Posted: January 27, 2026 (0 days ago)
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Military Treatment Facilities under DHA
Department of Defense
Location
California
Salary
$85,307 - $110,905
per year
Type
Full Time
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Base salary range: $51,332 - $66,732
Typical requirements: 1 year specialized experience at GS-8. Master's degree or 2 years graduate study.
Note: Actual salary includes locality pay (15-40%+ depending on location).
This job involves supervising a team in a military medical clinic, managing equipment and computer systems, and ensuring smooth operations in patient administration to support healthcare delivery.
It requires overseeing staff, analyzing performance, and improving processes in a fast-paced hospital environment.
A good fit would be someone with experience in healthcare administration or operations, strong leadership skills, and a background in managing technical systems in a medical setting.
This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHFcA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Certain Personnel of the DoD Workforce to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service.
About the Position: This position is located at Naval Medical Center, San Diego.
Who May Apply:US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the experience and/or education requirements described below.
Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social).
You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application.
Additional information about transcripts is in this document.
Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes assisting with workload distribution among subordinate employees; providing administrative guidance to medical facility managers regarding policies/regulations; analyzing medical treatment facility (MTF) operational performance for trends or deviations in Patient Administration Divisions; and assisting with the development of procedures and related trainings for MTF staff to improve Patient Administration Divisions performance.
This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-09) OR Education: Ph.D or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or with a major study in hospital administration, public health administration, or related fields such as business or public administration with course work in health care administration.
OR Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%.
To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12.
Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) beyond the second year (total graduate semester hours minus 36) by 18. Add the two percentages. Major Duties:
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