USAJOBS · 3 months ago
Supervisory Dietitian (Clinical Nutrition) Recruitment/Relocation Incentive
Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$106K/yr - $138K/yr
1+ years expThe Richard L Roudebush VA Medical Center is part of the Veterans Health Administration, and they are seeking a Supervisory Dietitian (Clinical Nutrition) to oversee the Clinical Nutrition Section. The role involves providing administrative and technical supervision of dietitians, developing clinical nutrition operations, and ensuring compliance with regulations.
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No H1B
U.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
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 he 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
Qualification
Required
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
Must pass pre-employment physical examination
Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP)
Complete all application requirements detailed in the 'Required Documents' section of this announcement
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
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: Skill in written communication to include policy development and standard operating procedures. Skill in strategic planning to develop goals, objectives and action plans. Skill in analyzing data to monitor progress towards improving and sustaining outcomes. Ability to negotiate. Ability to supervise subordinate staff (i.e., plan, organize, delegate, direct, control and review activities and performance)
Grandfathering Provision: Applicants may be eligible based on grandfathering provisions. 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
Preferred
Three years experience supervising and leading a clinical nutrition team
Experience with enteral and parenteral nutrition support
Benefits
Recruitment/Relocation Incentive
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