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Fee Basis Dietitian -Clinical
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 1 days ago
About the Role
The Lebanon VA Medical Center is hiring a FEE BASIS Dietitian, to be paid per individual service provided.
What You'll Do
- →Major Duties Include: Conducts comprehensive nutrition assessments using the Nutritional Care Process (NCP), including nutrition focused physical examinations, to establish a nutrition diagnosis and determine risk and/or degree of malnutrition.
- →Assesses educational needs and provvides nutrition education/counseling for individuals and groups that is tailored to the Veteran(s).
- →Develops and implements Medical Nutrition Therapy (MNT) to address the nutrition diagnosis, evaluates and monitors the effectiveness and outcomes of MNT interventions.
- →Modifies the plan as needed to achieve positive patient outcomes.
- →Calculates nutrient requirements and necessary diet restrictions or food and drug interactions tailoring the diet prescription to each individual patient.
- →Documents MNT in the medical record using the Assessment, Diagnosis, Intervention, Monitoring, Evaluation (ADIME) format.
- →Functions independently and accurately when record keeping.
- →Identifies patients in need of nutritional support and recommends the appropriate mode of support and communicates appropriately with the health care team.
- →Utilizes multiple modes of virtual care technology to improve access to care.
- →Maintains productivity standards.
- →Work Schedule: There is no set work schedule.
- →Services are rendered as needed and as agreed with the facility, on a per appointment or group class basis.
- →Telework: Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
- →Functional Statement #: 000000 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized
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 dentification 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).
- ✓Complete all application requirements detailed in the "Required Documents" section of this announcement.
- ✓Not applicable
Personality Fit
Job ID: 029fc724-fae4-4f1c-b890-54daba00df9f
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