The Supervisory Dietitian (Clinical Nutrition) position acts as an expert in clinical nutrition and oversees a Clinical Nutrition Section which involves providing administrative and technical supervision to the section at the Jesse Brown VA Medical Center, Chicago, IL.

Duties

Duties Include: Serves as a professional and technical advisor to staff and other health care professionals. Represents the Clinical Nutrition Section on projects, committees, and/or workgroups within the department and facility. Exercises a full range of supervisory and personnel management authorities and assumes full responsibility in planning, directing, and assessing work of subordinate staff. Develops procedures and guidelines for clinical operations and monitors compliance with regulatory standards and policies and procedures. Builds and implements contingency plans within the section, ensuring continuity of clinical operations in internal and external emergency situations. Establishes a training plan for the clinical section that is based on evidence-based nutrition. Develops and leads clinical nutrition operations. Ensures evidence-based guidelines are integrated into clinical practice. Ensures Veteran education materials are written with based on evidence-based guidelines, current literature, practice and research. Leads performance improvement efforts within Clinical Nutrition section, acting on quality improvement data and plans. Collaborates with the food operations staff, bridging the work of the clinical nutrition staff to the food services provided to Veterans. Identifies and prioritizes problems, sets long and short-term goals, develops action plans and analyses data to evaluate progress to improve outcomes. Develops and updates policies nd procedures and the establishment and oversight of a system for regulatory compliance. Performs other related duties as assigned. Work Schedule: Monday through Friday 7:30 AM 4:00 PM. Maybe required to work weekends and holidays. Work schedule will be discussed at interview. Telework: Available - 1 to 2 days per pay period. Will be discussed at interview. Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Functional Statement #: 000000 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Not required

Requirements

Qualifications

BASIC REQUIREMENTS. Citizenship. Be a citizen of the United States (U.S.). Non-citizens may be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with 38 U.S.C. ? 7407(a). Registration. (1) All applicants must hold the RDN credential from the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR) the credentialing agency of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. Note: Applicants who hold the RDN 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. In addition to the basic requirements above the following is the requirements for appointment as a Supervisory Dietitian (Clinical Nutrition) at the GS-12 grade level. Specialized Experience: At least 1 year of experience as a Registered Dietitian or Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN) equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS-11) grade level. Experience includes but is not limited to, providing administrative management procedures, guidelines, and direction of a Clinical Nutrition Section. In addition to the experience above, applicants must demonstrate the following KSAs. Skill in written communication including policy development and standard operating procedures. Skill in strategic planning to develop goals, objectives and action plans. Skill in analyzing data to monitor progress towards improving and sustaining outcomes. Ability to negotiate. Ability to supervise subordinate staff (i.e., plan, organize, delegate, direct, control and review activities and performance). References: VA Handbook 5005/154, Part II, Appendix G20, Dietitian Qualification Standards, dated October 14, 2022. Physical Requirements: The work required does not inherently include any physical requirements essential for successful job performance that could not otherwise be performed with accommodation or workplace adjustment. A pre-placement physical examination is not required.

Education

IMPORTANT: A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education.

Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html.

Contacts

• Address Jesse Brown Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center 820 South Damen Avenue Chicago, IL 60612 US
• Name: Felicia Davis
• Phone: 312-569-8107
• Email: [email protected]