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Dietitian (Advanced Level Practice)
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 4 days ago
Hybrid Philadelphia, PA $99K – $128K Apply by Jun 9, 2026 Dietitian And Nutritionist ESFJINFJISFJISTJ Healthcare
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This assignment serves as an Advanced Practice Dietitian within the Associate Director, Patient Care Service. The incumbent conducts comprehensive nutrition assessments for Veterans using the Nutrition Care Process assuring high-quality nutrition care under an advanced scope of practice. The incumbent is the subject matter experts and uses knowledge, expertise, principles and/or current research to lead dietitians/nutrition specialty care teams to plan, implement, and evaluate initiatives.
What You'll Do
- →Advanced Level Practice Dietitians are the subject matter experts in advanced clinical nutrition and uses knowledge, expertise, principles and/or current research to lead dietitians and nutrition specialty care teams to plan, implement, and evaluate organizational initiatives.
- →Major duties include, 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 performances 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 Calculates nutritional requirements (calories, protein, carbohydrate, fat, vitamins, electrolytes and, fluid) with attention to necessary restrictions and applicable drug/nutrient interactions.
- →May perform other related duties as assigned which are appropriate for this grade and assignment.
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.
- ✓IMPORTANT: A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education.
- ✓Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S.
Personality Fit
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