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Dietitian (Informatics)
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 128 days ago
On-site Little Rock, AR $50K – $97K Apply by Jun 5, 2026 Dietitian And Nutritionist ESFJINFJISFJ Healthcare
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Employees in this assignment serve in a Dietitian (Informatics) position in Nutrition Food Services (NFS) within Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System (CAVHS) in Little Rock and North Little Rock, Arkansas.
What You'll Do
- →Dietitians (Informatics) are responsible for planning, coordinating, and implementing food service technology as well as ensuring continuous evaluation and improvement within the service.
- →Duties include but are not limited to: Uses available technology to enhance the work of all employees within NFS.
- →Manages VHA supported software programs and/or commercial off-the-shelf software (COTS) to support the effective management of food operations and patient meal services.
- →Enters and maintains ingredients, recipes, nutritional information and menus.
- →Oversees the technology used for meal production, meal service and temperature control.
- →Leads a menu committee.
- →Ensures recipes are standardized.
- →Costs out recipes and assures that they are within budgetary constraints.
- →Creates and revises menus, considering VA established guidelines, policy, patient preference, and religious and cultural considerations.
- →Completes nutrient analyses of regular and modified menus and ensures menus follow required diet guidelines.
- →Develops and maintains training and reference materials for the Nutrition Communication Center (NCC).
- →Manages productivity reports for the NCC.
- →Completes audits for the NCC, determining action plans when results require corrective measures.
- →Coordinates and supports downtime procedures for the NCC, ensuring procedures remain up to date.
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.
- ✓Foreign Education.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 13ad30ea-a622-400c-ab9f-da2582a87bbf
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