Job opening: Supervisory Dietitian (Clinical Nutrition)
Salary: $104 356 - 135 667 per year
Published at: Oct 15 2024
Employment Type: Full-time
Employees in this Supervisory Dietitian (Clinical Nutrition) assignment are the expert in clinical nutrition and oversees a complex Clinical Nutrition Section providing administrative and technical supervision of GS12 Dietitians and the oversight of the work of clinical dietitians at the GS-11 level and below.
This is a Detail opportunity, not to exceed 120 days!!!!!
*details to higher graded position may result in temporary promotion.
Duties
Duties include but not limited to:
Provides clinical nutrition section 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 Clinical Nutrition section.
Exercises a full range of supervisory and personnel management authorities and assumes full responsibility in planning, directing, and assessing work of subordinate staff.
Establishes a training plan for the clinical section that is based on evidence based nutrition.
Develops and leads clinical nutrition operations.
Establishes strategic goals and ensure priorities align with the strategic plan of the NFS department, VISN and national programs.
Leads performance improvement efforts within Clinical Nutrition section, acting on quality improvement data and plans.
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 the establishment and oversight of a system for regulatory compliance.
Solicits support and/or negotiate with facility managers to influence decision making and garner support to ensure clinical nutrition operations are a success.
Collaborates closely with the supervisory dietitians to cover the work in all 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: 7:30am - 4:00pm Monday thru Friday
Telework: Ad-Hoc
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Functional Statement #: PD99517S
Financial Disclosure Report: Not required
Qualifications
BASIC REQUIREMENTS
Citizenship. Be a citizen of the United States (U.S.). Non-citizens may be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with 38 U.S.C. § 7407(a).
Registration.
All applicants must hold the RDN credential from the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR) the credentialing agency of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. Note: Applicants who hold the RDN credential have met the education requirement (e.g. bachelor's degree or higher) of CDR.
Grandfathering Provision: Applicants may be eligible based on grandfathering provisions.
To qualify for GS 13:
Experience. One year of experience equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS 12-full performance level).
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities. In addition to the experience above, the candidate must demonstrate, in their resume, the following KSAs:
(a) Skill in written communication including policy development and standard operating procedures.
(b) Skill in strategic planning to develop goals, objectives and action plans.
(c) Skill in analyzing data to monitor progress towards improving and sustaining outcomes.
(d) Ability to negotiate.
(e) Ability to supervise subordinate staff (i.e., plan, organize, delegate, direct, control and review activities and performance).
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. See VA Directive and Handbook 5019, Employee Occupational Health Service for requirements.
Education
IMPORTANT: 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/.
Contacts
- Address Richard L Roudebush VA Medical Center
1481 West Tenth Street
Indianapolis, IN 46202
US
- Name: DaiMiona Jones
- Phone: 317-874-8113
- Email: [email protected]
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