Dietitian (Clinical) Home Based Primary Care

US Department of Veterans Affairs; Williamsport (Lycoming County); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

The US Department of Veterans Affairs seeks a full-time Clinical Dietitian (RDN/RD) to deliver medical nutrition expertise in outpatient care and Home Based Primary Care. The dietitian works autonomously, applying evidence-based guidelines for Veterans with complex medical needs in a hospital setting, coordinating nutrition care with health care teams and the Veteran.

Travel is expected for more than 50 percent of the time.

Qualifications

• US citizenship is required for this VA position.
• Must be a CDR-registered Dietitian (RDN) or RD.
• 2–3 years outpatient experience preferred, diabetes education beneficial.
• Travel for more than 50% of the time.

Responsibilities

• Provide medical nutrition therapy and coordinate nutritional care with the Veteran and care team.
• Autonomously apply evidence-based nutrition guidelines in outpatient and HBPC settings.

Skills

Clinical Dietitian

Evidence-based nutrition

Care coordination

Education

CDR-registered Dietitian (RDN) or RD

Tools

Hospital EHR

Dietitian tools

Job description

Employees in this assignment serve as a full performance Dietitian (Clinical) splitting their time between outpatient care and Home Based Primary Care (HBPC) within the Clinical Section of NFS serving as the medical nutrition expert. They are autonomous in their work in applying evidenced based nutrition practice guidelines for all patients, including those with complex medical and nutritional needs. Coordinate nutritional care of Veterans with health care providers, the Veteran, etc.

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.

Preferred Experience

Diabetic Education experience with 2-3 years of outpatient setting.

Reference

For more information on this qualification standard, please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/.

Physical Requirements

The majority of the work is sedentary, but prolonged walking is also involved. Work is performed in a hospital setting and involves regular and recurring exposure to contagious disease and to various hazards from food processing equipment. This position also has a traveling for more than 50 percent of the time.