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The Clinical Dietitian is the medical nutrition expert responsible for nutritional care activities for the St. Cloud VA Health Care System. Supports the facility's mission and coordinates nutritional care with other health care providers, the client, the client's family and the community. The increasing complexity and specialization in nutrition requires that the clinical dietitian have expertise in a wide range of disease entities, treatment modalities and drug/nutrient interactions.
Learn more about this agency10/06/2020 to 10/19/2020
$43,251 - $83,210 per year
Salary Listed is GS-7 Step 1 to GS-11 Step 10 - Salary will be prorated for part time status
GS 7 - 11
1 vacancy in the following location:
No
Not required
No
Permanent
Part-time - 16 Hours Per Week: 08:00am-4:30pm Wednesday and Friday
Excepted
11
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CBSY-10932983-21-GLH
580933800
Current excepted service federal employees.
U.S. Citizens, Nationals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S.
Federal employees from agencies other than the Department of Veterans Affairs and the public All US Citizens. Federal employees from agencies other than the Department of Veterans Affairs and U.S. Citizens applicants will be referred on separate certificates.
The Clinical Dietitian supports the local weight management program based on the national guidance provided in VHA Directive 1438 "Clinical Nutrition Management and Therapy" and current research.
Understands infection control principles used in a health care setting, including as it relates to safety of reusable medical equipment.
Functions: The Clinical Dietitian will be involved in the professional practice of dietetics, with minimal supervision in accordance with the guidance set forth in Nutrition and Food Service policies and procedures and VA regulations governing the practice of dietetics. The Clinical Dietitian may be scheduled and assigned to any nutrition practice area, and must possess the required knowledge and skills in order to perform the following functions:
Nutritional Care:
1. Conducts a comprehensive nutrition assessment for patients at nutritional risk, using the Nutrition Care Process, which may include nutrition focused physical findings.
2. Develops and implements an individualized plan for medical nutrition therapy in accordance with the patient's medical program goals and objectives. Accurately obtains and interprets medical information pertinent to the patient's nutritional care to determine risk, assess nutritional status and develop individual specialized care plans to simultaneously address several disease processes.
3. Calculates nutritional requirements ( calories, protein, carbohydrates, lipids, vitamins, electrolytes, fluid) and necessary diet restrictions or food/drug interactions. Diet prescribed is tailored to each individual client's according to physical and metabolic needs and designs the nutritional treatment plan with consideration for psychosocial, behavioral, ethnic and cultural factors to obtain desirable outcomes and promote long term adherence to a medical nutritional care plan.
4. Identifies patients in need of nutrition support and recommends the appropriate mode of nutrition support, including suitable route, formula, and rate of administration.
5. Utilizes assessment and evaluation techniques that consider age-specific needs as well as cultural, religious, and ethnic concerns.
6. Recommends/orders labs, diets and consults per Scope of Practice/Clinical privileges.
7. Evaluates and monitors the effectiveness and outcome of medical nutrition therapy interventions. Evaluates the patient's response to care based on identified, measurable outcomes and reviews the plan as appropriate.
8. Documents nutrition care plan in the patient's medical record, including nutrition assessment data, medical nutrition therapy initiated and recommendations, results of nutrition counseling and discharge planning. Documentation supports an interdisciplinary approach and continuity of care.
Nutrition Education:
1. Assesses educational needs and provides nutrition counseling for individuals and groups, incorporating a learning approach that considers the cultural, religious, educational, and medical situation of the patient. Includes information regarding budgeting, menu planning, food purchasing and preparation, food storage and sanitation.
2. Evaluates achievement of learning objectives by the patient and/or family. Adapts nutrition education materials and counseling techniques to client's level of understanding, which frequently involves simplifying complex dietary restrictions.
3. Provides appropriate follow-up in accordance with patient's treatment goals, referring patients for outpatient counseling, community or home health service as appropriate.
4. May assists in the education of dietetic students and interns.
5. Participates in community projects and education as needed/assigned.
6. Documents in the medical record, the education materials provided, the care plan determined by the provider and the client, an assessment of the client's comprehension level to the education given and the expected compliance.
7. Serves on Health Education committees as assigned.
Business/Supervisory Functions:
1. Maintains productivity standards and practices, effective time management, and prioritizing of tasks.
2. Maintains accurate record keeping of daily clinical activities, including information for scheduling and billing.
3. Assists in developing and revising patient education materials, clinical forms, and protocols.
4. Assists in achieving compliance with regulatory agency standards, including state, federal, Long Term Care Institute, and Joint Commission standards.
5. May assign and direct the workload of diet technicians and/or diet clerks.
Quality Improvement/Research:
1. Supports Performance Improvement activities by participating in the development of nutritional care indicators, evaluation criteria, collecting continuous quality improvement data, monitoring outcomes and initiating corrective actions.
Work Schedule: Part Time 16 Hours Per Week: 08:00am-4:30pm Wednesday and Friday
Financial Disclosure Report: Not required
IMPORTANT: A transcript must be submitted with your application.
Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html.
Receiving Service Credit or Earning Annual (Vacation) Leave: Federal Employees earn annual leave at a rate (4, 6 or 8 hours per pay period) which is based on the number of years they have served as a Federal employee. VA may offer newly-appointed Federal employee's credit for their job-related non-federal experience or active duty uniformed military service. This credited service can be used in determining the rate at which they earn annual leave. Such credit must be requested and approved prior to the appointment date and is not guaranteed.
This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies.
It is the policy of the VA to not deny employment to those that have faced financial hardships or periods of unemployment.
This position is in the Excepted Service and does not confer competitive status.
VA encourages persons with disabilities to apply. The health-related positions in VA are covered by Title 38, and are not covered by the Schedule A excepted appointment authority.
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If you are unable to apply online view the following link for information regarding an Alternate Application.
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
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All applicants are encouraged to apply online. To apply for this position, you must complete the full 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 10/19/2020 to receive consideration. To preview the questionnaire click https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/10932983.
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