Dietitian (Facility Program Coordinator)

Allied VA Health Professional Total Rewards Package:

Major duties include but are not limited to:

• Manages all aspects of the MOVE! Weight Management program for the facility assuring local compliance with national policy and direction.
• Coordinates with the multidisciplinary team to develop local goals. Measures progress toward the goals and reports to the appropriate officials at a local VISN and national level.
• Provides direct patient care by developing and implementing comprehensive nutrition therapy practicing within their scope/clinical privileges.
• Serves as the professional and technical advisor for their program.
• Promotes and maintains effective working relationships with all faculty and significant parties at the national state and local level.
• Directs or participates in the design of studies collects data conducts statistical analysis interprets findings and translates results into written and oral communications.
• Sets priorities delegates tasks meets multiple deadlines analyzes organizational problems and develops and implements effective solutions.
• Serves as a consultant and technical advisor within NFS and with other facility health care staff in evaluating health care delivery to Veterans and employees.
• Determines the continuing education needs of program staff and appropriate resources to meet those needs.
• Oversee all aspects of the program policy and procedure development.
• Oversee development and maintenance of training and reference materials.
• Establishes and manages program goals and objectives.
• Plans and administers a program coordinates associated activities and resources evaluates program accomplishments redefines priorities problem solves and modifies objectives.
• Takes an active role in the fiscal management for the program identifying resource needs that may include staffing supplies contracts etc.
• Maintains program information through approved social media outlets.
• May perform other related duties as assigned which are appropriate for this grade and
  assignment.

• 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. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements ( Effective May 7 2025 drivers licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
• 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.

• your performance and conduct;
• the needs and interests of the agency;
• whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and
• whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.

Applicants pending the completion of educational or certification/licensure requirements may be referred and tentatively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met.

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.
• Certification: All applicants must hold the RDN credential from the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR) the credentialing agency of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.

• Qualifying GS-11 grade level experience includes but is not limited to: developing and implementing comprehensive nutrition therapy practicing within their scope/clinical privileges provide program-specific leadership guidance and direction technical advice and staff development for a nutrition specialty program play an active role in the fiscal management for the program direct or participate in the design of research activities or quality improvement studies including data collection and analysis have oversight of and are responsible for developing and maintaining training and reference materials maintain program information through approved social media outlets supervise employees. AND;
• Demonstrated Knowledge Skills and addition to the experience above the candidate must demonstrate the following KSAs:
  • Knowledge of program administration to establish program goals and objectives coordinate activities evaluate accomplishments and solve problems.
  • Skill in developing quality improvement or research activities.
  • Skill in developing training and reference materials.
  • Ability to develop policies and procedures.
  • Ability to provide program-specific coordination to include leadership technical advice and staff development.