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Supervisory Dietitian (Food Operations)
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 1 days ago
Hybrid West Haven, CT $125K – $163K Apply by Jul 20, 2026 Dietitian And Nutritionist ESFJINFJISFJISTJ MarketingOperationsHealthcareHospitality
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The Supervisory Dietitian (Food Operations),incumbent is considered an expert in food focused nutrition, and provides supervision of a complex Veteran-Centric food operations in the Nutrition and Food Service Line, at the VA Medical Center, in West Haven Connecticut, which consist of four distinct sections (Informatics, Food Service, Production and Nutrition Communications Center).
What You'll Do
- →This position will serve as GS-13 Supervisory Dietitian within the Nutrition & Food Service.
- →Duties include, but are not limited to: Provides food-operations-specific leadership, serving as professional and technical advisor to staff and other health care professionals.
- →Has oversight over HR staffing, employee relations and labor relations in Food Service Operations.
- →Exercises a full range of supervisory and personnel management authorities and responsibilities in planning, directing, and assessing work of subordinate staff.
- →Establishes a training plan for the food operations section.
- →Develops and leads food operations.
- →Establishes strategic goals and ensures priorities align with the strategic plan of the NFS department, VISN and national programs.
- →Leads the continuous quality improvement effort in Food Service Operations Identifies and prioritizes problems, sets long and short-term goals, develops action plans and analyses data to evaluate progress to improve outcomes.
- →Develops and updates policies and procedures and establishes and oversees a system for regulatory compliance.
- →Coordinates foodservice operation policies and procedures with clinical nutrition management, nursing and other services, as applicable.
- →Manages the budget and other resources, anticipating future trends and inflation, new service opportunities, recommendations for growth, efficiencies and strategic efforts are factored into resource requests and brought to the Chief.
- →Directs staff in management of contracts, subsistence, supply purchasing for NFS and submits reports to the NFS Chief.
- →Solicits support and/or negotiates with facility managers to influence decisions to support food operations section success.
- →Works closely with the Supervisory Dietitians to support the department, cover the work within NFS and execute the activities of the department.
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.
- ✓Must pass pre-employment physical evaluation.
- ✓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.
- ✓As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1 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.
Personality Fit
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