The purpose of the position is to assist clinical & community health nutrition professionals in providing nutrition services to patients, individuals, families & communities within the Service Unit facilities, in the home, and/or surrounding community areas with a variety of task involving direct patient care/services in education, case management, program marketing, & quality management and controls. This position is located at Clinical & Community Nutrition Department, Chinle, AZ.

Duties

NOTE: This position is being announced concurrently with announcement IHS-24-CH-12281050-ESEP/MP for candidates at the GS-05/06 grade level, please review vacancy announcement for eligibility requirements. Applicants must apply separately for each announcement in order to be considered for each grade level. Conducts and carries a wide variety of health care to a wide variety of people and clients with multiple health care issues and concerns in various settings such as hospital, outpatient clinic, mobile units, virtual platforms, schools, chapter house, businesses, grocery and convenient store, and other community settings. Educates and provide hands on support to patients in regards to the identified diagnosed for a variety of health conditions. Participates and implements patient care for individuals and families through patient/client visits. Plans and corrects menu for patients on specialized diets based on established guidelines and individualized menus as needed. Observe and monitor patient food intake, height and weight, and health status and report changes, progress, and dietary problems to dietitian. Create and update menus, recipes, supplies and equipment inventory, and patient preferences in the appropriate electronic system. Attends specified patient care meeting with providers to determine health status, treatment and course of patient care services. Provides health education/promotion interventions including breastfeeding support to individuals and groups. Guide individuals or families in food selection, preparation, or menu planning, based upon nutritional needs and established guidelines. Networks and coordinates with community and resource centers involved in high risk patient care for coordinating activities and program development. Assists at annual Public Health/ Foodservice related events. Patient care includes case finding that are designed to promote health or prevent chronic diseases. Assists with program planning, management, evaluation and reporting of community led public health and development projects. Develops monthly activity schedules and maintains delivery of services. Creates bulletin board displays, pamphlets, and presentation of materials related to public health program. Attends and participates in available conferences, serves as a team member with registered dietitian, and conducts education to patients on related topics of health condition. Participates in quality monitoring of performance improvement activities for planning, data collecting and reporting. Perform frequent quality controls on patient care equipment to ensure patient care equipment are functioning properly and assure accuracy. Assist with managing supplies and equipment inventory, including ordering, monitoring and storage to ensure adequate amounts of supplies and equipment to provide safe quality patient care services.

Requirements

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, your resume must state sufficient experience and/or education, to perform the duties of the specific position for which you are applying. 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; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer and part time experience. You must clearly identify the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the total number of hours per week. Equivalent combinations of education and experience are qualifying for all grade levels and positions for which both education and experience are acceptable. BASIC REQUIREMENT(S): Individual Occupational Requirements Specialized Experience (for positions at GS-4 and above): Positions in this series range widely in type and include support duties to medical or health personnel such as audiologists, speech pathologists, medical officers, and optometrists. Therefore, technician experience is experience that required application of the knowledge, methods, and techniques of the position to be filled. In addition to the Basic Requirements, you must also meet the Minimum Qualifications stated below. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: GS07: Your resume must demonstrate at least one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level in the Federal service obtained in either the private or public sector performing the following type of work and/or tasks: Attending patient care meeting with provider, assisting with disease investigation, researching health education topics, developing monthly activity schedules, taking and recording patient measurements, vital signs, conducting health screenings, communicating effectively and interact with a wide variety of individuals Or One full year of graduate education meets the requirements for GS-7 GS08: Your resume must demonstrate at least one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level in the Federal service obtained in either the private or public sector performing the following type of work and/or tasks: Assisting with interviewing and educating patients, planning and correcting menus for patients on specialized diets, providing health education and promotion interventions, presenting to a wide variety of people on health education topics, conducting home visits, implementing programs plans and marketing the program, and participating in quality monitoring of performance improvement activities. Time In Grade Federal employees in the competitive service are also subject to the Time-In-Grade Requirements: Merit Promotion (status) candidates must have completed one year of service at the next lower grade level. Time-In-Grade provisions do not apply under the Excepted Service Examining Plan (ESEP). You must meet all qualification requirements within 30 days of the closing date of the announcement.

Education

There are no education requirements.

Contacts

• Address Chinle Service Unit PO Drawer PH Chinle, AZ 86503 US
• Name: Navajo Area IHS Human Resources
• Email: [email protected]