Supervisory Dietitian (Clinical Nutrition)

The Supervisory Dietitian (Clinical Nutrition) assignment oversee the clinical nutrition section of NFS providing administrative and technical supervision over staff at the GS11 level and below and may supervise advanced practice and/or program coordinator dietitian(s). The Supervisory Dietitian is responsible for the execution of clinical nutrition programming within the facility, community-based clinics, and the local community.

Duties Include:

• Serves as a professional and technical advisor to staff and other health care professionals.
• Represents the Clinical Nutrition Section on projects, committees, and/or workgroups within the department and facility.
• Exercises a full range of supervisory and personnel management authorities and assumes full responsibility in planning, directing, and assessing work of subordinate staff.
• Develops procedures and guidelines for clinical operations and monitors compliance with regulatory standards and policies and procedures.
• Builds and implements contingency plans within the section, ensuring continuity of clinical operations in internal and external emergency situations.
• Establishes a training plan for the clinical section that is based on evidence-based nutrition.
• Develops and leads clinical nutrition operations.
• Ensures evidence-based guidelines are integrated into clinical practice.
• Ensures Veteran education materials are written with based on evidence-based guidelines, current literature, practice and research.
• Leads performance improvement efforts within Clinical Nutrition section, acting on quality improvement data and plans.
• Collaborates with the food operations staff, bridging the work of the clinical nutrition staff to the food services provided to Veterans.
• 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 nd procedures and the establishment and oversight of a system for regulatory compliance.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Work Schedule: Monday - Friday 7:30am - 4:00pm
Compressed/Flexible: Not Authorized
Telework:Ad-hoc
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Functional Statement #: PD99521S
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

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. (1) 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, as such this occupation is considered professional and scientific with a positive education requirement and the procedures in Part I, Chapter 4 of this Handbook will be followed when applying Veteran's preference.In addition to the basic requirements above the following is the requirements for appointment as a Supervisory Dietitian (Clinical Nutrition) at the GS-12 grade level.

Specialized Experience: At least 1 year of experience as a Registered Dietitian or Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN) equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS-11) grade level. Experience includes but is not limited to, providing administrative management procedures, guidelines, and direction of a Clinical Nutrition Section. In addition to the experience above, applicants must demonstrate the following KSAs.

1. Skill in written communication including policy development and standard operating procedures.
2. Skill in strategic planning to develop goals, objectives and action plans.
3. Skill in analyzing data to monitor progress towards improving and sustaining outcomes.
4. Ability to negotiate.
5. Ability to supervise subordinate staff (i.e., plan, organize, delegate, direct, control and review activities and performance).

References: VA Handbook 5005/154, Part II, Appendix G20, Dietitian Qualification Standards, dated October 14, 2022.

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.

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

• You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job.
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
• Must be proficient in written and spoken English.
• Subject to background/security investigation.
• Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents). Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
• Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP).

As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year or 2-year trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider:

• your performance and conduct;
• the needs and interests of the agency;
• whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and
• whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.

Upon completion of your trial period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.