Performance Dietician (28196)

LTSi•Tampa, FL

About The Position

The Performance Dietitian provides guidance and support for the specialized nutrition and human performance requirements of Special Operations Forces (SOF) personnel. This credentialed Registered Dietitian or Registered Dietitian Nutritionist delivers comprehensive nutritional care to optimize health, performance, and recovery, including proactive risk identification, individualized and unit-specific nutrition planning, assessment, intervention, education, and coordination with command, food service, and the interdisciplinary Human Performance team. Services are performed within professional scope of practice, applicable privileges, and assigned responsibilities. The role provides evidence-based performance nutrition services to enhance readiness, recovery, health, and physical and cognitive performance. Work may include direct-access nutrition care, individual and group planning and counseling, unit-level programming, nutrition education, command consultation, coordination with food-service operations, and collaboration with other Human Performance disciplines. Depending on the assigned billet and tasking, the dietitian may work in clinical, operational, training, austere, garrison, TDY/TAD, or deployed settings. The position is full-time, Monday through Friday, excluding Federal Holidays. Hiring is intended to occur immediately upon contract award and completion of all background and security investigations. The job posting lists locations across multiple military installations and the National Capital Region; salary varies by work location and the final offer depends on qualifications, relevant experience, and alignment with the requirements.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science in Nutrition Science or a related field.
Current Registered Dietitian or Registered Dietitian Nutritionist credential issued by the Commission on Dietetic Registration.
Current Certified Specialist in Sports Dietetics (CSSD) certification at hiring, subject to an approved deferral where authorized by the Prime Contract.
At least three years of demonstrable accumulated experience as a Sport and/or Performance Dietitian working with individual athletes and groups of athletes from the specified high-performance or tactical populations.

Nice To Haves

Master of Science degree.
Certain paid, full-time government civilian or contract experience at non-SOF Combat Arms, fixed-wing fighter units, U.S. Army H2F, and EOD units may count when performed as directly embedded, on-site staff.

Responsibilities

Provide evidence-based performance nutrition services, including screening, assessment, intervention, counseling, planning, and documentation for individuals and groups.
Identify nutritional risk factors and develop targeted interventions responsive to individual and unit mission requirements.
Develop and implement individualized and unit-specific fueling strategies to support training, readiness, performance, and recovery.
Conduct comprehensive nutrition assessments and provide counseling on nutrition, fueling, hydration, recovery, and related performance topics.
When authorized by the assigned role and privileges, support laboratory or hydration assessment activities relevant to nutrition care.
Document assessments, counseling, interventions, recommendations, follow-up, encounters, non-encounters, touchpoints, contacts, and education activities in applicable Government-designated systems within required timelines.
Develop evidence-based nutrition protocols and support rehabilitation and return-to-duty protocols when nutrition interventions apply.
Provide small- and large-group education on performance nutrition and related topics.
Advise on dining facility or galley nutrition and coordinate with food service and command when required.
Advise on sports foods, dietary supplements, medical foods, and performance-enhancing substances within applicable professional and Government requirements.
Provide briefings, presentations, and educational sessions; consult with unit and command leadership on nutrition issues affecting readiness, performance, recovery, and health.
Support the development of nutrition-related guidelines, protocols, educational materials, and resources.
Participate in relevant meetings, working groups, program reviews, briefings, and other program activities.
Collaborate as part of the interdisciplinary POTFF Human Performance team with physical, cognitive, psychological, medical, strength and conditioning, and other applicable personnel.
When assigned or directed, participate in Human Factors Councils and multidisciplinary activities, and support practice guidelines and standardized approaches across Human Performance Training Centers and POTFF programs.
When required by the task order and billet, support SOF personnel in clinical, operational, training, austere, garrison, TDY/TAD, and deployed settings.
Collect, maintain, and report nutrition, performance, service, readiness, training, and utilization information using Government-designated systems, including HPDMS and the Electronic Health Record, as applicable.
Maintain the accuracy, completeness, confidentiality, and integrity of information entered into Government-designated systems.