Dietitian (Advanced Level Practice)

Summary This position is located within Nutrition and Food Services and supports the Community Living Center (CLC). The Dietitian-Advanced Level Practice are subject matter experts in advanced clinical nutrition and conducts comprehensive nutrition assessments for Veterans using the Nutrition Care Process (NCP) assuring high-quality nutrition care. NOTE: The 2-page Resume requirement does not apply to this position. For more information - refer to Required Documents below.

Qualifications Basic Requirements:

• United States Citizenship: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy
• Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN) or Registered Dietitian (RD) - Must be registered with the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR) the credentialing branch of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics formerly known as the American Dietetic Association (ADA)
• Certification: Must hold an advanced practice certification from a nationally recognized certifying body such as the Commission on Dietetic Registration - the Association of Diabetes Care and Education Specialists or the National Board of Nutrition Certification
• Board Certified-Advanced Diabetes Management or Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialists certification is qualifying
• Commonly held certifications include Board Certified Specialist in Renal Nutrition
• Board Certified Specialist in Gerontological Nutrition
• Registered Dietitian Nutritionist-Advanced Practitioner
• Certified Nutrition Support Clinician
• English Language Proficiency
• Dietitian candidates must be proficient in spoken and written English in accordance with 38 U.S.C.
• 7403(f)
• Current VHA Dietitians that qualify based on being covered by the Grandfathering Provision may not be promoted to a higher grade if they do not meet the current RDN/RD requirements
• Grade Determinations: GS-12 Dietitian (Advanced Level Practice) Experience: One year of experience equivalent to the next lower grade level - GS-11
• AND Certification: Must hold an advanced practice certification from a nationally recognized certifying body such as the Commission on Dietetic Registration - the Association of Diabetes Care and Education Specialists or the National Board of Nutrition Certification
• The certification must be directly related to the assignment being filled
• This assignment requires Board Certified Specialist in Gerontological Nutrition
• AND Knowledge - Skills and Abilities: In addition to the experience and certification above - the candidate must demonstrate the following KSAs:(a) Skill in leading a team in the implementation of nutrition-related activities.(b) Skill in utilizing evidence- based practice guidelines to establish or modify goals and improve patient outcomes.(c) Ability to communicate in writing to develop policies and standard operating procedures.(d) Ability to serve as a nutrition expert - providing technical guidance - direction and staff development.(e) Ability to lead research or performance improvement studies.(f) Ability to present complex nutrition information to a large group of health care providers to persuade and influence provision of care
• Reference: For more information on this qualification standard - please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/
• Physical Requirements: The work required does not inherently include any physical requirements essential for successful job performance that could not otherwise be performed with accommodation or workplace adjustment
• A pre-placement physical examination is not required.

Duties

• Duties include - but are not limited to: Leads dietitians and specialty multidisciplinary teams in developing nutrition related services - policies - procedures and/or protocols
• Provides comprehensive medical nutritional care applying the NCP in a specialty program - and/or a variety of patient care settings
• Bases individualized nutrition interventions on the best available research and/or evidence-based guidelines and best practices
• Provides nutrition education to individuals - small and large groups - peers - licensed practitioner(s) - medical students - interns - and residents as applicable
• Provides consultative services regarding advanced therapies - policies - procedures - and research in the provision of quality nutritional care
• Develops - monitors - and directs practice-specific benchmarks based on standards of care or national initiatives
• Utilizes knowledge - expertise - principles and/or current research to plan - implement and evaluate organizational initiatives
• Leads the implementation of new nutrition initiatives or a change in practice to achieve strategic goals
• Establishes goals - measures outcomes and reports progress toward meeting goals to medical center committees - health care teams and/or professional groups
• Leads staff - creates - and validates competencies and develops training activities
• Leads nutrition research studies or performance improvement and communicates findings through reports - abstracts - presentations and/or peer reviewed professional publications
• Presents at seminars - workshops - and lectures to convey current nutrition information on new and changing concepts
• May perform other related duties as assigned which are appropriate for this grade and assignment
• Work Schedule: Full-Time - Monday - Friday - 8:00am - 4:30pm - subject to change based on the needs of the facility
• Telework: Not Available
• Virtual: This is not a virtual position
• Functional Statement #: PD99523S Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
• Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized.