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Dietitian (Dietetic Internship Director/Inpatient Clinical Nutrition Manager)
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 1 days ago
Hybrid Lexington, KY $90K – $116K Apply by Jun 15, 2026 Dietitian And Nutritionist ENFJESFJINFJISFJ OperationsHealthcareEducation
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The position serves as both the Dietetic Internship Director and Inpatient Clinical Nutrition Manager. This individual is fully responsible for administering all aspects of an accredited dietetic internship program, including the overall planning, directing, and oversight of supervised practice for dietetic interns. Oversees daily program operations, ensuring that education, curriculum, policies, and procedures comply with ACEND® requirements and align with Allied Health Trainee regulations.
What You'll Do
- →This position carries dual responsibilities as both the Dietetic Internship Program Director and the Inpatient Clinical Nutrition Manager.
- →The incumbent oversees the daily operations of the dietetic internship program and ensures that education, curriculum, policies, and procedures are compliant with ACEND® requirements and compatible with regulations and procedures for Allied Health Trainees as set forth by the VA Office of Academic Affairs (OAA).
- →The incumbent also serves as a consultant within Nutrition and Food Services (NFS) and with other facility health care professionals on current nutrition systems issues, including evaluating health care delivery to patients and designing nutrition-related research or performance improvement initiatives.
- →Develops, documents, tracks, and assesses program goals to ensure measurable results through evaluation of data, improved program outcomes, and enhanced customer experience.
- →Writes the self-study for re-accreditation and facilitates the ACEND® site visit.
- →Maintains up-to-date program information accessible through online sources.
- →Coordinates program marketing events, including intern open houses and community outreach events.
- →Executes the intern selection process, including establishing a selection committee, defining selection criteria, and reviewing and evaluating all applications; maintains all records as required by ACEND®.
- →Plans and coordinates rotations, class schedules, and outside seminars with preceptors, presenters, and community affiliations for cohorts of three (3) dietetic interns per year.
- →Establishes, administers, maintains, and coordinates affiliations with community programs.
- →Coordinates and maintains affiliation agreements between the VA facility and affiliated agencies.
- →Provides direction, orientation, coaching, in-service training, and ongoing educational programs related to the dietetic internship for interns and preceptors.
- →Ensures timely completion of rotation evaluations.
- →Meets regularly with interns to monitor progress toward program completion; develops action plans when issues arise to give interns every opportunity to meet graduation requirements.
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.
- ✓For all assignments above the full performance level, the higher-level duties must consist of significant scope, complexity (difficulty) and variety and be performed by the incumbent at least 25% of the time.
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