This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet specific individual eligibility requirements in accordance with VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment. Program Approval, award amount (up to $200,000) and eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after complete review of the EDRP application.

Duties

Supervisory Dietitians in this assignment serve as a Supervisory Dietitian Program Coordinator at the Orlando VA Medical Center, leading a multidisciplinary team. They are administratively responsible for a specialty program and provide program specific leadership, guidance and direction, technical advice, and staff development. Supervisory Dietitian Program Coordinators have oversight responsibilities for program, policy, and procedure development, set goals, monitor, and redefine priorities. They exercise a full range of supervisory and personnel management authorities and responsibilities in planning, directing, and assessing work of subordinate staff. Supervisory Dietitian Program Coordinators formulate budget and staffing requirements. They provide program-specific guidance, direction, technical advice, and staff development. Position will serve not only as dietetic training director, but also as the NFS training program coordinator. The person will be responsible for coordinating all aspects of the dietetic intern program, university affiliation, community program affiliation as well as the competency, training and scope of practice assessments for all dietitians. Manages all aspects of the program for the facility, assuring local compliance with national policy and direction. Coordinates with the multidisciplinary team to develop local goals. Measures progress toward the goals and reports to the appropriate officials at a local, VISN and national level. Develops and evaluates the competence of subordinate staff, maintaining records as defined by the agency. Takes steps necessary to ensure subordinate personnel maintain their technical competence. Provides direct patient care by developing and implementing comprehensive nutrition therapy, practicing within their scope/clinical privileges. Assures proper coordination of care for Veterans enrolled in the program. Serves as a consultant and technical advisor within nutrition and food services and with other facility health care staff in evaluating health care delivery to Veterans and employees. Oversees development and maintenance of training and reference materials. Formulates the annual budget taking into consideration staffing, supplies, and equipment needs Work Schedule: 7:30am - 4pm, Monday through Friday Compressed/Flexible:Not authorized Telework: Authorized; ad-hoc. Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Functional Statement #: PD99516S EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive. Contact Jamie Wunsch at [email protected], the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance. Learn more Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): 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) (Document submitted)- 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 Dietitian (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: Knowledge of program administration to establish and modify program goals and objectives, coordinate activities, evaluate accomplishments and solve problems. Skill in developing quality improvement or research activities. Skill in developing training and reference materials. Ability to supervise subordinate staff (i.e., plan, organize, delegate, direct, control and review activities and performance). Ability to develop policies and procedures. 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: At least 1 year of experience working with the academy/ACEND accreditation process for dietetic internship program. Experience developing training materials for competency checks of staff based upon clinical procedures. References: VA Handbook 5005 Part II Appendix G20 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

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/.

ACEND accredited programs are located on the ACEND website or at ACEND Accredited Programs Directory.

Contacts

• Address Orlando VA Medical Center 13800 Veterans Way Orlando, FL 32827 US
• Name: Thomas Ellis
• Phone: 713-791-1414 X141007
• Email: [email protected]