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This position is only open to Registered Dietitians.

DUTIES:

Primary Duties include:

Serving as a professional and technical advisor to staff and other health care professionals.

Collaborating with the clinical nutrition staff, bridging the work of Patient Dining Services with the nutritional care plans for Veterans.

Coordinating policies and procedures with clinical nutrition management, nursing, and other services as applicable.

Monitoring compliance with regulatory standards, policies, and procedures while overseeing the technology used for meal production, meal service, and temperature control.

Completing internal audits of food service and production, as well as routine kitchen inspections. Implement and manage any plan to address and resolve deficiencies.

Evaluating food operations to ensure proper allocation of resources and ensuring budgetary requirements are met.

Responsible for a full range of personnel management, administrative controls, and all processes related to the canteen and patient dining operations.

Responsible for attaining financial goals and implementing program objectives as established by VCSCO and the Region Director.

Managing VHA-supported software programs and/or commercial off-the-shelf software (COTS) to support the effective management of food operations and patient meal services.

Developing and maintaining training and reference materials for the nutrition and food service staff.

Coordinating all aspects of training related to computer systems, menus, and informatics for NFS employees.

Conditions of employment

Qualifications

Qualifications:

• Requires current registration as a Registered Dietitian (RD/RDN), with a minimum of 1 year of experience. Verification of credentials must be provided.
• Able to demonstrate successful operating accomplishments and possess excellent leadership and managerial skills.
• Skill in applying nutritional knowledge to ensure menus meet nutrition standards.
• Ability to utilize Evidence-Based Nutrition Practice Guidelines to develop, implement, and coordinate best practices and to ensure compliance.
• A proven leader who can effectively plan, organize, delegate, direct, control, and review activities and performance.
• Capacity to interpret data and translate insights into actionable decisions.
• A current, valid REAL ID is required to work at Veterans Canteen Service.

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How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

N DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE MAY NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. Your application, résumé, C.V., and/or supporting documentation will be verified. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect consideration for employment.
NOTE: A formal pay-setting process will be used to determine your salary. The salary may be at any point in the range listed for this vacancy. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religions; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

• • Required Documents

• Resume
• Verification of credentials must be provided.

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