Dietitian; Clinical; MOVE; Weight Management Job Vancouver area,Washington USA,Healthcare

Position: Dietitian (Clinical) - MOVE (Weight Management)

Recruitment/Relocation incentive may be available to highly qualified candidates. Employees in this assignment serve in a Dietitian (Clinical) within the Clinical Section of the Nutrition and Food Service serving as the medical nutrition expert. They are autonomous in their work in applying evidenced-based nutrition practice guidelines for all patients - including those with complex medical and nutritional needs.

Summary

Recruitment/Relocation incentive may be available to highly qualified candidates. Employees in this assignment serve in a Dietitian (Clinical) within the Clinical Section of the Nutrition and Food Service serving as the medical nutrition expert. They are autonomous in their work in applying evidenced-based nutrition practice guidelines for all patients - including those with complex medical and nutritional needs.

Qualifications Basic Requirements

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
(1) 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
(2) 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)
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
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
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
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