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 and procedures and the establishment and oversight of a system for regulatory compliance. May perform 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
Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.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/. ACEND accredited programs are located on the ACEND website or at ACEND Accredited Programs Directory.
kevin.grant@va.gov · 312-569-7065
This position is with Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.
The posted pay range is $100059 – $130080/yr.
This position is eligible for telework.
Applications close on 2026-11-09.
This is a Monday - Friday 7:30am - 4:00pm position.
This position is open under the 'Fed Internal Search' hiring path.
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