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Dietitian (Advanced Level Practice) - EXTENDED to 10/28/2025

West Palm Beach, Florida, USA

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$94K/yr - $123K/yr

1+ years exp

The Thomas H. Corey VA Medical Center is seeking an Advanced Level Practice Dietitian to conduct comprehensive nutrition assessments for Veterans. The role involves leading nutrition-related services and teams, providing education, and implementing organizational initiatives to ensure high-quality nutrition care.

ConsultingGovernmentHuman ResourcesInformation TechnologyInternetStaffing Agency

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Leads dietitians and specialty multidisciplinary teams in developing nutrition related services, policies, procedures and/or protocols

Provides comprehensive medical nutritional care applying the NCP in a specialty program, and/or a variety of patient care settings. Bases individualized nutrition interventions on the best available research and/or evidence-based guidelines and best practices

Provides nutrition education to individuals, small and large groups, peers, licensed practitioner(s), medical students, interns, and residents as applicable

Provides consultative services regarding advanced therapies, policies, procedures, and research in the provision of quality nutritional care

Develops, monitors, and directs practice-specific benchmarks based on standards of care or national initiatives

Utilizes knowledge, expertise, principles and/or current research to plan, implement and evaluate organizational initiatives

Leads the implementation of new nutrition initiatives or a change in practice to achieve strategic goals

Establishes goals, measures outcomes and reports progress toward meeting goals to medical center committees, health care teams and/or professional groups

Leads staff, creates, and validates competencies and develops training activities

Leads nutrition research studies or performance improvement and communicates findings through reports, abstracts, presentations and/or peer-reviewed professional publications

Presents at seminars, workshops, and lectures to convey current nutrition information on new and changing concepts

May perform other related duties as assigned which are appropriate for this grade and assignment

Qualification

Registered Dietitian NutritionistBoard-Certified Specialist in Oncology NutritionNutrition Care Process (NCP)Evidence-based practiceTeam leadershipNutrition educationResearch skillsCommunication skills

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

Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP)

United States Citizenship: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy

English Language Proficiency. Dietitian candidates must be proficient in spoken and written English in accordance with 38 U.S.C. § 7403(f)

Registration as a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN) or Registered Dietitian (RD) -Documentation Submitted- All applicants must be registered with the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR) the credentialing branch of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics

Foreign Education. To be creditable, college and/or university degrees earned outside the U.S and its territories must be evaluated by ACEND® and meet ACEND®'s International Dietitian Education standards

Experience. One year of experience equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS-11)

Certification-Documentation Submitted. Must hold an advanced practice certification from a nationally recognized certifying body such as the Commission on Dietetic Registration, the Association of Diabetes Care and Education Specialists or the National Board of Nutrition Certification

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities. In addition to the experience above, the candidate must demonstrate the following KSAs: Skill in leading a team in the implementation of nutrition-related activities, Skill in utilizing evidence-based practice guidelines to establish or modify goals and improve patient outcomes, Ability to communicate in writing to develop policies and standard operating procedures, Ability to serve as a nutrition expert, providing technical guidance, direction and staff development, Ability to lead research or performance improvement studies, Ability to present complex nutrition information to a large group of health care providers to persuade and influence provision of care