Supervisory Dietitian (Chief, Nutrition and Food Services)

Description:

Supervisory Dietitians in this assignment serve as Chief of NFS for a complex department and have administrative and technical supervision over GS-13 level staff from both clinical nutrition and food operations and NFS administrative staff.

Requirements:

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 : GS-14 Supervisory Dietitian (Chief, Nutrition & Food Services) Experience Requirement: In addition to meeting the basic requirements, to qualify for the GS-14 you must possess at least 1 year of experience as an RDN/RD equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS-13) which demonstrates the following Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Knowledge of security measures within food operations to ensure patient and staff safety.
• Knowledge of organizational structure to assess impact on program operations.
• Skill in ensuring regulatory requirements are met.
• Skill in leading a diverse group of professionals to facilitate collaboration and organizational development.
• Skill in leading managers to establish strategic goals.
• Ability to oversee the planning of new initiatives addressing patient care delivery systems and system reorganizations.
• Ability to lead efforts in business administration to include budgeting, contracting and purchasing.

Preferred Experience:

• Experience working with inspectors of accrediting agencies i.e. Joint Commission, LTIC, CARF, OIG.
• Experience in managing employees at multiple sites.
• Experience in establishing and expanding nutrition services.
• Experience in food service operations.

Reference: For more information on this qualification standard, please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/ .

Physical Requirements: The work is sedentary. Some work may require movement between offices, hospitals, warehouses, and similar areas for meetings and to conduct work. Work may also require walking/standing, in conjunctions with travel to and attendance at meetings and/or conferences away from the work site. Incumbent may carry and lift light items weighing less than 15 pounds .