Supervisory Dietitian

Summary

Supervisory Dietitian (Food Operations), are experts in food focused nutrition and provide supervision of a complex Veteran-Centric food operation which consists of four distinct sections (Informatics, Food Service, Production and Nutrition Communications Center).

They are an essential part of the NFS executive leadership team.

Supervisory Dietitians make decisions based on intricate and unrelated information and assumptions from inconclusive or variable data in all aspects of food operations.

Duties

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 food service 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.

May perform other related duties as assigned which are appropriate for this grade and assignment.

Work Schedule:
Monday - Friday 8:00 am to 4:30 pm

Telework:
Not Available

Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Functional Statement #:
PD99515S

Relocation/Recruitment Incentives:
Not Authorized

Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

Financial Disclosure Report: Not required

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