Join the Indian Health Service as a Registered Dietitian and make an impact in Native communities through culturally centered nutrition care. Provide medical nutrition therapy, wellness education, and chronic disease prevention services while collaborating with an interdisciplinary healthcare team. Ideal for professionals committed to improving health outcomes and advancing health equity. A REAL ID will be required beginning May 7, 2025, in accordance with 6 C.F.R.
37.5 (2021).
Assesses nutritional status and plans appropriate nutrition therapy for a variety of disease states and for the prevention of disease. Will develop, implement, and monitor the nutritional care plan based on physician diet prescription and the dietitian's nutritional assessment of the patients and age specific intent. Provide nutritional education to individuals and families so patients can achieve defined outcomes.
Documents significant changes in patient's nutritional status. Contribute to long-range plans and objectives concerning nutrition and dietetic services that are needed by the ambulatory patients and their families. Physical Demands: The work involves walking, sitting, standing, reaching and bending in the assessment and treatment of patients.
IHS Selectees whose duties and responsibilities require them to work permanently, temporarily, or occasionally in an IHS healthcare facility must comply with the IHS Employee Immunization Policy related to vaccine-preventable diseases, consistent with recommendations for healthcare workers. Vaccine exemption requests may be available, as outlined in the IHS Employee Immunization Policy and facility guidance.
This position has an education requirement. You are strongly encouraged to submit a copy of your transcripts or a list of your courses including titles, credit hours completed, and grades. Unofficial transcripts will be accepted in the application package. Official transcripts will be required from all selectees prior to receiving an official offer. Only attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S.
Department of Education may be credited. Applicants can verify accreditation at the following website: https://www.ed.gov/accreditation. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.
The Indian Health Service (IHS), National Health Service Corps (NHSC), and the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) have student loan repayment programs for qualifying health disciplines. This is a competitive process separate from the hiring process. Opportunities for LRP are based on agency hiring priorities and availability of funds.
For IHS - https://www.ihs.gov/loanrepayment/ For NHSC - https://nhsc.hrsa.gov/loanrepayment/ For HRSA Nurse Corps - https://bhw.hrsa.gov/loansscholarships/nursecorps
berlinda.massey@ihs.gov · (928) 338-4911 X3559
This position is with Indian Health Service, Department of Health and Human Services.
The posted pay range is $74678 – $116362/yr.
This position requires a Other security clearance.
Applications close on 2026-10-22.
There are 3 openings for this position.
This position is open under the 'Native' hiring path.
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