The Supervisory Dietitian(Assistant Chief) Nutrition and Food Service (NFS) serves as full assistant to the Chief, NFS, advising the chief/manager on all matters pertinent to the provision of high-quality food production, service and effective nutrition therapy to the Veteran population served in a level 1C tertiary care medical center. Provides direct supervision for both the Food Service Systems and the Clinical Nutrition Manager, successfully integrating both sections.

Duties

The below are not all inclusive of the duties that the incumbent will perform. Management/Administrative: 1. Assists in the establishment of organizational structure guidelines, performance standards, reporting requirements and assists in defining the lines of authority and supervisory controls necessary and essential in carrying out the mission of the service. 2. Assists in the provision of leadership to assure that all activities of the staff are closely coordinated in order to achieve an effective integration of the key elements of patient care, education, training and research. 3. Coordinates and evaluates Service compliance to VHA regulations, Central Office directives, AND guidelines, VISN guidelines, Medical Center policy, Union Master agreement, Service procedures and all accrediting and regulatory agencies including but not limited to US food code, TJC, OSHA and OIG to assure optimal nutrition care of veterans, in the continuum of care and in a multidisciplinary model. Resource Management: 1. Assists in the development and administration of a human resource management program for all NFS employees that maximizes staff performance and job satisfaction and supports labor-management cooperation. 2. Coordinates and allocates staffing patterns and position management that will support a high-quality food service system and the demand for complex clinical nutrition care promoting optimal efficiency and effectiveness. Consistently applying EEO and Affirmative Action Principles. Quality Improvement: 1. Assists in the development and implementation of a performance improvement program to continually monitor major functions of N&FS for quality and appropriateness of nutritional care. 2. Assures that the Performance improvement program is incompliance with applicable standards established by OSHA, HACCP, VHA, TJC and other reviewing agencies. Supervisory 1. Assists the Chief, in providing leadership to NFS, which consists of professional and non-professional staff. Coordinates implementation of initiatives and presents conclusions and recommendations to staff at departmental meetings. 2. Assists with the direction of a personnel management program for the service by providing recommendations to the Chief regarding personnel actions including selections, promotions, reassignments, retention, and recommendations for adverse actions pertaining to employee performance or conduct. 3. Must be able to perform all duties of subordinate clinical dietitians and Food Systems Management Dietitian (GS-12 duties). 4. Promotes positive labor-management relations by hearing employee grievances and complaints that are not resolved at a lower supervisory level. 5. Completes evaluations of subordinate and reviews evaluations made by subordinate supervisors on employees they supervise. Work Schedule: Monday-Friday; 8:00 am - 4:30 pm (but may be required to work weekends and holidays) Compressed/Flexible:Not available Telework: May be available on an ad-hoc basis Virtual: This is not a virtual position Position Title/Functional Statement #:Supervisory Dietitian (Food Operations)/PD99515S Financial Disclosure Report: Not required

Requirements

• You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job
• All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA.
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959
• You may be required to serve a probationary period
• Subject to a background/security investigation
• Must be proficient in written and spoken English
• Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process
• Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP)
• Participation in the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Personnel

