Supervisory Dietitian (Food Operations)

US-Department-of-Veterans-Affair; Saint Cloud (MN); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

The Department of Veterans Affairs in Minnesota seeks a Supervisory Dietitian (Food Operations) to oversee food service and production operations, providing administrative and technical supervision of staff to ensure Veteran-centered meals. The role directs conventional cooking, advance preparation, delivery, and room service as appropriate.

Responsibilities include applying Evidence-Based Nutrition Practice Guidelines, coordinating performance improvements, and allocating resources to meet

Qualifications

• Must be a U.S. citizen
• Registered dietitian (RDN/RD) with CDR
• English language proficiency
• Supervisory experience in a dietary or food service setting

Responsibilities

• Oversee staff in food service and production operations.
• Provide administrative and technical supervision to staff.
• Ensure menus meet nutrition standards and meal requirements.
• Apply Evidence-Based Nutrition Practice Guidelines for programs.
• Coordinate resources and lead performance improvements.

Skills

Staff supervision

Performance improvement

Nutritional knowledge

EBP guidelines

Resource allocation analysis

Data analysis

Education

RDN/RD credential (CDR)

Job description

The Supervisory Dietitian (Food Operations) assignment oversee food service and production operation providing administrative and technical supervision over staff. They are responsible for the execution of Food Service and Production operations to meet individual meal needs through Veteran-centric, Food Forward meal programs with conventional cooking, convenience cooking, advance food preparation and delivery, room service, or combination of food production and service modalities.

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).
• Physical Requirements. See VA Directive and Handbook 5019, Employee Occupational Health Service for requirements.
• English Language Proficiency. Dietitian candidates must be proficient in spoken and written English in accordance with 38 U.S.C. § 7403(f).

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.

Supervisory Dietitian (Food Operations), GS-12

Experience. One year of experience equivalent to the next lower grade level.

AND

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

1. Knowledge of standards to assess staff compliance and implement performance improvements.
2. Skill in establishing goals and objectives in order to coordinate activities, evaluate accomplishments and solve problems.
3. Skill in applying nutritional knowledge to ensure menus meet nutrition standards.
4. Ability to utilize Evidence-Based Nutrition Practice Guidelines in order to develop, implement and coordinate best practices.
5. Ability to serve as a food operations expert, providing technical guidance, direction and staff development.
6. Ability to supervise subordinate staff (i.e., plan, organize, delegate, direct, control and review activities and performance)
7. Ability to analyze data in order to recommend allocation of resources.

Reference: For more information on this qualification standard, please visit https://department.va.gov/employees/va-qualifications-standards/.

Preferred Experience: Leadership experience in food service preferred.

Physical Requirements: You will be asked to participate in a pre-employment examination or evaluation as part of the pre-employment process for this position. Questions about physical demands or environmental factors may be addressed at the time of evaluation or examination.