Whiteriver PHS Indian Hospital is a 40-bed hospital and provides ambulatory and inpatient services for over 17,000 White Mountain Apache Tribal members and over 4,000 Native Americans living in the surrounding areas. The Cibecue Health Center, located 50 miles Northeast of Whiteriver, provides Outpatient, Urgent Care, Dental, and Community Health Services to over 1,800 residents of Cibecue and Carrizo.

Duties

Assesses nutritional status and plans the appropriate nutrition therapy for a variety of disease states and prevention of disease, either individually or in groups or classes. Serves as a nutrition consultant for other health care providers and tribal programs. Provides nutritional education to individuals and families. Completes documentation in the approved Electronic Health Record (EHR) format with detailed nutrition care plans including a summary of patient's assessment, recommendation for nutrition intervention, and recording the patient's education with an evaluation of the patient's level of understanding. Collaborate with Diabetes staff to develop case management protocols and procedures for activities.

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. BASIC REQUIREMENT(S): Degree: Successful completion of a Bachelor's degree, or higher graduate degree, in dietetics, food, nutrition, food service management, institution management, or related science. Professional Registration: Active, unrestricted registration with the Commission on Dietetic Registration in a State, District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a territory of the United States. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: 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:Assess client home glucose results and contact staff to provide medication adjustments as needed to meet client goals; and assess nutritional needs of individual needs and groups. Evaluate clinical and educational outcomes, and make appropriate referrals. Serve as a nutrition consultant for other healthcare providers and Tribal Programs. Plan, implement, and participate in community-based diabetes prevention activities (i.e., health fairs, conferences, radio shows, newspaper articles). Participate in multi-disciplinary, community, and team meetings, as assigned. Initiate CPR and other emergency processes, when necessary. A combination of graduate education and specialized experience listed above. 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). : This position is being re-advertised to solicit additional applications. Applicants who applied previously need not reapply unless submitting updated and/or missing information.

Education

This position has an education requirement. You are strongly encouraged to submit a copy of your transcripts or a list of your courses including titles, credit hours completed, and grades. Unofficial transcripts will be accepted in the application package. Official transcripts will be required from all selectees prior to receiving an official offer.

Only attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education may be credited. Applicants can verify accreditation at the following website: https://www.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/.

Contacts

• Address White River Service Unit PO Box 860 White River, AZ 85941 US
• Name: Phoenix Area IHS Human Resources
• Email: [email protected]