Supervisory Dietitian (Clinical Nutrition)

Summary

The incumbent serves as the subject matter expert in clinical nutrition and manages a complex Clinical Nutrition Section. The Supervisory Dietitian (Clinical Nutrition) provides administrative and technical supervision to GS-12 Dietitians and directs the work of clinical dietitians at the GS-11 level and below.

Qualifications

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)
• Grade Determinations: Supervisory Dietitian (Clinical Nutrition) - GS-13
• (1) Experience
• One year of experience equivalent to the next lower grade level
• (2) Knowledge - Skills and Abilities
• In addition to the experience above - the candidate must demonstrate the following KSAs: (a) Skill in written communication including policy development and standard operating procedures
• (b) Skill in strategic planning to develop goals - objectives and action plans
• (c) Skill in analyzing data to monitor progress towards improving and sustaining outcomes
• (d) Ability to negotiate
• (e) Ability to supervise subordinate staff (i.e. - plan - organize - delegate - direct - control and review activities and performance)
• Assignment
• For all supervisory assignments above the full performance level - the higher-level duties must consist of significant scope - complexity - difficulty - variety and be performed by the incumbent as a major duty at least 25% of the time
• The incumbent must spend 25% or more of their time providing administrative and technical supervision over Dietitians at the GS-12 level or below
• Supervisory Dietitians in this Clinical Nutrition assignment report to the NFS Chief
• They make decisions based on intricate and unrelated information and assumptions from inconclusive or variable data in all aspects of nutrition operations
• They provide clinical nutrition section-specific leadership and exercise a full range of supervisory and personnel management authorities and responsibilities in planning - directing and assessing the work of subordinate staff
• Supervisory Dietitians establish a training plan for the clinical section
• They develop and lead clinical nutrition operations - establish strategic goals and ensure priorities align with the strategic plan of the NFS department - VISN and national programs
• Supervisory Dietitians identify and prioritize problems - set long and short-term goals - develop action plans and analyze data to evaluate progress to improve outcomes
• They are responsible for developing and updating policies and procedures and establishing and overseeing a system for regulatory compliance
• Supervisory Dietitians solicit support and/or negotiate with facility managers to influence decision-making and garner support to ensure clinical nutrition operations succeed
• They collaborate closely with the food operations section to enhance the Veteran's dining experience and to support the strategic goals of the food service section and NFS
• Reference: For more information on this qualification standard - please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/
• Physical Requirements: The work required does not inherently include any physical requirements essential for successful job performance that could not otherwise be performed with accommodation or workplace adjustment
• A pre-placement physical examination is not required.
  
  

Duties

• Duties include but are not limited to: - 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 the supervisory dietitians to cover the work in all NFS and execute the activities of the department
• - Perform other related duties as assigned
• Work Schedule: Full-Time
• Monday - Friday - 7:30am to 4:00pm Telework: Not Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position
• Functional Statement #: PD99517S Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized