Duties
Duties include, but may not be limited to the following:
- Program Oversight & Compliance: Leads the enterprise-wide Veterans Canteen Service inpatient meal programs, ensuring alignment with contracts, service level agreements, SOPs, and VHA Directives. Provides recommendations for program improvements and modifications.
- Supervision & Collaboration: Provides direct and indirect supervision of Central Office and on-site Dietitians. Partners with hospital clinical staff to ensure consistent implementation of nutrition services across the organization.
- Strategic Planning & Policy Development: Contributes to the development of nutritional program strategy, goals, and policies. Ensuring alignment with agency, department, and medical center standards.
- Operational & Technical Support: Advises regional and local leaders on staffing, food budgets, sales goals, and organizational planning. Offers technical guidance on food systems, equipment procurement, and supply control.
- Program Evaluation & Quality Assurance: Conducts evaluations through site visits, operational reviews, and data analysis. Identifies areas for improvement and recommends corrective actions.
- Health & Wellness Leadership: Oversees the VCS BeWell Health and Wellness Program and collaborates with national initiatives to promote wellness for Veterans, employees, and customers.
Requirements
Conditions of Employment
- Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
- You will be required to serve a probationary period of 1 year.
- Subject to background/security investigation.
Qualifications
- Educational & Professional Credentials: Bachelor's or advanced degree in dietetics, nutrition, food service management, or a related science from an ACEND-accredited program. Completion of an approved internship or clinical component, and active registration as a Registered Dietitian (RD) or Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN).
- Leadership & Strategic Planning: Demonstrated ability to plan, assess, and evaluate complex nutrition programs. Experience developing and aligning strategic goals to improve outcomes for Veterans and VCS operations.
- Interpersonal & Collaboration Skills: Proven ability to build effective working relationships across professional and administrative levels, both within and outside of government settings.
- Age-Appropriate Care & Training Oversight: Knowledge of providing services tailored to the cognitive, emotional, and developmental needs of diverse age groups. Ensuring staff are trained accordingly.
- Expertise in Nutrition Administration: Comprehensive knowledge of nutrition science and operational practices. Capable of serving as a subject matter expert to guide policy, set priorities, and lead patient dining initiatives
Benefits
A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new windowLearn more about federal benefits.
Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.
How You Will Be Evaluated
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE MAY NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. Your application, résumé, C.V., and/or supporting documentation will be verified. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect consideration for employment.
NOTE: A formal pay-setting process will be used to determine your salary. The salary may be at any point in the range listed for this vacancy. 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; religions; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
How to Apply
All applicants are encouraged to apply online. All applicants are encouraged to apply online. To apply for this position, you must complete the questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section below. The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on 08/08/2025 to receive consideration.
- To begin, click Apply Online to create a USA JOBS account or log in to your existing account. Follow the prompts to select your USA JOBS resume and/or other supporting documents and complete the occupational questionnaire.
- Click Submit My Answers to submit your application package.
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Next steps
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