The Battle Creek VA Medical Center is recruiting for an Supervisory Dietitian (Food Operations). The Supervisory Dietitian (Food Operations) will function under the Nutrition & Food Service.

Duties

Major Duties: - Provides food-operations-specific leadership, serving as professional and technical advisor to staff and other health care professionals. - Has oversight over HR staffing, employee relations and labor relations in Food Service Operations. - Exercises a full range of supervisory and personnel management authorities and responsibilities in planning, directing, and assessing work of subordinate staff. - Establishes a training plan for the food operations section. - Develops and leads food operations. - Establishes strategic goals and ensures priorities align with the strategic plan of the NFS department, VISN and national programs. - Leads the continuous quality improvement effort in Food Service Operations. - 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 and procedures and establishes and oversees a system for regulatory compliance. Coordinates food service operation policies and procedures with clinical nutrition management, nursing and other services, as applicable. - Manages the budget and other resources, anticipating future trends and inflation, new service opportunities, recommendations for growth, efficiencies and strategic efforts are factored into resource requests and brought to the Chief. - Directs staff in management of contracts, subsistence, supply purchasing for NFS and submits reports to the NFS Chief. - Solicits support and/or negotiates with facility managers to influence decisions to support food operations section success. - Works closely with the Supervisory Dietitians to support the department, cover the work within NFS and execute the activities of the department. - May perform other related duties as assigned which are appropriate for this grade and assignment. Work Schedule: 8:00am-4:30pm Monday thru Friday Telework: Yes-as determined by the agency policy Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Functional Statement #: PD99515S Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized PCS Appraised Value Offer (AVO): 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: In addition to meeting the basic requirements, to qualify for the GS-13 you must possess at least 1 year of experience as an RDN/RD equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS-12) which demonstrates the following Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: Knowledge of business administration practices such as budget planning, contracting and food and supply purchasing to successfully operate a food service program. Skill in written communication to include 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 supervise subordinate staff (i.e., plan, organize, delegate, direct, control and review activities and performance). Ability to negotiate. References: VA Handbook 5005 Part II Appendix G20 Physical Requirements: See VA Directive and Handbook 5019, Employee Occupational Health Service for requirements.

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 Battle Creek VA Medical Center 5500 Armstrong Road Battle Creek, MI 49037 US
• Name: Jason Cole
• Phone: 269-307-4861
• Email: [email protected]