Supervisory Dietitian - Facility Program Coordinator

Supervisory Dietitian - Facility Program Coordinator

Department: Department of Veterans Affairs

Location(s): Jefferson Barracks, Missouri

Salary Range: $109137 - $141880 Per Year

Job Summary: This position serves as the Whole Health Program Manager within the Whole Health System under Primary Care Services at the St. Louis VA Health Care System. St. Louis VA Health Care System is a large Level-1B highly complex VA hospital.

Major Duties:

• The Supervisory Dietitian in this assignment serves as the Whole Health Program Manager within the Whole Health System aligned under Primary Care Services at the St. Louis VA Health Care System which encompasses a variety of different duties including clinical/professional and administrative management within Whole Health which include the following duties but not limited to: Assigned Duties Administratively responsible for a specialty program and provide program specific leadership, guidance and direction, technical advice, and staff development. Provide oversight responsibilities for program, policy, and procedure development, set goals, monitor, and redefine priorities. Exercise a full range of supervisory and personnel management authorities and responsibilities in planning, directing, and assessing work of subordinate staff. Formulate budget and staffing requirements and provide program specific guidance, direction, technical advice, and staff development. 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 and measures progress toward the goals and reports to the appropriate officials at a local, VISN and national level. Plans, directs, and assesses the work of subordinate staff and establishes performance standards. Assures proper coordination of care for Veterans enrolled in the program and 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. Sets priorities, delegates tasks, meet multiple deadlines, analyze organizational problems, and develop and implement effective solutions. Plans and administers a program, coordinates associated activities and resources, evaluate program accomplishments, redefines priorities, problem solves, and modifies objectives. Formulates the annual budget taking into consideration staffing, supplies, and equipment needs. Determines staffing needs and request new FTEE for the overall management of organizational changes. Ensures multi-year and long-range national mission directives and program goals/objectives are met. Supervisory Controls The incumbent works under the general supervision of a GS-13 or above, or a GS-13 equivalent or above, who establishes objectives and department priorities. The incumbent is expected to complete work assignments independently and with minimal guidance, personally setting the deadlines for completion of work. Assumes responsibility in work assignments in accordance with regulations and independently resolves most conflicts by using considerable judgment and interpretation. Work is reviewed to ensure that overall objectives of the position are met. Perform other related duties as assigned. Work Schedule: Monday through Friday 0730 - 1600 with some evenings required. Telework: Ad-Hoc Only Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Functional Statement #: PD000000 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

Qualifications: 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. English Language Proficiency. Dietitian candidates must be proficient in spoken and written English in accordance with 38 U.S.C. § 7403(f). Registration: Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN) or Registered Dietitian (RD) - Must be registered with the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR) the credentialing branch of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics formerly known as the American Dietetic Association (ADA). Current VHA Dietitians that qualify based on being covered by the Grandfathering Provision may not be promoted to a higher grade if they do not meet the current RDN/RD requirements. Loss of Credential. In collaboration with HR Office staff, management officials must immediately relieve employees who fail to maintain the required registration/certification of duties and responsibilities associated with the occupation and/or assignment, which may also result in separation from employment. Grade Determinations - GS-13 Experience. One year of experience equivalent to the next lower grade level GS-12. Knowledge, Skills and Abilities. In addition to the experience above, the candidate must demonstrate the following KSAs: (a) Knowledge of program administration to establish and modify program goals and objectives, coordinate activities, evaluate accomplishments and solve problems. (b) Skill in developing quality improvement or research activities. (c) Skill in developing training and reference materials. (d) Ability to supervise subordinate staff (i.e., plan, organize, delegate, direct, control and review activities and performance). (e) Ability to develop policies and procedures. (f) Ability to provide program-specific coordination to include leadership, technical advice and staff development. Assignment. For all supervisory assignments above the full performance level, the higher-level duties must consist of significant scope, complexity, difficulty, variety and be performed by the incumbent as a major duty at least 25% of the time. The incumbent must spend 25% or more of their time providing administrative and technical supervision over staff at theGS-11 or above. Supervisory Dietitians in this assignment serve as a Supervisory Dietitian Program Coordinator at a facility and report to a GS-13 or above. Supervisory Dietitian Program Coordinators lead a multi- disciplinary team. Supervisory Dietitian Program Coordinators provide program-specific leadership and exercise a full range of supervisory and personnel management authorities and responsibilities in planning, directing and assessing the work of subordinate staff. They establish performance standards and evaluate the overall performance of employees; define competency requirements, identify developmental and raining needs and take necessary actions to ensure subordinate personnel maintains and enhance technical expertise. Supervisory Dietitian Program Coordinators formulate budget and staffing requirements in managing organizational changes and ensuring multi-year and long-range national mission directives and program goals/objectives are met. They are administratively responsible for a specialty program. Supervisory Dietitian Program Coordinators may provide direct patient care as they develop and implement comprehensive nutrition therapy, practicing within their scope/clinical privileges. They provide program-specific guidance and direction and technical advice and staff development. Supervisory Dietitian Program Coordinators have oversight responsibilities for program and policy and procedure development, set goals and monitor and redefine priorities and may have an active role in fiscal management for the program. They direct or participate in designing clinical research activities or quality improvement studies, including data collection and analysis. Supervisory Dietitian Program Coordinators oversee and are responsible for developing and maintaining training and reference materials. They maintain program information through approved social media outlets. Preferred Experience: One year experience with motivational interviewing, change management, and one year of supervisory experience. Reference: For more information on this qualification standard, please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/. The full performance level of this vacancy is GS-13. Physical Requirements: VA Directive and Handbook 5019, Employee Occupational Health Service for requirements.

How to Apply: All applicants are encouraged to apply online. To apply for this position, you must complete the full questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section below. The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on 05/15/2026 to receive consideration. To preview the questionnaire click https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12910767. To begin, click Apply Online to create a USAJOBS account or log in to your existing account. Follow the prompts to select your USA JOBS resume and/or other supporting documents and complete the occupational questionnaire. Click Submit My Answers to submit your application package. NOTE: It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and appropriate documentation is submitted prior to the closing date.

Application Deadline: 2026-05-15