Supervisory Dietitian; Food Operations

Summary

Join the White City VA as a Supervisory Dietitian (Food Operations)! Lead a veteran-centric - innovative food service team across Informatics
- Food Service
- Production - and Nutrition Communications. Enjoy supportive leadership and life in beautiful Southern Oregon. Recruitment and relocation incentives approved!

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
• Be a citizen of the United States (U.S.)
• Non-citizens may be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with 38 U.S.C.
• 7407(a)
• 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
• 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
• (a) 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)
• i ii Non-credentialed Dietitians must have fulfilled each of the following: A Earned a bachelor's or higher degree from a U.S. regionally accredited college - university or foreign equivalent (refer to ii below)
• B 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
• Foreign Education
• 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
• English Language Proficiency
• Dietitian candidates must be proficient in spoken and written English in accordance with 38 U.S.C.
• 7403(f)
• Grade Determinations:
  Supervisory Dietitian (Food Operations) - GS-13
• Experience
• One year of experience equivalent to the next lower grade level
• Knowledge
  
  - Skills and Abilities
• In addition to the experience above - the candidate must demonstrate the following KSAs: (a) Knowledge of business administration practices such as budget planning - contracting and food and supply purchasing to operate a food service program successfully
• (b) Skill in written communication including policy development and standard operating procedures
• (c) Skill in strategic planning to develop goals - objectives and action plans
• (d) Skill in analyzing data to monitor progress towards improving and sustaining outcomes
• (e) Ability to supervise subordinate staff (i.e.
  
  - plan - organize - delegate - direct - control and review activities and performance)
• (f) Ability to negotiate
• Preferred Experience:
  
  Experience with menu planning - recipe development and Computrition (Preferred)
• Knowledge of human resource management principles and the ability to manage/supervise
• Knowledge of leading lower graded staff in a food service setting
• Experience with budget planning and implementation
• Reference: For more information on this qualification standard - please visit https://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). Standards/
• Physical Requirements:
  
  See VA Directive and Handbook 5019 - Employee Occupational Health Service for requirements

• Duties:
  Provides food-operations-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 Food Service…