Dietitian (Advanced Level Practice)

## VA Advanced Practice Dietitian (GS-12)

Join our team as an Advanced Practice Dietitian (GS-12) to lead nutrition initiatives, drive evidence-based patient care, and contribute to professional development within a dynamic healthcare environment.

### Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and coordinate nutrition-related activities and teams.
• Apply evidence-based guidelines to establish or modify goals and improve patient outcomes.
• Develop and implement nutrition policies and standard operating procedures.
• Serve as a nutrition expert, providing technical guidance, direction, and staff development.
• Initiate and lead research or performance improvement studies.
• Present complex nutrition information to diverse groups of healthcare providers to influence care.

### Required Qualifications:

• **Citizenship:** United States Citizenship.
• **Language:** Proficient in spoken and written English.
• **Registration:** Current Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN) or Registered Dietitian (RD) with the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR).
• **Experience:** Minimum of 1 year of experience as an RDN/RD at a level equivalent to GS-11.
• **Advanced Certification:** An Advanced Practice Certification from a nationally recognized certifying body (e.g., CDR, Association of Diabetes Care and Education Specialists, National Board of Nutrition Certification) directly relevant to the assignment

  Commonly accepted certifications include:

* Board Certified-Advanced Diabetes Management (BC-ADM) * Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist (CDCES) * Board Certified Specialist in Renal Nutrition (CSR) * Board Certified Specialist in Gerontological Nutrition (CSG) * Registered Dietitian Nutritionist-Advanced Practitioner (RDN-AP) * Certified Nutrition Support Clinician (CNSC)

### Preferred Qualifications:

• 3-5 years of clinical experience as a Nutrition Support Dietitian.
• Certified Nutrition Support Clinician (CNSC) certification.
• Ability to independently write TPN orders.
• Experience managing enteral nutrition modalities.