Qualifications

Applicants pending the completion of educational or certification/licensure requirements may be referred and tentatively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met.

Basic Requirements:

• United States Citizenship: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy
• Basic Education Requirement: successfully completed a course of study in an accredited college leading to an associate's degree in Dietetic Technology with an emphasis in Nutrition Care or the equivalent post-secondary education
• At least 12 semester hours in subjects related to the position
• Proficient in spoken and written English as required by 38 U.S.C. 7402(d)
• Education must have included instruction in nutrition care/diet therapy, the natural sciences (e.g
• anatomy, physiology, biochemistry), social sciences (e.g
• psychology, sociology), food sciences, medical terminology, communications, and education
• In addition, education must have included supervised field experience in a hospital or similar clinical setting
• Note: Copies of pertinent transcripts (unofficial or official) must be submitted with your application
• Education will not be credited without documentation
• An associate's degree in Dietetic Technology(Nutrition Care) from a program approved by the American Dietetic Association (ADA) is preferred
• May qualify based on being covered by the Grandfathering Provision as described in the VA Qualification Standard for this occupation (only applicable to current VHA employees who are in this occupation and meet the criteria)
• Grade Determinations: GS-08 GS-08 Experience
• One year of specialized experience comparable to the next lower level which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities related to the duties of the position to be filled
• In addition to meeting the experience requirements for this grade level, the candidate must fully demonstrate the following: (a) Knowledge in food safety
• (b) Skill in communicating verbally and in writing with various populations and interdisciplinary team members
• (c) Skill in running various reports and maintaining software files from various computer systems
• (d) Skill in performing quality control audits pertaining to food production and meal service
• (e) Ability to coordinate program specific operations or initiatives for process improvement
• Assignment: For all assignments above the full performance level, the higher-level duties must be of significant scope, administrative independence, complexity and range of variety as described in this standard at the specified grade level and be performed by the incumbent at least 25% of the time
• At the advanced level, the Advanced CDT (Administrative) performs required food production, service quality control audits and Hazards Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) monitoring in conjunction with Food Production/service staff
• The Advanced CDT (Administrative) provides clerical, assistant, or technician level support from within an administrative office
• The employee gathers data and information to assist in the preparation of studies and analyses of manpower and workload requirements in organizations
• This employee will modify tray tickets, standing orders, supplements, and pertinent production/service computerized reports
• The Advanced CDT (Administrative) coordinates, develops, and maintains computer software files to support the functions of Nutrition and Food Services Department
• The employee serves as the Serv Safe Instructor for the Nutrition and Food Service Department
• This employee can support other areas that host events involving outside food sources
• The employee may coordinate activities for dietetic technician interns, as applicable
• This employee may also conduct inspections, or assist with inspections of halfway homes, residential care homes, and other patient care activities under supervision and dependent on the facility needs Reference: For more information on this qualification standard, please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/.