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Dietitian (Advanced Level Practice)
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 11 days ago
On-site Phoenix, AZ $94K – $122K Apply by Sep 12, 2026 Dietitian And Nutritionist ESFJINFJISFJ HealthcareHospitality
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Carl T. Hayden Veterans' Administration Medical Center is recruiting for a Dietitian (Advanced Level Practice) assigned to Nutrition and Food service line. The position supports the mission of the facility and coordinates nutritional care, including management of specialized meal plans in coordination with medication regimes with other health care providers, the Veteran, the Veteran's caregiver, and the community.
What You'll Do
- →Include the following but are not limited to: Leads dietitians and specialty multidisciplinary teams in developing nutrition related services, policies, procedures and/or protocols.
- →Provides comprehensive medical nutritional care applying the NCP in a specialty program, and/or a variety of patient care settings.
- →Bases individualized nutrition interventions on the best available research and/or evidence-based guidelines and best practices.
- →Provides nutrition education to individuals, small and large groups, peers, licensed practitioner(s), medical students, interns, and residents as applicable.
- →Provides consultative services regarding advanced therapies, policies, procedures, and research in the provision of quality nutritional care.
- →Develops, monitors, and directs practice-specific benchmarks based on standards of care or national initiatives.
- →Utilizes knowledge, expertise, principles and/or current research to plan, implement and evaluate organizational initiatives.
- →Leads the implementation of new nutrition initiatives or a change in practice to achieve strategic goals.
- →Establishes goals, measures outcomes and reports progress toward meeting goals to medical center committees, health care teams and/or professional groups.
- →Leads staff, creates, and validates competencies and develops training activities Leads nutrition research studies or performance improvement and communicates findings through reports, abstracts, presentations and/or peer-reviewed professional publications.
- →Presents at seminars, workshops, and lectures to convey current nutrition information on new and changing concepts.
- →May perform other related duties as assigned which are appropriate for this grade and assignment.
- →Work Schedule: Monday - Friday 8:00am-4:30pm Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
- →Functional Statement #: PD99529S
Requirements
- ✓You must be a U.S.
- ✓Citizen to apply for this job.
- ✓Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
- ✓Must be proficient in written and spoken English.
- ✓Subject to background/security investigation.
- ✓Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.
- ✓Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents).
- ✓Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
- ✓Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP).
- ✓As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year or 2-year trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest.
- ✓In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.
- ✓Upon completion of your trial period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.
- ✓ACEND accredited programs are located on the ACEND website or at ACEND Accredited Programs Directory.
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Job ID: 29494db5-5046-4a0c-a369-039ef7fabae3
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