Health Technician; Dietetic

Summary

This position is in the Nutrition and Food Service at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Bronx - NY. The Health Technician (Dietetic) provides administrative and customer service support for the hospital food service program.

To qualify for this position - applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement - 07/17/2026. You may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below:

• Specialized
  
  Experience:
  
  At least one (1) full year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level (GS-4) in the Federal Service that has given you the particular knowledge, skills and abilities required to successfully perform the duties of a Health Technician (Dietetics). Qualifying specialized experience includes experience where you applied knowledge of quantity food service operations, proper nutrition, food items and appropriate quantities;
  
  working with clients – patients – and/or customers to assess their needs, provide information or assistance, resolve their problems or satisfy their expectations; and using computers, software applications, databases and automated systems to accomplish work.
• Education: Successful completion of a full four (4) year course of study leading to a bachelor's degree with a major study or at least 24 semester hours in subjects directly related to this position (i.e. nutrition, dietary therapy, food and nutrition science, food service systems management, etc.). This education must have been obtained in an accredited business or technical school, junior college, college or university for which high school graduation or the equivalent is the normal prerequisite.
  
  NOTE:
  
  Transcripts (unofficial or official) must be submitted with your application materials. Education cannot be credited without documentation.
• Combination: Equivalent combination of successfully completed post‑high school education (beyond the second year) and specialized experience as listed above. The education portion must include courses directly related to the work of the position (i.e. nutrition, dietary therapy, food and nutrition science, food service systems management, etc.). This education must have been obtained in an accredited college or university.
  
  NOTE:
  
  Transcripts (unofficial or official) must be submitted with your application materials. Education cannot be credited without documentation.

For more information on these qualification standards – please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at https://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)..

• Major duties and responsibilities include:
  Handles patient meal service orders and enters meal orders into Dietetics Software system; provides professional and courteous customer service via telephone, e‑mail and in‑person; collaborates with Dietitians regarding food/drug interactions and notifies clinical staff of potential issues with meal service and delivery; interprets and processes diet orders; prints, prepares and reviews meal tickets; triages calls from inpatient units or outpatient clinics and procedure areas related to patient meal trays or nourishment;
  
  retrieves computerized information and printouts to assist with tray and/or nourishment assembly such as standing orders, nourishment labels, tabulated recipe lists and other simple information to help in meal delivery; provides basic‑level education and information on therapeutic diets; correctly interprets diet activity and patient information to ensure meal trays contain food items adhering to patient requests, preferences and current therapeutic diet order;
  
  communicates patient concerns with registered dietitian or dietetic technician; verifies physician orders for unusual diets, conflicting modifications, tube feeding orders and nutritional supplements; uses a computer to record, retrieve and print recipes, menus and inventory reports; performs other related duties as assigned.
• Work schedule:
  
  6:30 am‑3:00 pm with rotating days off including weekends and holidays. Virtual:
  This is not a virtual position.
• Position Description/PD#:
  Health Technician (Dietetic)/PD99796S. Relocation/Recruitment
  
  Incentives:
  
  Not Authorized. Critical Skills Incentive (CSI):
  Not Approved. Permanent Change of Station (PCS):
  Not Authorized.