The Dietetic Technician (Call Center Associate) position is located at the Captain James A. Lovell Health Care Center (FHCC), North Chicago, IL in the Nutrition and Food Services Department. The incumbent provides administrative/customer service support, answers patient calls and enters meal orders into the Dietetics Software system.

Duties

The primary purpose of the position is to provide administrative and customer service support for the FHCC hospital food service program. The incumbent performs routine duties that require exceptional computer skills, proper phone etiquette, proficiency in special dietary procedures, a broad knowledge of routine modified diets, combinations of diet modifications and knowledge of Dietetics software required functions. Major Duties: The Incumbent maintains the vital connection between the Call Center, Registered Dietitians, Food Service Operations and Patients. Practice proper business telephone etiquette while answering phones and use strong listening and speaking skills. Handle routine telephonic inquiries regarding patient meal orders and maintains log of telephonic clinic inquiries/concerns. Contact patients who have missed meals or to take meal order by telephone or personal visit to patient. Verify physician order for unusual diets, conflicting modifications, and nutritional supplements. Retrieve and print computerized information/printouts. Performs other related duties as assigned. Work Schedule:(Full-time) (40 hours per week). 6:00am-2:30pm, Sunday thru Thursday with Fridays and Saturdays off. Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description Title/PD#: Dietetic Technician (Call Center)/PD-06381-A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Not required

Requirements

Qualifications

Qualifications To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 08/21/2024.You may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below: Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-04 grade level in the Federal Service; experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities (KSA's) and other characteristics to perform successfully the duties of the position at the GS-05 grade level. This experience must have been equivalent to at least the GS-04 grade level in Federal Service. Examples of Specialized Experience includes but is not limited to: Experience in selecting regular and modified diets in order to ensure that patients are selecting food items that are in accordance of their prescribed diet; working with patients, and/or, customers to assess their nutrition needs, provide information or assistance; use computers, software applications, databases, and automated systems to accomplish work. OR, Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have completed 4 years course of study leading to a bachelor's degree, with major study or at least 24 semester hours in subjects directly related to the position. OR, Combination: Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level. You must have a combination of specialized experience and education in excess of the first 60 semester hours of a course of study leading to a bachelor's degree and is creditable toward meeting the specialized experience requirements. Two full academic years of study, or 60 semester hours, beyond the second year is equivalent to l year of specialized experience. To compute your qualifications under this provision, first determine your total qualifying experience as a percentage of the experience required for the grade level; then determine your education as a percentage of the education required for the grade level; and then add the two percentages. The total must equal at least 100%. 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; religions; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/. Education A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on 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/.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. OR Combination Education/Experience: Must have equivalent combinations of successfully completed education and specialized experience that is directly related to the work of the Health Technician (Dietetic) position. TRANSCRIPTS REQUIRED You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: CommunicationComputer SkillsFood Service 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; religions; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Note: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment. Physical Requirements: Must be able to work competently under pressure of deadlines. The work requires walking, standing, bending, lifting and carrying of light items, such as food trays, instruction material, books and manuals. DCC functions require long periods of sitting and moving about in an office environment. The work requires walking indoors and outdoors between buildings. Periodically, it is necessary to lift and/push equipment such as video-tape units used in employee education classes. Must be able to adjust to rotating days off and to alternating shifts including weekends and holidays. Incumbent is subject to continuous standing and walking, frequent stooping, reaching, pushing, pulling, and bending. Frequently lifts or moves objects weighing up to 20 pounds. Discomforts may exist due to ventilation system and/or humidity changes in various buildings. For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/.

Education

There is no educational substitution at this grade level.

A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on 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: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html.

Contacts

• Address Captain James A Lovell Federal Health Care Center 3001 Green Bay Road North Chicago, IL 60064 US
• Name: Finesse Ware
• Phone: 224-713-7846
• Email: [email protected]