Place of Work:
Projected Duty Locations
Overseas Locations: Germany, Belgium, Italy, Japan, Korea
Stateside Locations: AL, AK, AZ, CO, DC, GA, HI, KS, KY, LA, MD, NY, MO, NC, NY, OK, SC, TN, TX, and VA.
Position Status:
This announcement may be used to fill permanent full-time, part-time or intermittent positions. Indicate on your resume your availability for any of these appointments.
Number of Vacancy:
Many
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NSPS Position:
This position is covered by the National Security Personnel System. For more information on NSPS, please visit the website at http://www.cpms.osd.mil/nsps/index.html.
Duties:
Completes a comprehensive nutrition assessment of each patient, considering lifestyle factors, actual body weight vs. desired body weight, presence or absence of disease states, personal and family medical history, medication use, laboratory values, and macronutrient and micronutrient intake and requirements. In the inpatient setting, utilizes screening data provided by the diet technician as a baseline for determining the need for comprehensive assessment. Reviews diet orders as prescribed by the physician and makes necessary calculations in order to personalize a nutrition care plan for the patient's lifestyle and nutritional needs. Monitors laboratory values in order to recommend a medical nutrition therapy regimen. Makes recommendations to physicians about appropriate nutritional care. Evaluates the effectiveness of medical nutrition therapy by reviewing patient outcomes. Provides follow-up services for continuity of care. Educates patients on eating habits.
About the Position:
Federal employees seeking CTAP/ICTAP eligibility must submit proof that they meet the requirements of 5 CFR 330.605(a) for CTAP and 5 CFR 330.704 for ICTAP. This includes providing with your application, a copy of the agency notice, a copy of your most recent Performance Rating and a copy of your most recent SF-50 noting current position, grade level, and duty location. Please annotate your application that you are applying as a CTAP or ICTAP eligible.
Who May Apply: All U. S. citizens and Nationals with allegiance to the United States.
Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) eligibles.
Qualifications:
General Schedule
Basic Requirements: EDUCATION/TRAINING: Bachelors Degree in dietetics, food, nutrition, food service management, institution management, or related science. Curricula must have been approved by The American Dietetic Association (ADA) at the time of graduation. You MUST indicate the year of your degree(s), number of hours, the overall GPA for your undergraduate course work, the name of the university or college, the type of degree and in what area. If selected, you will be required to submit a certified copy of your transcripts before a start date is set.
LICENSURE/REGISTRATION: Applicant must possess professional registration as a registered dietitian from the American Dietetic Association as well as state licensure as a dietitian. Please state the type of registration and type of licensure you possess and from where those registrations and licensure were obtained from. Failure to do so will result in non-consideration of your resume.
In addition to meeting the basic entry qualification requirements, applicant must have a minimum of one year of specialized experience that has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position. To be creditable, the specialized experience must have been at least equivalent to pay band 1 level. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Examples include using the latest information and teaching concepts in developing and presenting individual and group instructions in various areas of nutrition management; Interviews patients to obtain information concerning eating patterns, cultural background, and other conditions which influence food preferences and preparation; Coordinates diet therapy and education activities.
NOTE: All applicants must be able to be credentialed as a condition of employment.
Regardless of the method that is used to apply, applicants must remember to provide the following information:
1.List the position and job announcement for which you are applying. If you do not identify what you are applying for, your application will not be considered.
2.Provide your social security number. Failure to do so will result in non-consideration of your resume.
3.Provide your full name, mailing address and day and evening phone numbers.
4.Provide your country of citizenship.
5.Provide complete dates (month, day, year, hours per week) of any current or previous employment with a complete description of the duties you performed.
6.If ever employed by the Federal Government, please state the highest grade held, job series, and dates of employment in grade.
7 State the locations you are interested in. We must have this information in order to process your resume
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The experience described in your resume will be evaluated and screened for the Office of Personnel Management's basic qualifications requirements, and the skills needed to perform the duties of this position as described in this vacancy announcement.
Your pay will be set within the range specified in this vacancy announcement and will be based on your qualification, education, experience, training, and availability of funds.
Foreign education must be evaluated for U.S. equivalency in order to be considered for this position. Please include this information in your resume.
Only degrees from an accredited college or university recognized by the Department of Education are acceptable to meet positive education requirements or to substitute education for experience. For additional information, please go to the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and U.S. Department of Education websites at - http://www.opm.gov/qualifications and http://www.ed.gov/admins/finaid/accred/index.html
Applicants must demonstrate possession of the knowledge, skills, abilities and competencies required to perform the work identified in the duties description.
Quality of experience relates to how closely or to what extent an applicant's background and recency of experience, education, and training are relevant to the duties and responsibilities of the announced position. Candidates must have the knowledge, skills, abilities and competencies to successfully perform the work of the position at the appropriate level.
Other Information:
To successfully claim veteran's preference, your resume/supplemental data must clearly show your entitlement. Please review the information listed under the Other Requirements link on this announcement or review our on-line Job Application Kit.
Multiple positions will be filled from this announcement.
This announcement will be used to fill multiple positions at various locations.
Positions listed with multiple grades may be filled at any grade level and may or may not have promotion potential.
Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees.
May require overtime work.
May require shift work and/or work on rotating shifts to provide coverage on evenings, weekends, holidays and in other situations.
The Department of Defense (DoD) policy on employment of annuitants issued March 18, 2004 will be used in determining eligibility of annuitants. The DoD policy is available on http://www.cpms.osd.mil/fas/staffing/pdf/rem_ann.pdf
Recruitment bonus may or may not be authorized.
Relocation bonus may or may not be authorized.
Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement.
The initial length of this overseas tour is three years.
Candidates initially selected from the U.S. may be eligible for certain foreign area benefits.
Please note that active-duty military members are eligible to apply no earlier than 120 days before their separation or retirement date.
Permanent Change of Station/Relocation expenses may or may not be authorized.
Temporary Duty (TDY) travel may be required.
Other Requirements:
Child Care Criminal History background checks may be required prior to movement to position.
Personnel security investigation may be required.
A medical examination may be required.
Immunization screening may be required.
This position may be required to comply with the Drug Abuse Testing Program.
You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship.
If selected, official college or university transcript must be submitted.
Must provide documents for credentialing for health care positions.
License/Certification: Registered Dietitian required. Also must have state licensure as a Dietitian.
All Health Care Providers must be able to obtain and maintain current Basic Life Support (BLS) Training and certification Current Advanced Life Support of other advanced certification does not supersede BLS completion.
Documentation to support Military Spouse Preference needs to be submitted at time of application.
Male applicants born after December 31, 1959 must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.
Direct Deposit of Pay is Required.
You must include the announcement number on your application.
You may claim Military Spouse Preference.
Applicants claiming veteran's preference must clearly show an entitlement to such preference on the resume/supplemental data submitted.
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in the vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
One year trial/probationary period may be required.
You will need to click on Employment. This will bring up a new page. Click on Build a Resume, complete and submit.
Next, click on Search for Jobs. You can search again to find a vacancy you would like to apply for or, you can go to the bottom on the Vacancy Announcement Job Board page and put the following Announcement Number in the Announcement field.
Announcement Number: MD-DH-08-853
Then click on the announcement number link and scroll down to the bottom of the vacancy to How to Apply and follow the directions.
