Supervisory Dietitian (Chief, Nutrition and Food Services)

Description:

This position is located in the Nutrition & Food Service (NFS) Department at Coatesville VA Medical Center. This position functions as the Service Chief of the Nutrition & Food Service. The incumbent has administrative and technical supervision over staff from both clinical nutrition and food operations sections.

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-13 Supervisory Dietitian (Chief, Nutrition & Food Services)

Experience Requirement: In addition to meeting the basic requirements, to qualify for the GS-13 you must possess at least 1 year of experience as an RDN/RD equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS-12) which demonstrates the following Knowledge, Skills and Abilities :

• Knowledge of security measures within food operations to ensure patient and staff safety.
• Knowledge of business administration to include budgeting, contracting and purchasing.
• Knowledge of organizational structure to assess impact on program operations.
• Skill in strategic planning to develop goals, objectives and action plans.
• Skill in written communication to include policy development and standard operating procedures.
• Skill in analyzing data to monitor progress towards improving and sustaining outcomes.
• Ability to lead a group of professionals to facilitate collaboration, organizational development and establish and achieve strategic goals.
• Ability to oversee the planning of new initiatives or projects addressing patient care delivery systems and system reorganizations
• Ability to supervise subordinate staff (i.e., plan, organize, delegate, direct, control and review activities and performance).
• Ability to negotiate.

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

Physical Requirements: You will be asked to participate in a pre-employment examination or evaluation as part of the pre-employment process for this position. Questions about physical demands or environmental factors may be addressed at the time of evaluation or examination.