Dietetic Technician

About the Position This position is located at Evans Army Community Hospital, Fort Carson, CO with Nutrition Care. This is a Direct Hire Solicitation A recruitment or relocation incentive may be authorized. Salary negotiation may be available for those candidates who are new to Federal service. Student Loan repayment may be authorized. Non-Federal work experience may be creditable for leave purposes. Who May Apply US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. Specialized Experience One year of specialized experience which includes obtaining nutritional screenings for patients with a wide range of medical conditions; applying facility-specific nutrition risk criteria, including calculating Body Mass Index (BMI) and Usual Body Weight (UBW); and monitoring Patient Tray Service (PTS) to ensure each patient's meal tray complies with prescribed diet requirements. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-04). Education Four year course of study leading to a bachelor's degree, with major study or at least 24 semester hours in subjects directly related to the position such as Clinical Nutrition, Dietetics, or Public Health Nutrition. (Note: You must attach a copy of your transcripts.) Combination of Education and Experience A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide your semester hours of education beyond two years (total semester hours minus 60) by 60. Add the two percentages. (Note: You must attach a copy of your transcripts.) #J-18808-Ljbffr US Military Treatment Facilities under DHA