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement. 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: You must be proficient in spoken and written English as required by 38 U.S.C. 7402(d) Education: Applicants must have earned a bachelor's degree from a U.S. regionally accredited college or university or foreign equivalent and fulfilled each of the following criteria:(a) Completed a didactic program in dietetics accredited by the Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND), formerly known as the Commission on Accreditation for Dietetic Education (CADE) AND (b) Completed an ACEND accredited or approved supervised practice program. Supervised practice programs are post-baccalaureate degree programs that provide supervised practice experiences which meet the eligibility requirements and accreditation standards of ACEND, formally known as CADE. Completion of a coordinated program in dietetics fulfills the requirements of a supervised practice program. Time spent in a dietetic internship or supervised practice program does not qualify as creditable experience. Licensure: You 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). Grandfathering Provision. All persons employed in VHA as a dietitian on the effective date of this qualification standard are considered to have met all qualification requirements for the title, series and grade held, including positive education and registration requirements or board certification, if applicable. For employees who do not meet all the basic requirements in this standard, but who met the qualifications applicable to the position at the time they were appointed to it, the following apply: (1) Such employees may be reassigned, promoted up to and including the full performance (journeyman) level, or changed to lower grade within the occupation, but may not be promoted beyond the journeyman level or placed in supervisory or managerial positions. (2) Dietitians who are appointed on a temporary basis prior to the effective date of the qualification standard may not have their temporary appointment extended or be reappointed, on a temporary or permanent basis until they fully meet the basic requirements of the standard. (3) Dietitians initially grandfathered into this occupation who subsequently obtain additional education and/or registration that meet all of the basic requirements of this qualification standard must maintain the required credentials as a condition of employment in the occupation. (4) Employees who are retained as a dietitian under this provision and subsequently leave the occupation lose protected status and must meet the full VA qualification standard requirements in effect at the time of reentry as a dietitian. Grade Determinations: GS-13 Supervisory Dietitian/Assistant Service Chief Experience or Education: At least 1 year of experience as a registered dietitian equivalent to the next lower grade level closely related to the position being filled, and must fully meet the KSAs at that level. Assignment. For all assignments above the full performance level, the higher-level duties must consist of significant scope, complexity (difficulty), and range of variety, and be performed by the incumbent at least 25% of the time. Assignment as an assistant chief is restricted to those serving as a full assistant to the NFS chief. Assistant chiefs share with the chief full responsibility for managing and supervising all phases of NFS operations. The assistant service chief will normally be one grade less than the full grade of the chief. This person functions as the chief of the service in the chief's absence. Demonstrated Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities. In addition to the experience above, the candidate must demonstrate the following KSAs and demonstrate the potential to acquire the assignment-specific KSAs designated by an asterisk (*): 1. Knowledge of, and skill in applying, the theories and practices of clinical nutrition and/or food service systems management sufficient to resolve complex, controversial, or precedent-setting matters. 2. Demonstrated skill in making decisions on problems presented by subordinate supervisors, team leaders, or other personnel. 3. Skill and ability to effectively communicate and advise senior management officials. 4. Knowledge required to serve as a recognized expert on the theories and practices of clinical nutrition and/or food service systems management to provide authoritative advice and coordination of nutrition care programs and resolve complex, controversial, or precedent-setting matters. 5. Ability to translate management goals and objectives into well-coordinated and controlled work operations. 6. Knowledge of clinical nutrition and practices of nutrition care sufficient to direct the clinical nutrition section, including community based outpatient clinics, and the ability to coordinate clinical nutrition needs of patients with the food service systems section. 7. Knowledge of the principles of management required to assist in establishing program goals and objectives, develop budgets to plan and manage a program, coordinate associated activities, evaluate program accomplishments, redefine priorities, and modify objectives. 8. *Ability to manage/supervise, i.e., plan, organize, delegate, direct, control, and review the activities of groups of subordinates that have diverse functions. 9. Ability to assess qualifications, abilities and continuing education needs of staff and determine appropriate resources to meet those needs. References: VA Handbook 5005/80 Part II Appendix G20. Dietitian Qualification Standard GS-630 The full performance level of this vacancy is GS-13. PREFERRED EXPERIENCE: 1 YEAR COMPUTRITION SOFTWARE. Physical Requirements: The work is sedentary. Typically, the employee may sit comfortably to perform portions of the work. However, there is periodic walking; standing; bending; carrying of light items such as medical records, food trays, instructional material, books and manuals. No special physical demands are required to perform the work.

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 Salem VA Medical Center 1970 Roanoke Boulevard Salem, VA 24153 US
• Name: Jessica Krahe
• Phone: (724) 290-8372
• Email: [email protected]