The Lebanon VA Medical Center Whole Health (WH) Program Coordinator occupies the lead management roll. The Program Coordinator has full responsibility for strategic planning, development, managing, administering, and evaluating all aspects of the local initiative to support the health and well-being of the Veteran population and the employees who care for them.

Duties

The major duties of the position include, but are not limited to: Program Planning and Management: Full responsibility for managing and supervises all phases of the WH Program at the Lebanon VA Medical Center Creating an annual WH System Strategic Plan Establishes and maintains a continuous and systematic process of curriculum development, assessment, review, revision, evaluation, and implementation of the WH program The individual plans and develops policies, procedures and goals, and implements and educates staff on applicable Veterans Health Administration (VHA) directives, handbooks, or other policies Assures local compliance to the OPCC Tracks data as it relates to WH in the facility Creating strategic partnerships with facility program directors and service line chiefs. Thereby, generating opportunities for collateral duties to develop staff's skill set, provide additional autonomy and/or stretch assignments for ongoing growth and development. Coordinates with the multidisciplinary team to develop local goals. Measures progress toward the goals and reports to the appropriate officials at a local, Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN), and National level Serves as the professional and technical advisor in the area of WH for the facility Promotes WH principles to facility employees Participates in agency operational or planning meetings, public briefings, or other formal or informal settings to publicize WH Program accomplishments and to solicit resources or other forms of support and cooperation necessary to ensure program success Utilizes effective written and oral communication skills to promote and maintain effective working relationships with all faculty and significant parties at the National, State, and local level Provides direct budgetary supervision of WH programs and is accountable for resources used, directly and indirectly. Direct Supervisor of WH hired staff. This includes oversite of Volunteers. Staff, who are detailed from other Services, will be supervised by staff in their respective care line. Direct or participate in the design of studies, collect data, conduct statistical analysis, interpret findings, and translate results into written and oral communications Set priorities, delegate tasks, meet multiple deadlines, analyze organizational problems, and develop and implement effective solutions Serves as a consultant with facility health care staff in evaluating health care delivery to Veterans and employees. Oversees development of WH messages and develops or recommends training to staff. This may include developing Scope of Practice, or competencies. Manages (plan, organize, delegate, direct, control, review) activities of the program and groups of subordinates Participates or leads professional organizations and meetings at the local, VISN or VACO level or similar Maintains professional contact with, but not limited to, Health Lifestyle Coordinators, Employee Health, Health Behavior Coordinator, MyHealtheVet, Pain, Rehabilitation and Recreational Therapy programs that support Wellness initiatives Quality Maintains up-to-date program information accessible through web sites. Develops materials for the medical center intranet site as it relates to WH for Veterans and staff. Develops, maintains, and supervises a system of internal reviews and direct quality control and performance improvement studies to assure compliance with various accrediting, regulatory, and agency authorities. Administer and monitor the program, evaluate program outcomes/accomplishments, set and redefine priorities, and implement effective solutions in processes/systems as needed. Ability to manage and establish program goals and objectives, plan and administer a program, coordinate associated activities and resources, evaluate program accomplishments, redefine priorities, problem solve, and modify objectives. Direct Program Involvement Coordinates and directs the WH staff in a professional manner. Conducts regular meetings with WH staff. Shares minutes of the meetings with Executive Leadership. Keeps track of data and monitors trend information for reporting. Development and implementation of measures to ensure efficiency and effectiveness Incorporates technology into the development of course content and learning opportunities for the participants in the weight management program. Determine the continuing education needs of program staff and appropriate resources to meet those needs. Clinical Duties Counsels Veterans to promote health and wellness, as needed. Ability to act as a consultant for staff. Teach WH classes, as needed. Work Schedule: 7:30am - 4:00pm, Monday - Friday Virtual: This is not a virtual position Functional Statement #: PD000000 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Not required

Requirements

Qualifications

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 Dietician (Facility Program Coordinator) (1) Experience. One year of experience equivalent to the next lower grade level. (2) Knowledge, Skills and Abilities. In addition to the experience above, the candidate must demonstrate the following KSAs: (a) Knowledge of program administration to establish and modify program goals and objectives, coordinate activities, evaluate accomplishments and solve problems. (b) Skill in developing quality improvement or research activities. (c) Skill in developing training and reference materials. (d) Ability to supervise subordinate staff (i.e., plan, organize, delegate, direct, control and review activities and performance). (e) Ability to develop policies and procedures. (f) Ability to provide program-specific coordination to include leadership, technical advice and staff development. (3) 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 staff at the GS-11 or above. Supervisory Dietitians in this assignment serve as a Supervisory Dietitian Program Coordinator at a facility and report to a GS-13 or above. Supervisory Dietitian Program Coordinators lead a multidisciplinary team. Supervisory Dietitian Program Coordinators provide program-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. They establish performance standards and evaluate the overall performance of employees; define competency requirements, identify developmental and training needs and take necessary actions to ensure subordinate personnel maintains and enhance technical expertise. Supervisory Dietitian Program Coordinators formulate budget and staffing requirements in managing organizational changes and ensuring multi-year and long-range national mission directives and program goals/objectives are met. They are administratively responsible for a specialty program. Supervisory Dietitian Program Coordinators may provide direct patient care as they develop and implement comprehensive nutrition therapy, practicing within their scope/clinical privileges. They provide program-specific guidance and direction and technical advice and staff development. Supervisory Dietitian Program Coordinators have oversight responsibilities for program and policy and procedure development, set goals and monitor and redefine priorities and may have an active role in fiscal management for the program. They direct or participate in designing clinical research activities or quality improvement studies, including data collection and analysis. Supervisory Dietitian Program Coordinators oversee and are responsible for developing and maintaining training and reference materials. They maintain program information through approved social media outlets. Preferred Experience: Whole health experience/knowledge; previous supervisory experience References: VA Handbook 5005 Part II Appendix G20 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. All requirements must be met at time of application.

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: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.

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Contacts

• Address Lebanon VA Medical Center 1700 South Lincoln Avenue Lebanon, PA 17042 US
• Name: Evan Lynch
• Phone: 3152439074
• Email: [email protected]