Qualifications

Basic Requirements:

• Citizen: United States Citizenship required
• Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy
• All applicants must be a 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)
• Note: Applicants who hold the RDN credential have met the education requirement (e.g
• bachelor's degree or higher) of CDR
• May qualify based on being covered by the Grandfathering Provision as described in the VA Qualification Standard for this occupation (only applicable to current VHA employees who are in this occupation and meet the criteria)
• Grade Determinations: Supervisory Dietitian (Clinical Nutrition), GS-12
• 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 accrediting requirements in clinical nutrition to assess staff compliance and implement performance improvements
• Skill as a nutrition expert to provide technical guidance, direction and staff development
• Skill in Evidence-Based Nutrition Practice Guidelines to develop, implement and coordinate best practices Skill in establishing goals and objectives to coordinate activities, evaluate accomplishments and solve problems
• Ability to supervise subordinate staff (i.e., plan, organize, delegate, direct, control and review activities and performance)
• Ability to analyze data in order to recommend allocation of resources
• Reference: For more information on this qualification standard, please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/.The full performance level of this vacancy is GS-12
• Physical Requirements: Work is primarily sedentary and does not inherently include any physical requirements essential for successful job performance.