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Dietitian (Facility Program Coordinator)
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 115 days ago
Hybrid Augusta, ME $90K – $132K Apply by Jun 18, 2026 Dietitian And Nutritionist INFJ OperationsHealthcare
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This Clinical Dietitian position is in Nutrition and Food services at the VA Maine Healthcare System, located at the Togus, Maine location. This position full-time at 40 hours per week.
What You'll Do
- →The incumbent is responsible for planning and organizing their own work and coordinating with staff and management personnel as appropriate.
- →Major duties includes but are not limited to: Manages all aspects of the program for the facility, assuring local compliance with national policy and direction.
- →Coordinates with the multidisciplinary team to develop local goals.
- →Measures progress toward the goals and reports to the appropriate officials at a local, VISN and national level.
- →Provides direct patient care by developing and implementing comprehensive nutrition therapy, practicing within their scope/clinical privileges.
- →Serves as the professional and technical advisor for their program.
- →Promotes and maintains effective working relationships with all faculty and significant parties at the national, state, and local level.
- →Directs or participates in the design of studies, collects data, conducts statistical analysis, interprets findings, and translates results into written and oral communications.
- →Sets priorities, delegates tasks, meets multiple deadlines, analyzes organizational problems, and develops and implements effective solutions.
- →Serves as a consultant and technical advisor within NFS and with other facility health care staff in evaluating health care delivery to Veterans and employees.
- →Determines the continuing education needs of program staff and appropriate resources to meet those needs.
- →Oversees all aspects for the program, policy, and procedure development.
- →Oversees development and maintenance of training and reference materials.
- →Establishes and manages program goals and objectives.
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.
Personality Fit
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