Dietitian (Clinical)

The Greater Los Angeles VA Healthcare System is recruiting for TWO (2) Dietitians (Clinical) within the Nutrition & Food Service for the Inpatient Section, one (1) Dietitian will be assigned to Acute Care and the other one (1) Dietitian will be assigned to the Community Living Center (CLC) for long-term care. The Clinical Dietitian is the medical nutrition expert responsible for independently planning, developing and directing all nutrition care activities for assigned Veterans.

Conduct comprehensive nutrition assessment for patients at nutrition risk. Develop and implement an individualized plan for medical nutrition therapy in accordance with the patient's medical program goals and objectives. Accurately obtains and interprets medical information pertinent to the patient's nutritional care to determine risk, assess nutritional status and develop individual specialized care plans to simultaneously address several disease processes. Calculate nutritional requirements (calories, protein, carbohydrates, lipids, vitamins, electrolytes, fluid) and necessary diet restrictions or food/drug interactions. Tailor a diet to each individual client's according to physical and metabolic needs and designs the nutritional treatment plan with consideration for psychosocial, behavioral, ethnic and cultural factors to obtain desirable outcomes and promote long term adherence to a medical nutritional care plan. Identify patients in need of nutrition support and recommends the appropriate mode of nutrition support, including suitable route, formula, and rate of administration. Provide initial and on-going nutritional assessments of patients receiving specialized nutrition support. Utilize assessment and evaluation techniques that consider age-specific needs as well as cultural, religious, and ethnic concerns. Orders labs, diets and consults per Scope of Practice/Clinical privileges. Evaluate and monitor the effectiveness and outcome of medical nutrition therapy interventions. Evaluate the patient's response to care based on identified, measurable outcomes and reviews the plan as appropriate. Assess educational needs and provides nutrition counseling for individuals and groups, incorporating a learning approach that considers the cultural, religious, educational, and medical situation of the patient. Include information regarding budgeting, menu planning, food purchasing and preparation, food storage and sanitation. Provide appropriate follow-up in accordance with patient's treatment goals, referring patients for outpatient counseling, community or home health service as appropriate. May assist in the education of dietetic students and interns. Documents in the medical record, the education materials provided, the care plan determined by the provider and the client, an assessment of the Veteran's comprehension level to the education given and the expected compliance. Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, 7:00am - 3:30pm Compressed/Flexible: Traditional/Regular schedule OR a Compressed Tour (4/10s) are options for these positions. All Clinical Dietitians serving in the Inpatient Section work Federal Holidays and weekend days on assigned rotation. Telework: Not Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Functional Statement #: 000000 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized

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. 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.

Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.