Dietitian; Clinical Home Based Primary Care

Dietitian (Clinical) Home Based Primary Care

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$49,960.00/yr - $96,116.00/yr

Summary Employees in this assignment serve in a Dietitian (Clinical) developmental position within the Clinical Section of NFS. They perform increasingly complex tasks as they continue to develop skills in clinical nutrition to apply evidenced‑based nutrition practice guidelines. Clinical Dietitians coordinate nutritional care of Veterans with other health care providers - the Veteran - the Veteran's caregiver - and the community.

Qualifications 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.

• Citizenship Must be a US citizen
• Non-citizens may be appointed when it's not possible to recruit qualified US citizens
• English Language Proficiency RDNs must be proficient in spoken & written English
• Registration All applicants must hold the RDN credential from the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR) the credentialing agency of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
• Note:
  
  Applicants who hold the RDN credential have met the education requirement (e.g's bachelor's degree or higher) of CDR - as such this occupation is considered professional and scientific with a positive education requirement and the procedures in Part I - Chapter 4 of this Handbook will be followed when applying Veteran's preference
• Exception for Dietitians who do not possess the RDN credential
• Non-credentialed Dietitians who meet the basic qualification requirements and have fulfilled the requirements below - but do not possess the RDN credential - may be given a temporary full-time appointment not to exceed one year under the authority of 38 U.S.C.
• 7405(c)(2) Non-credentialed Dietitians must have fulfilled each of the following:
  Earned a bachelor's or higher degree from a U.S. regionally accredited college - university or foreign equivalent (refer to ii below) Completed an ACEND® accredited experiential or supervised practice program and provide a verification statement from the program director that conveys eligibility to take the CDR registration exam as a prospective RDN
• A list of ACEND® accredited programs is located on the ACEND® website or at ACEND Accredited Programs Directory
• To be creditable - college and/or university degrees earned outside the U.S and its territories must be evaluated by ACEND® and meet ACEND®'s International Dietitian Education standards which are designed to provide graduates with the knowledge and competencies to sit for the CDR credentialing exam
• Non-credentialed Dietitians may only be appointed at the GS-07 or GS-09 grade level and may not be promoted/converted until they obtain their RDN credential
• Non-credentialed Dietitians must provide care under the supervision of a RDN at or above the full performance level
• Temporary appointments of non-credentialed Dietitian will not be extended beyond one year or converted to a new temporary appointment Failure to Obtain Registration
• In all cases - Dietitians must actively pursue meeting registration requirements starting from their appointment date
• At the time of appointment - servicing Human Resources (HR) staff in collaboration with the supervisor - will provide non-registered Dietitians the written requirement to obtain registration - the date by which they must acquire it and the consequences for not doing so by the deadline
• Failure to obtain registration within one year from the date of appointment will result in removal from the Dietitian - GS-0630 occupation and may result in termination of employment
• Loss of Credential
• In collaboration with HR Office staff - management officials must immediately relieve employees who fail to maintain the required registration/certification of duties and responsibilities associated with the occupation and/or assignment - which may also result in separation from employment
• Grade Determinations:
  The following criteria must be met in addition to the Basic Requirements for employment listed above when determining the candidate's grade
• GS-07 Experience or Education
• None beyond the basic requirements
• GS-09 Experience
• At least one year of experience equivalent to the next lower grade level
• OR Education
• Master's degree from a regionally accredited university or college
• Demonstrated Knowledge - Skills & Abilities - KSAs Candidates must demonstrate all following KSAs in addition to experience above
  1) Knowledge of various accrediting and regulatory requirements
• 2) Knowledge of virtual technology to provide nutrition care
• 3) Ability to deliver patient care using the NCP (e.g.
  
  - assessment - diagnosis -…