Supervisory Dietitian (Chief Nutrition and Food Services)

Supervisory Dietitian (Chief, Nutrition And Food Services)

The Supervisory Dietitian (Chief, Nutrition and Food Services) provides executive leadership and oversight for all clinical nutrition, food operations, and administrative functions within the Nutrition and Food Services department. Typical duties include but are not limited to:

• Providing full administrative and technical supervision to supervisors and staff in clinical nutrition, food production, food service, and administrative support.
• Establishing performance standards, evaluating employee performance, counseling staff, addressing conduct issues, and managing all personnel actions.
• Defining competency requirements, identifying training needs, and ensuring staff maintain current technical and leadership knowledge.
• Developing and managing budget and staffing requirements to support organizational needs, program growth, and national priorities.
• Leading strategic planning and developing goals that integrate clinical nutrition and food operations to improve quality, safety, and veteran satisfaction.
• Implementing and overseeing performance improvement programs to ensure delivery of high-quality, cost-effective nutrition and food services.
• Developing and updating policies and procedures, and ensuring regulatory and accrediting-body compliance.
• Overseeing planning for new initiatives, space redesign, equipment needs, and changes in patient care delivery.
• Ensuring compliance with dietary supplement requirements, purchasing agreements, and relevant contracting procedures.

Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, 07:00am-3:30pm but work schedule may be adjusted to meet the needs of the service.

Telework: Available (Ad-hoc).

Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Functional Statement #: PD000000

Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized.

Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized.