Supervisory Dietitian

• Food Operions Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administrion James E.

Van Zandt VA Medical Center Summary The Supervisory Dietitian is responsible for executing Food Service and Production operions to meet individual meal needs through Veteran-centric, "Food Forward" meal programs using conventional cooking, convenience cooking, advance food preparion and delivery, room service, or a combinion of food production and service modalties. Learn more about this agency Summary The Supervisory Dietitian is responsible for executing Food Service and Production operions to meet individual meal needs through Veteran-centric, "Food Forward" meal programs using conventional cooking, convenience cooking, advance food preparion and delivery, room service, or a combinion of food production and service modalties. Learn more about this agency Overview Help Accepting applicions Posted today

• Apply by 07/31/26 Due by 11:59 p.m. ET on July 31, 2026 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Altoona, PA 1 vacancy No mching locions found. Work site options Telework eligible No Remote job No Relocion expenses reimbursed No Salary $89,508
• $116,362 per year Pay scale & grade GS 12 Promotion potential None Learn more about pay scale and grade Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job.

Work schedule Full-time Travel Required Not required Appointment type Permanent Occupions and job series 0630 Dietitian And Nutritionist Supervisory stus Yes Federal service type This job is in the Excepted Service Represented by a union No Drug test No Security clearance Not Required Position sensitivity and risk Non-sensitive (NS)/Low Risk Jobs require a background check and some require a security clearance . The type depends on the job. Background check type Credentialing Suitability/Fitness Financial disclosure required No Some jobs require financial disclosure to identify conflicts of interests. Announcement number

CBSZ-13014183-26-TM

Control number 877765600 This job is open to Help The public U.S. Citizens, Nionals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S. Federal employees

• Competitive service Current federal employees whose agencies follow the U.S. Office of Personnel Management's hiring rules and pay scales. Federal employees
• Excepted service Current federal employees whose agencies have their own hiring rules, pay scales and evaluion criteria.

Internal to an agency Current federal employees of the hiring agency th posted the job announcement. Clarificion from the agency

NOTE:

The 2-page Resume requirement does not apply to this position. For more informion, refer to Required Documents below. Current, permanent Veterans Health Affairs, federal employees of different agencies and US Citizens may apply to this announcement. Videos Duties Help Major duties include, but may not be limited to: Oversee a food service and production operion. Serve as professional and technical advisor to staff and other health care professionals and represents the food operions section on projects, committees and/or workgroups. Supervise wage system positions including least a 16 supervisor or leader and other wage grade positions. Provide food service systems-specific leadership and exercise a full range of supervisory and personnel management authorities and responsibilities in planning, directing and assessing the work and competence of subordine staff. Provide administrive management and direction of the Food Operions Section. Develop procedures and guidelines for food operions, monitor compliance with regulory standards, policies and procedures and lead the action planning process to tain goals and resolve deficiencies. Responsible for implementing the Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point program, ensuring th requisitioning, receipt/storage, preparion and service of food conforms to quality/quantity standards. Evalue food operions to ensure proper allocion of resources, devise solutions and implement action plans to resolve issues and meet service goals and objectives, leading to improved pient sisfaction and quality food operions. Ensuring menus meet nutritional and budgetary requirements. Assess technological equipment innovions and review specificions, making recommendions for equipment purchases. Build and implement contingency plans within the section, ensuring continuity of food operions during internal and external emergencies and unusual circumstances. Manage emergency feeding cache and ensure menus and supplies meet facility and TJC requirements. Execute the training plan for the food operions section. Ensure evidence-based guidelines are integred into food operions. Supervisory Dietitians collabore closely with the clinical nutrition section to enhance the Veteran's dining experience and support the stregic goals of the clinical nutrition section. Performs other duties as required.

Work Schedule :

8:00am

• 4:30pm, Monday

•

Friday Compressed/Flexible :

Not available

Telework :

Not available

Virtual:

This is not a virtual position. Functional Stement # : 000000 / Supervisory Dietitian (Food Operions)

Relocion/Recruitment Incentives :

Not authorized Requirements Help Conditions of employment You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job. Selective Service Registrion is required for males born after 12/31/1959. Must be proficient in written and spoken English. Subject to background/security investigion. Selected applicants required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identificion 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 ste-issued identificion cards th are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identificion for employment. Participion in the seasonal influenza vaccinion program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP). Complete all applicion requirements detailed in the "Required Documents" section of this announcement. As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you required to serve a 1 or 2-year trial period during which we will evalue 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 organizional 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 termined unless you receive certificion, in writing, th your continued employment advances the public interest.

Qualificions Basic Requirements :

United Stes Citizenship:

Be a citizen of the United Stes (U.S.). Non-citizens may be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with 38 U.S.C. § 7407(a).

Registrion:

All applicants must hold the RDN credential from the Commission on Dietetic Registrion (CDR) the credentialing agency of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.

Note:

Applicants who hold the RDN credential have met the educion requirement (e.g. bachelor's degree or higher) of CDR, as such this occupion is considered professional and scientific with a positive educion requirement.

Foreign Educion:

To be creditable, college and/or university degrees earned outside the U.S and its territories must be evalued by ACEND® and meet ACEND®'s Internional Dietitian Educion standards which are designed to provide gradues with the knowledge and competencies to sit for the CDR credentialing exam.

English Language Proficiency:

Dietitian candides must be proficient in spoken and written English in accordance with 38 U.S.C. § 7403(f).

Grade Determinions :

Supervisory Dietitian (Food Operions), GS-12.

Experience:

One year of experience equivalent to the next lower grade level.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

In addition to the experience above, the candide must demonstre the following

KSAs:

Knowledge of standards to assess staff compliance and implement performance improvements. Skill in establishing goals and objectives to coordine activities, evalue accomplishments and solve problems. Skill in applying nutritional knowledge to ensure menus meet nutrition standards. Ability to utilize Evidence-Based Nutrition Practice Guidelines in order to develop, implement and coordine best practices. Ability to serve as a food operions expert, providing technical guidance, direction and staff development. Ability to supervise subordine staff (i.e., plan, organize, delege, direct, control and review activities and performance). Ability to analyze da in order to recommend allocion of resources.

Preferred Experience:

2 years of previous food service operion supervision and experience with food software programs is preferred, but not required.

Reference:

For more informion on this qualificion standard, please https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificionStandards/ . The full performance level of this vacancy is 12. The actual grade which an applicant may be selected for this vacancy is GS-12.

Physical Requirements:

See VA Directive and Handbook 5019, Employee Occupional Health Service for requirements.

Educion Note:

Only educion or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your educion here: http://ope.ed.gov/accredition/ . If you are using foreign educion to meet qualificion requirements, you must send a Certifice of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for th educion. For further informion, : https://sites.ed.gov/internional/recognition-of-foreign-qualificions/ . Additional informion

Grandfhering Provision:

Employees in VHA in this occupion, under a permanent, approprie and legal placement on the effective de of the qualificion standard, are considered to have met all qualificion requirements for the grade and/or assignment held, including positive educion and registrion/certificion, where applicable. Employees appointed on a temporary basis prior to the effective de of the qualificion standard may not have their temporary appointment extended or be reappointed, either on a temporary or permanent basis until they fully meet the basic requirements of the standard. The following provisions apply to employees who do not meet all the qualificion requirements: Employees may be reassigned, promoted up to and including the full performance (journey) level or changed to a lower grade within the occupion, but may not be promoted beyond the journey level or be newly placed in a supervisory or managerial position. Employees must meet the assignment-specific certificion/educion requirements to be placed in Dietitian (Advanced Level Practice) or Dietitian (Dietetic Internship Director) assignments. Employees initially grandfhered into this occupion who subsequently obtain additional educion and/or registrion/certificion th meet all the qualificion standard's basic or assignment-specific requirements must maintain the required credentials as a condition of employment in the occupion/assignment. Employees retained in this occupion under this provision and subsequently leave the occupion lose protected stus and must meet the full VA qualificion standard requirements in effect the time of re

• entry in the occupion Receiving Service Credit for Earning Annual (Vacion)

Leave:

Federal Employees earn annual leave a re (4, 6 or 8 hours per pay period) which is based on the number of years they have served as a Federal employee. Selected applicants may qualify for credit toward annual leave accrual, based on prior work experience or military service experience. This credited service can be used in determining the re which they earn annual leave. Such credit must be requested and approved prior to the appointment de and is not guaranteed. During the applicion process you may have an option to opt-in to make your resume available to hiring managers in the agency who have similar positions. Opting in does not impact your applicion for this announcement, nor does it guarantee further considerion for additional positions. This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies. This position is in the Excepted Service and does not confer competitive stus. VA encourages persons with disabilities to apply. The health-reled positions in VA are covered by Title 38, and are not covered by the Schedule A excepted appointment authority. If you are unable to apply online or need an alterne method to submit documents, please reach out to the Agency Contact listed in this Job Opportunity Announcement. Under the Fair Chance to Compete Act, the Department of Veterans Affairs prohibits requesting an applicant's criminal history prior to accepting a tentive job offer. For more informion about the Act and the complaint process, Human Resources and Administrion/Operions, Security, and Preparedness (HRA/OSP) The Fair Chance Act . Expand Hide additional informion Candides should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passione about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United Stes Constitution. Benefits Help A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits . Review our benefits Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. How you evalued You evalued for this job based on how well you meet the qualificions above.

IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE MAY NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE.

Your applicion, resume, C.V., and/or supporting documention verified. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect considerion for employment. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through Nional Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizions (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religions; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience th transles directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. The Department of Veterans Affairs performs pre-employment reference checks as an assessment method used in the hiring process to verify informion provided by a candide (e.g., on resume or during interview or hiring process); gain additional knowledge regarding a candide's abilities; and assist a hiring manager with making a final selection for a position. It is the policy of the VA to not deny employment to those th have faced financial hardships or periods of unemployment.

Veterans and Transitioning Service Members :

Please the VA for Vets site for career-search tools for Veterans seeking employment VA, career development services for our existing Veterans, and coaching and reintegrion support for military service members. Benefits Help A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits . Review our benefits Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. Required documents Required Documents Help To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Applicion Package which includes: Resume Special Note for

Applicions:

To complete your applicion, please use the following link https://vacareers.va.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/Resume.docx to download the standard Clinical Resume Document. This one-page document does not need to be modified and must be uploaded into the two-page restricted 'Resume' document upload field. Your full resume/CV may be uploaded without page limition into the 'Other' document upload field. The following documents are accepted, and may be required if applicable to your eligibility and/or qualificions for this position. Please ensure you have included all documents required for your applicion, such as a copy of your transcript (if using educion to qualify), SF-50's (current/former Federal employees), etc. Cover Letter DD-214/ Stement of Service Disability Letter (VA) License CV/Resume Professional Certificion Resume SF-15 SF-50/

Notificion of Personnel Action Transcript Veterans' Preference:

When applying for Federal Jobs, eligible Veterans should claim preference for 5pt (TP), 10pt (CP/CPS/XP), or for Sole Survivor Preference (SSP) in the questionnaire. You must provide a legible copy of your DD214(s) which shows des and character of service (honorable, general, etc.). If you are currently serving on active duty and expect to be released or discharged within 120 days you must submit documention reled to your active duty service which reflects the des of service, character of service (honorable, general, etc.), and des of impending separion. Additionally, disabled veterans and others eligible for 10-point preference (such as widows or mothers of eligible Veterans) must also submit an SF-15 "Applicion for 10 Point Veteran Preference" with required proof as sted on the form. Documention is required to award preference. For more informion on Veterans' Preference, please Feds Hire Vets

• Veterans
• Job Seekers
• Veterans' Preference .

Veterans' preference does not apply for internal or other current permanent Federal agency employees. If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply Help All applicants are encouraged to apply online. To apply for this position, you must complete the full questionnaire and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section below. The complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on 07/31/2026 to receive considerion. To preview the questionnaire click https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/13014183 . To begin, click Apply Online to cree a USAJOBS account or log in to your existing account. Follow the prompts to select your

USA JOBS

resume and/or other supporting documents and complete the occupional questionnaire. Click Submit My Answers to submit your applicion package.

NOTE:

It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and approprie documention is submitted prior to the closing de. Agency contact informion Tawana McKinney Phone 937-516-0843 tawana.mckinney@va.gov Address James E Van Zandt VA Medical Center 2907 Pleasant Valley Boulevard Altoona, PA 16602 US Next steps Once your online applicion is submitted you will receive a confirmion notificion by email. After we receive applicion packages (including all required documents) and the vacancy announcement closes, we will review applicions to ensure qualificion and eligibility requirements are met. After the review is complete, a referral certifice(s) is issued and applicants notified of their stus by email. Referred applicants notified as such and may be contacted directly by the hiring office for an interview. All referred applicants receive a final notificion once a selection decision has been made. You may check the stus of your applicion any time by logging into your USA Jobs account and clicking on Applicions. Informion regarding your applicion stus can be found in the USAJobs Help Center .

NOTE:

Participion in the seasonal influenza program is a condition of employment and a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP). It is a requirement th all HCP to receive annual seasonal influenza vaccinion or obtain an exemption for medical or religious reasons. Wearing a face mask is required when an exemption to the influenza vaccinion has been granted. HCP in violion of this directive may face disciplinary action up to and including removal from federal service. HCP are individuals who, during the influenza season, work in VHA locions or who come into contact with VA pients or other HCP as part of their duties. VHA locions include, but are not limited to, VA hospitals and associed clinics, community living centers (CLCs), community-based outpient clinics (CBOCs), domiciliary units, Vet centers and VA-leased medical facilities. HCP include all VA licensed and unlicensed, clinical and administrive, remote and onsite, paid and without compension, full

• and part-time employees, intermittent employees, fee basis employees, VA contractors, researchers, volunteers and health professions trainees (HPTs) who are expected to perform any or all of their work these facilities.

HPTs may be paid or unpaid and include residents, interns, fellows and students. HCP also includes VHA personnel providing home-based care to Veterans and drivers and other personnel whose duties put them in contact with pients outside VA medical facilities. Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Required Documents Help To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Applicion Package which includes: Resume Special Note for

Applicions:

To complete your applicion, please use the following link https://vacareers.va.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/Resume.docx to download the standard Clinical Resume Document. This one-page document does not need to be modified and must be uploaded into the two-page restricted 'Resume' document upload field. Your full resume/CV may be uploaded without page limition into the 'Other' document upload field. The following documents are accepted, and may be required if applicable to your eligibility and/or qualificions for this position. Please ensure you have included all documents required for your applicion, such as a copy of your transcript (if using educion to qualify), SF-50's (current/former Federal employees), etc. Cover Letter DD-214/ Stement of Service Disability Letter (VA) License CV/Resume Professional Certificion Resume SF-15 SF-50/

Notificion of Personnel Action Transcript Veterans' Preference:

When applying for Federal Jobs, eligible Veterans should claim preference for 5pt (TP), 10pt (CP/CPS/XP), or for Sole Survivor Preference (SSP) in the questionnaire. You must provide a legible copy of your DD214(s) which shows des and character of service (honorable, general, etc.). If you are currently serving on active duty and expect to be released or discharged within 120 days you must submit documention reled to your active duty service which reflects the des of service, character of service (honorable, general, etc.), and des of impending separion. Additionally, disabled veterans and others eligible for 10-point preference (such as widows or mothers of eligible Veterans) must also submit an SF-15 "Applicion for 10 Point Veteran Preference" with required proof as sted on the form. Documention is required to award preference. For more informion on Veterans' Preference, please Feds Hire Vets

• Veterans
• Job Seekers
• Veterans' Preference .

Veterans' preference does not apply for internal or other current permanent Federal agency employees. If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply Help All applicants are encouraged to apply online. To apply for this position, you must complete the full questionnaire and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section below. The complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on 07/31/2026 to receive considerion. To preview the questionnaire click https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/13014183 . To begin, click Apply Online to cree a USAJOBS account or log in to your existing account. Follow the prompts to select your

USA JOBS

resume and/or other supporting documents and complete the occupional questionnaire. Click Submit My Answers to submit your applicion package.

NOTE:

It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and approprie documention is submitted prior to the closing de. Expand Hide how to apply Agency contact informion Tawana McKinney Phone 937-516-0843 tawana.mckinney@va.gov Address James E Van Zandt VA Medical Center 2907 Pleasant Valley Boulevard Altoona, PA 16602 US Next steps Once your online applicion is submitted you will receive a confirmion notificion by email. After we receive applicion packages (including all required documents) and the vacancy announcement closes, we will review applicions to ensure qualificion and eligibility requirements are met. After the review is complete, a referral certifice(s) is issued and applicants notified of their stus by email. Referred applicants notified as such and may be contacted directly by the hiring office for an interview. All referred applicants receive a final notificion once a selection decision has been made. You may check the stus of your applicion any time by logging into your USA Jobs account and clicking on Applicions. Informion regarding your applicion stus can be found in the USAJobs Help Center .

NOTE:

Participion in the seasonal influenza program is a condition of employment and a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP). It is a requirement th all HCP to receive annual seasonal influenza vaccinion or obtain an exemption for medical or religious reasons. Wearing a face mask is required when an exemption to the influenza vaccinion has been granted. HCP in violion of this directive may face disciplinary action up to and including removal from federal service. HCP are individuals who, during the influenza season, work in VHA locions or who come into contact with VA pients or other HCP as part of their duties. VHA locions include, but are not limited to, VA hospitals and associed clinics, community living centers (CLCs), community-based outpient clinics (CBOCs), domiciliary units, Vet centers and VA-leased medical facilities. HCP include all VA licensed and unlicensed, clinical and administrive, remote and onsite, paid and without compension, full

• and part-time employees, intermittent employees, fee basis employees, VA contractors, researchers, volunteers and health professions trainees (HPTs) who are expected to perform any or all of their work these facilities.

HPTs may be paid or unpaid and include residents, interns, fellows and students. HCP also includes VHA personnel providing home-based care to Veterans and drivers and other personnel whose duties put them in contact with pients outside VA medical facilities. Expand Hide next steps Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Overview Help Accepting applicions Posted today

• Apply by 07/31/26 Due by 11:59 p.m. ET on July 31, 2026 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Altoona, PA 1 vacancy No mching locions found. Work site options Telework eligible No Remote job No Relocion expenses reimbursed No Salary $89,508
• $116,362 per year Pay scale & grade GS 12 Promotion potential None Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job.

Work schedule Full-time Travel Required Not required Appointment type Permanent Occupions and job series Supervisory stus Yes Federal service type This job is in the Excepted Service Represented by a union No Drug test No Security clearance Not Required Position sensitivity and risk Jobs require a and some require a . The type depends on the job. Background check type Financial disclosure required No Some jobs require to identify conflicts of interests. Announcement number

CBSZ-13014183-26-TM

Control number 877765600