Dietitian

US Indian Health Service; Whiteriver (AZ); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Indian Health Service is seeking a Registered Dietitian to provide medical nutrition therapy, wellness education, and chronic disease prevention within Native communities. You will collaborate with an interdisciplinary healthcare team to improve health outcomes and health equity.

A REAL ID requirement begins May 7, 2025; federal guidelines apply to civil service appointments and benefits. Experience and education must support the duties of this position.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or graduate degree in dietetics, nutrition, or related field (ACEND accredited).
• Must be Registered Dietitian (RD) or eligible for RD/RDN credentialing.
• Experience applying medical nutrition therapy and nutrition care planning.

Responsibilities

• Provide medical nutrition therapy and wellness education.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary healthcare team to prevent and manage chronic diseases.
• Deliver culturally centered nutrition care and community health education.

Skills

RD credential

Medical nutrition therapy

Nutrition assessment

Education

Dietetics degree

AND registration eligibility

Job description

Join the Indian Health Service as a Registered Dietitian and make an impact in Native communities through culturally centered nutrition care. Provide medical nutrition therapy, wellness education, and chronic disease prevention services while collaborating with an interdisciplinary healthcare team. Ideal for professionals committed to improving health outcomes and advancing health equity.

A REAL ID will be required beginning May 7, 2025, in accordance with 6 C.F.R. 37.5 (2021).

This is a competitive vacancy announcement advertised under Delegated Examining Authority. Selections made under this vacancy announcement will be processed as new appointments to the civil service. Current civil service employees would therefore be given new appointments to the civil service; however, benefits, time served, and all other Federal entitlements would remain the same.

To qualify for this position, your resume must state sufficient experience and/or education, to perform the duties of the specific position for which you are applying. 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; religious; spiritual; community; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer and part time experience. You must clearly identify the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the total number of hours per week.

BASIC REQUIREMENT(S): Individual Occupational Requirements

Applicants must meet one of the following requirements for all grade levels:

• Bachelor's or graduate/higher level degree in the fields of dietetics, food, nutrition, food service management, institution management, or related science. The educational program must have been accredited by the Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics(external link) (ACEND), or an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education at the time the degree was obtained. For dietitian positions, the curriculum must have been in accordance with the qualifying requirements established by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (AND)(external link) (formerly American Dietetic Association(external link) (ADA) prior to January 1, 2012) in effect at the time of graduation.
• Completion of a coordinated undergraduate program, internship, or other clinical component approved by AND (formerly ADA) for dietitians or nutritionists.
• Professional registration as a Registered Dietitian (RD) or Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN).

Note: Employees currently assigned to positions in this occupational series as of September 2017 will be considered to have met the basic requirements for the position occupied.

In addition, to the Basic Requirements, you must also meet one of the following Minimum Qualifications and Selective Factor stated below:

SELECTIVE FACTOR:

• Registered Dietitian: (The IHS licensure policy (PHS instructions 338-3) requires IHS Dietitians to possess and maintain current registration with the Commission on Dietetic Registration.) Possess and maintain current registration as a Registered Dietitian (RD) or a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN) with the Commission on Dietetic Registration in a State, District of Columbia, the Commonwealth or Puerto Rico, or a territory of the United States. Must provide proof of a current registration with the Commission on Dietetic Registration with your application.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

You must meet one of the following requirements to meet the GS-11 grade level:

• Education: 3 years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. degree or Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree; or
• Experience: Your resume must demonstrate at least one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level in the Federal service obtained in either the private or public sector performing the following type of work and/or tasks, examples include: Applying professional knowledge, concepts, principles and methodologies of the science of nutrition and applying the principles, practices and procedures to provide optimal nutrition care to patients according to established and specific procedures; planning, organizing, coordinating and evaluating nutrition programs; assessing nutritional needs and therapeutic diets for individuals or groups located in hospitals, community, care facilities according to nutritional needs; consulting with other healthcare team members on patient nutritional care; used judgement, initiative and resources in deviating from established methods; influencing or persuading people, resolving problems utilizing professional knowledge of dietetic principles, practices and procedures; applying knowledge of medical practices, effects of medication and the effects of other treatment modalities that affect patient's diet, evaluate diet habits, etc. to counsel, teach and educate importance of quality food, physician's diet prescription to promote social and physical well-being of patients; served as a resource person on nutritional requirements and research related to diseases and prevention of such; or
• Combination of graduate education and specialized experience that meets 100% of the qualification requirements for this position

You must meet the following requirement to meet the GS-12 grade level:

Experience: Your resume must demonstrate at least one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level in the Federal service obtained in either the private or public sector performing the following type of work and/or tasks, examples include: Planning, coordinating, administering, and evaluating a comprehensive Nutrition and Dietetics Program. Responsible for the dietetic function in a general medical and surgical hospital when the program presents difficulties in the dietary treatment of patients, including several specialized medical programs, including renal dialysis patients; a substantial portion of the patients requiring treatment for chronic problems, such as liver disorders, alcoholism, carcinoma, diabetes, infections, and tuberculosis; and the hospital has an active nutrition clinic for outpatients, and provides advisory services for community facilities.

Additional selection(s) of candidates may be possible within 240 days from the date the certificate of eligibles was issued for this announcement.

You must meet all qualification requirements within 30 days of the closing date of the announcement.