Supervisory Dietitian (Chief, Nutrition and Food Services)

The Chief of Nutrition and Food Service has administrative and technical supervision over GS-13 level staff from both clinical nutrition and food operations which is located at Col. Luke Weathers VA Medical Center Memphis, TN. PRINCIPALES MISSIONS : Major duties and responsibilities include but are not limited to: - Oversees all human resource functions for the department. Holds staff accountable for performance and conduct. - Establishes performance standards and evaluate overall performance of employees. - Develops budget and staffing requirements to manage organizational changes and ensure national directives and goals/objectives are met. - Communicates and advocates with executive leadership for resources. - Develops the NFS strategic plan establishing service priorities which address the goals and strategic direction of the medical center, VISN and national programs. - Develops and updates policies and procedures, establishes, and oversees a system for regulatory compliance. - Ensures NFS compliance with accrediting bodies, standards, and action items. - Implements security measures in all NFS areas to protect against theft, reduce the risk of food terrorism and maintain Veteran and staff safety. - Ensures the dissemination of nutrition related research and quality improvement within the department and facility. - Directs resource distribution for food, supply, and labor costs, focusing on benchmarks, delegating resource management to others as appropriate. - May perform other related duties which are appropriate for this grade and assignment. Work Schedule: Monday - Friday; 8:00am - 4:30pm Telework: ADHOC Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Functional Statement #: PD99498S Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized QUALIFICATIONS REQUISES : 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). 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: Supervisory Dietitian (Chief, Nutrition and Food Services), GS-14. Experience. One year of experience equivalent to the next lower grade level. Knowledge, Skills and Abilities. In addition to the experience above, the candidate must demonstrate the following KSAs: Knowledge of security measures within food operations to ensure patient and staff safety. Knowledge of organizational structure to assess impact on program operations. Skill in ensuring regulatory requirements are met. Skill in leading a group of professionals to facilitate collaboration and organizational development. Skill in leading managers to establish strategic goals. Ability to oversee the planning of new initiatives addressing patient care delivery systems and system reorganizations. Ability to lead efforts in business administration to include budgeting, contracting and purchasing. Assignment. For all supervisory assignments above the full performance level, the higher-level duties must consist of significant scope, complexity, difficulty, variety and be performed by the incumbent as a major duty at least 25% of the time. The incumbent must spend 25% or more of their time providing administrative and technical supervision over administrative staff who support NFS operations and both a GS-13 Supervisory Dietitian (Food Operations) and GS-13 Supervisory Dietitian (Clinical Nutrition). Supervisory Dietitians in this assignment serve as Chief NFS for a complex NFS department. Chief NFS provides leadership and guidance, with wide lat

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OUR MISSION: To fulfill President Lincoln's promise "To care for those who have served in our nation's military and for their families, caregivers, and survivors" - by serving and honoring the men and women who are America's Veterans. How would you like to become a part of a team providing compassionate whole health care to Veterans? The VAMC in Memphis, Tennessee consists of one main campus located at 116 N. Pauline St., which includes a 12-bed Spinal Cord Injury Unit, and ten community based outpatient clinics (CBOC). It is a tertiary care facility classified as a Clinical Referral Level 1 Facility and one of the most complex medical centers in the VA system. It is a teaching hospital, providing a full range of patient care services, with state-of-the-art technology, as well as extensive education and research programs. Comprehensive primary, secondary, and tertiary health care is provided in areas of medicine, general cardiovascular and neurological surgery, psychiatry, physical med