Supervisory Dietitian (Food Operations)

This position of Supervisory Dietitian (Food Operations) serves as full Assistant Chief to the Department Head/Chief, at the Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center. This federal healthcare center is the first fully integrated federal healthcare center within VHA and is responsible for the provision of high quality food production, service and effective nutrition therapy to the veteran, DoD, retiree, and civilian beneficiary populations served.Primary Duties (but not limited to):Provides clinical nutrition section specific leadership serving as professional and technical advisor to staff and other health care professionals.Has oversight over HR staffing, employee relations and labor relations in Clinical Nutrition section.Exercise a full range of supervisory and personnel management authorities and assume full responsibility in planning, directing, and assessing work of subordinate staff.Establishes a training plan for the clinical section that is based on evidence-based nutrition.Develops and leads clinical nutrition operations.Establishes strategic goals and ensure priorities align with the strategic plan of the NFS department, VISN and national programs.Leads performance improvement efforts within Clinical Nutrition section, acting on quality improvement data and plans.Identifies and prioritizes problems, sets long and short-term goals, develops action plans and analyses data to evaluate progress to improve outcomes.Develops and updates policies and procedures and the establishment and oversight of a system for regulatory compliance.Solicits support and/or negotiate with facility managers to influence decision making and garner support to ensure clinical nutrition operations are a success.Collaborates closely with the supervisory dietitians to cover the work in all NFS and execute the activities of the department.May perform other related duties as assigned which are appropriate for this grade and assignment.The incumbent works under the general supervision of the Supervisory Dietitian, Chief, Nutrition and Food Services, who establishes objectives and department priorities.The incumbent is expected to complete work assignments with relative independence and minimal guidance, personally setting deadlines for work completions. They assume responsibility in work assignments in accordance with regulations independently and resolve most conflicts by using considerable judgment and interpretation.Work is reviewed to ensure that overall objectives of the position are met.Work Schedule: The incumbent is expected to work a tour of duty most advantageous to the Veterans we serve and the department as a whole. This is typically M-F 7:30am - 4:00pmTelework: This position is not eligible for teleworkVirtual: This is not a virtual positionFunctional Statement #: PD000000Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not AuthorizedPermanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized