Supervisory Dietitian (Clinical Nutrition)

Veterans Health Administration • Tomah, WI

3d • Onsite

About The Position

The Supervisory Dietitian (Clinical Nutrition) is the clinical nutrition expert who oversees a complex Clinical Nutrition Section. The role provides administrative and technical supervision of GS-12 Dietitians and oversight of clinical dietitians at the GS-12 level and below. The position makes decisions using intricate and unrelated information and assumptions, including inconclusive or variable data across nutrition operations.

The incumbent provides professional and technical leadership and advice to staff and other health care professionals; oversees staffing, employee relations, and labor relations in the Clinical Nutrition section; and exercises a full range of supervisory and personnel-management authorities. The position is responsible for planning, directing, and assessing subordinate staff work, establishing an evidence-based nutrition training plan, and leading performance-improvement efforts. This includes identifying and prioritizing problems, setting short- and long-term goals, developing action plans, and analyzing data to evaluate progress and improve outcomes. The incumbent collaborates with supervisory dietitians to cover work across NFS and execute department activities.

The work schedule is 8:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m., with occasional weekends. This is not a virtual position. Relocation and recruitment incentives and permanent change-of-station authorization are not offered.

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship, except that non-citizens may be appointed only when qualified U.S. citizens cannot be recruited in accordance with VA policy.
• Registration as a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN) or Registered Dietitian (RD) with the Commission on Dietetic Registration, subject to the stated GS-07 and GS-09 exception.
• Proficiency in written and spoken English.
• Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must be registered with Selective Service.
• Subject to a background/security investigation and completion of online onboarding and pre-employment identification requirements.
• Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is required for VA Health Care Personnel.
• Must serve a one- or two-year trial period, with continued employment dependent on written certification that it advances the public interest.
• Applicants relying on education for qualification must submit transcripts; qualifying education must be from recognized accredited institutions. Foreign education requires the specified equivalency documentation.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical nutrition section leadership and serve as a professional and technical advisor to staff and other health care professionals.
• Oversee HR staffing, employee relations, and labor relations in the Clinical Nutrition section.
• Exercise supervisory and personnel-management authorities, including planning, directing, and assessing subordinate staff work.
• Establish an evidence-based nutrition training plan for the clinical section.
• Lead performance-improvement efforts, acting on quality-improvement data and plans.
• Identify and prioritize problems, set short- and long-term goals, develop action plans, and analyze data to evaluate progress and improve outcomes.
• Collaborate with supervisory dietitians to cover work across NFS and execute department activities.

Benefits

• Federal employees receive a benefits package for themselves and their families; specific eligibility and benefits depend on position type.
• Selected applicants may request prior work or military service credit toward annual leave accrual; approval is not guaranteed.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager