Dietitian - Clinical - Home Based Primary Care
for section headings: e.g., About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule.
We need to decide which sections to include.
We have content that could go into:
- About the role: maybe a brief summary? Not present. Could skip.
- Responsibilities: Duties section.
- Requirements: Basic requirements (citizenship, English, RDN, etc.) plus maybe grade determinations? Could be under Requirements.
- Qualifications: Could be the grade-specific qualifications (experience/education) and KSAs.
- Skills: Could be KSAs? But KSAs are knowledge, skills, abilities. Could be under Skills.
- Benefits: EDRP info.
- Pay: Not specified (no pay). So we should NOT include Pay section.
- Schedule: Work schedule info.
We must not include sections with placeholder like "not specified". So omit Pay.
We need to ensure we don't invent content.
Let's structure:
Responsibilities
- ... each duty as li
Requirements
- ... basic requirements
Qualifications
Maybe split by grade? Could keep as paragraphs.
But we need to use - for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. For qualifications, if it's not a list, we can use
. However the instruction: "Use
- for any list of duties/requirements/benefits, and
for prose." So if qualifications are not a list, we can use paragraphs.
But we have grade determinations and KSAs which could be lists.
We could treat each grade's requirements as list items.
Similarly KSAs as list.
Benefits: EDRP info as list.
Schedule: maybe a paragraph.
Let's extract details.
EDRP: "This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP) - a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet specific eligibility requirements per VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment. Program Approval - award amount (up to $200 -000) & eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after review of the EDRP application. Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply."
Open continuous announcement: "This is an OPEN CONTINUOUS ANNOUNCEMENT and will remain open until September 29 - 2026 or until the position is filled. The initial cutoff date for referral of eligible applications will be August 19 - 2026 . Eligible applications received after that date will be referred at regular intervals or as additional vacancies occur on an as needed basis until positions are filled."
Basic Requirements: list:
- United States Citizenship (non-citizens only if cannot recruit qualified citizens per VA Policy)
- English Language Proficiency: Dietitian candidates must be proficient in spoken and written English per 38 U.S.C.7403(f)
- Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN) or Registered Dietitian (RD) - Must be registered with CDR.
- Exception for GS-07 and GS-09 only: Dietitians who do not possess RDN/RD credential may be given full-time temporary appointment not exceed one year under 38 U.S.C. 7405(c)(2) if they meet:
* Earned a bachelor's or higher degree from a U.S. regionally accredited college or university or foreign equivalent.
* Foreign education: degrees outside US must be evaluated by ACEND and meet ACEND's International Dietitian Education standards.
* Completed an ACEND accredited experiential or supervised practice program and provide verification statement from program director conveying eligibility to take CDR registration exam.
* Possess a valid unrestricted state issued drivers license.
Grade Determinations:
Dietitian (Clinical) - GS-07:
- Experience or Education: None beyond basic requirements.
- Assignment: entry-level developmental position; work under guidance; tasks etc. (we can include description as prose).
Dietitian (Clinical) - GS-09:
- Experience: At least one year of experience equivalent to GS-07 OR Education: Master's degree from regionally accredited university/college.
- Assignment: developmental position; perform increasingly complex tasks under guidance; etc.
Dietitian (Clinical) - GS-11:
- Experience: At least one year of experience as an RDN equivalent to GS-09.
- Assignment: developmental position; perform increasingly complex tasks under general supervision; etc.
KSAs: For each grade there are KSAs lists.
We could combine KSAs under Skills section.
But we need to avoid duplication.
Maybe better: Have sections:
- Responsibilities (duties)
- Requirements (basic requirements + grade determinations)
- Qualifications (KSAs)
- Benefits (EDRP)
- Schedule (work schedule)
Open continuous announcement info could be placed under Requirements? Or maybe under About the role? But we have no About the role. Could add a section "Details" but not allowed headings except those listed. Could put under Requirements as a paragraph.
But the instruction: "Use
for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule)." It says e.g., meaning we can use those headings but not limited? Probably we should stick to those. So we can use those headings only.
Thus we need to map content to those headings.
We have:
- Responsibilities: duties.
- Requirements: basic requirements, grade determinations, open announcement? Could be considered requirements.
- Qualifications: maybe the KSAs? But KSAs are skills/abilities. Could be Skills.
- Skills: KSAs.
- Benefits: EDRP.
- Schedule: work schedule.
Open continuous announcement maybe could be placed under Requirements as a note.
Let's do:
Requirements
This is an OPEN CONTINUOUS ANNOUNCEMENT ...
- ...
for basic requirements.
But we also have grade determinations; could be under Requirements as subheadings? Not allowed to add extra headings. Could incorporate as paragraphs.
Better: Use - for list items; for prose use
. So we can have multiple
and
under same section.
Thus Requirements section will contain:
- Paragraph about open announcement.
- List of basic requirements.
- Paragraphs for each grade determination (maybe each as with bold headings inside? But we cannot add headings; we can still use inside paragraph? Not prohibited. Probably okay.
But we must not invent headings. Using is fine.
Similarly Skills section will contain KSAs as list.
Benefits section: EDRP info as list.
Schedule section: work schedule info as paragraph.
Let's extract duties list:
Duties bullet points:
- Conducts comprehensive nutrition assessments using the Nutritional Care Process (NCP) - including nutrition focused physical examinations - to establish a nutrition diagnosis and determine risk and/or degree of malnutrition
- Develops and implements Medical Nutrition Therapy (MNT) to address the nutrition diagnosis - evaluates and monitors the effectiveness and outcomes of MNT interventions
- Modifies the plan as needed to achieve positive patient outcomes
- Calculates nutrient requirements and necessary diet restrictions or food and drug interactions tailoring the diet prescription to each individual patient
- Documents MNT in the medical record using the Assessment - Diagnosis - Intervention - Monitoring - Evaluation (ADIME) format
- Functions independently and accurately when record keeping
- Identifies patients in need of nutritional support and recommends the appropriate mode of support and communicates appropriately with the health care team
- Actively participates in formal and informal interdisciplinary team meetings
- Assesses educational needs and provides nutrition education/counseling for individuals and groups that is tailored to the Veteran(s)
- Utilizes virtual care technology to improve access to care
- Maintain productivity standards
- Maintains accurate record keeping of daily clinical activities and completes patient encounters using approved systems
- Ensures continuous improvements of safe and quality care of veterans
- Leads activities in the implementation of new initiatives
- Uses data in the development of measures - data evaluation - and initiation of corrective actions
- Complies with The Joint Commission requirements and other accrediting agency standards to ensure safe and quality patient care
- Collaborates with the Food Operations Sections and department leadership to enhance the Veterans' dining experience - support patient satisfaction - and serve as a liaison between clinical units and the Food Operations Section
- May perform other related duties as assigned which are appropriate for this grade and assignment
We'll put each as - .
Now basic requirements list:
- United States Citizenship (non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy)
- English Language Proficiency: Dietitian candidates must be proficient in spoken and written English in accordance with 38 U.S.C.7403(f)
- Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN) or Registered Dietitian (RD) - Must be registered with the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR) the credentialing branch of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics formerly known as the American Dietetic Association (ADA)
- Exception for GS-07 and GS-09 Only: Dietitians who do not possess the RDN/RD credential
- Non-credentialed Dietitians who otherwise meet the basic qualification requirements and have fulfilled the requirements below - but do not possess the RDN credential - may be given a full-time temporary appointment not to exceed one year under the authority of 38 U.S.C. 7405(c)(2)
- May only be appointed at the GS-07 or GS-09 level and may not be promoted/converted until they obtain their RDN credential
- Non-credentialed Dietitians must have fulfilled each of the following:
* Earned a bachelor's or higher degree from a U.S. regionally accredited college or university or foreign equivalent
* Foreign Education: To be creditable - college and/or university degrees earned outside the U.S and its territories must be evaluated by ACEND and meet ACEND's International Dietitian Education standards which are designed to provide graduates with the knowledge and competencies to sit for the CDR credentialing exam
* Completed an ACEND accredited experiential or supervised practice program and provide a verification statement from the program director that conveys eligibility to take the CDR registration exam as a prospective RDN
* Possess a valid unrestricted state issued drivers license
We need to format as list items; nested lists okay? Probably fine.
Grade determinations: we can put as paragraphs with bold headings.
GS-07: Experience or Education: None beyond the basic requirements. Assignment description.
GS-09: Experience: At least one year of experience equivalent to GS-07 OR Education: Master's degree from regionally accredited university/college. Assignment description.
GS-11: Experience: At least one year of experience as an RDN equivalent to GS-09. Assignment description.
We'll include the assignment description prose.
KSAs (Skills): For each grade there are KSAs; we can combine maybe as list.
But we have KSAs for GS-07, GS-09, GS
. However the instruction: "Use
- for any list of duties/requirements/benefits, and
for prose." So if qualifications are not a list, we can use paragraphs. But we have grade determinations and KSAs which could be lists. We could treat each grade's requirements as list items. Similarly KSAs as list. Benefits: EDRP info as list. Schedule: maybe a paragraph. Let's extract details. EDRP: "This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP) - a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet specific eligibility requirements per VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment. Program Approval - award amount (up to $200 -000) & eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after review of the EDRP application. Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply." Open continuous announcement: "This is an OPEN CONTINUOUS ANNOUNCEMENT and will remain open until September 29 - 2026 or until the position is filled. The initial cutoff date for referral of eligible applications will be August 19 - 2026 . Eligible applications received after that date will be referred at regular intervals or as additional vacancies occur on an as needed basis until positions are filled." Basic Requirements: list: - United States Citizenship (non-citizens only if cannot recruit qualified citizens per VA Policy) - English Language Proficiency: Dietitian candidates must be proficient in spoken and written English per 38 U.S.C.7403(f) - Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN) or Registered Dietitian (RD) - Must be registered with CDR. - Exception for GS-07 and GS-09 only: Dietitians who do not possess RDN/RD credential may be given full-time temporary appointment not exceed one year under 38 U.S.C. 7405(c)(2) if they meet: * Earned a bachelor's or higher degree from a U.S. regionally accredited college or university or foreign equivalent. * Foreign education: degrees outside US must be evaluated by ACEND and meet ACEND's International Dietitian Education standards. * Completed an ACEND accredited experiential or supervised practice program and provide verification statement from program director conveying eligibility to take CDR registration exam. * Possess a valid unrestricted state issued drivers license. Grade Determinations: Dietitian (Clinical) - GS-07: - Experience or Education: None beyond basic requirements. - Assignment: entry-level developmental position; work under guidance; tasks etc. (we can include description as prose). Dietitian (Clinical) - GS-09: - Experience: At least one year of experience equivalent to GS-07 OR Education: Master's degree from regionally accredited university/college. - Assignment: developmental position; perform increasingly complex tasks under guidance; etc. Dietitian (Clinical) - GS-11: - Experience: At least one year of experience as an RDN equivalent to GS-09. - Assignment: developmental position; perform increasingly complex tasks under general supervision; etc. KSAs: For each grade there are KSAs lists. We could combine KSAs under Skills section. But we need to avoid duplication. Maybe better: Have sections: - Responsibilities (duties) - Requirements (basic requirements + grade determinations) - Qualifications (KSAs) - Benefits (EDRP) - Schedule (work schedule) Open continuous announcement info could be placed under Requirements? Or maybe under About the role? But we have no About the role. Could add a section "Details" but not allowed headings except those listed. Could put under Requirements as a paragraph. But the instruction: "Use
for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule)." It says e.g., meaning we can use those headings but not limited? Probably we should stick to those. So we can use those headings only. Thus we need to map content to those headings. We have: - Responsibilities: duties. - Requirements: basic requirements, grade determinations, open announcement? Could be considered requirements. - Qualifications: maybe the KSAs? But KSAs are skills/abilities. Could be Skills. - Skills: KSAs. - Benefits: EDRP. - Schedule: work schedule. Open continuous announcement maybe could be placed under Requirements as a note. Let's do:
Requirements
This is an OPEN CONTINUOUS ANNOUNCEMENT ...
- ...
- for list items; for prose use
. So we can have multiple
and
- under same section.
Thus Requirements section will contain:
- Paragraph about open announcement.
- List of basic requirements.
- Paragraphs for each grade determination (maybe each as
- . Now basic requirements list: - United States Citizenship (non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy) - English Language Proficiency: Dietitian candidates must be proficient in spoken and written English in accordance with 38 U.S.C.7403(f) - Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN) or Registered Dietitian (RD) - Must be registered with the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR) the credentialing branch of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics formerly known as the American Dietetic Association (ADA) - Exception for GS-07 and GS-09 Only: Dietitians who do not possess the RDN/RD credential - Non-credentialed Dietitians who otherwise meet the basic qualification requirements and have fulfilled the requirements below - but do not possess the RDN credential - may be given a full-time temporary appointment not to exceed one year under the authority of 38 U.S.C. 7405(c)(2) - May only be appointed at the GS-07 or GS-09 level and may not be promoted/converted until they obtain their RDN credential - Non-credentialed Dietitians must have fulfilled each of the following: * Earned a bachelor's or higher degree from a U.S. regionally accredited college or university or foreign equivalent * Foreign Education: To be creditable - college and/or university degrees earned outside the U.S and its territories must be evaluated by ACEND and meet ACEND's International Dietitian Education standards which are designed to provide graduates with the knowledge and competencies to sit for the CDR credentialing exam * Completed an ACEND accredited experiential or supervised practice program and provide a verification statement from the program director that conveys eligibility to take the CDR registration exam as a prospective RDN * Possess a valid unrestricted state issued drivers license We need to format as list items; nested lists okay? Probably fine. Grade determinations: we can put as paragraphs with bold headings. GS-07: Experience or Education: None beyond the basic requirements. Assignment description. GS-09: Experience: At least one year of experience equivalent to GS-07 OR Education: Master's degree from regionally accredited university/college. Assignment description. GS-11: Experience: At least one year of experience as an RDN equivalent to GS-09. Assignment description. We'll include the assignment description prose. KSAs (Skills): For each grade there are KSAs; we can combine maybe as list. But we have KSAs for GS-07, GS-09, GS
with bold headings inside? But we cannot add headings; we can still use inside paragraph? Not prohibited. Probably okay. But we must not invent headings. Using is fine. Similarly Skills section will contain KSAs as list. Benefits section: EDRP info as list. Schedule section: work schedule info as paragraph. Let's extract duties list: Duties bullet points: - Conducts comprehensive nutrition assessments using the Nutritional Care Process (NCP) - including nutrition focused physical examinations - to establish a nutrition diagnosis and determine risk and/or degree of malnutrition - Develops and implements Medical Nutrition Therapy (MNT) to address the nutrition diagnosis - evaluates and monitors the effectiveness and outcomes of MNT interventions - Modifies the plan as needed to achieve positive patient outcomes - Calculates nutrient requirements and necessary diet restrictions or food and drug interactions tailoring the diet prescription to each individual patient - Documents MNT in the medical record using the Assessment - Diagnosis - Intervention - Monitoring - Evaluation (ADIME) format - Functions independently and accurately when record keeping - Identifies patients in need of nutritional support and recommends the appropriate mode of support and communicates appropriately with the health care team - Actively participates in formal and informal interdisciplinary team meetings - Assesses educational needs and provides nutrition education/counseling for individuals and groups that is tailored to the Veteran(s) - Utilizes virtual care technology to improve access to care - Maintain productivity standards - Maintains accurate record keeping of daily clinical activities and completes patient encounters using approved systems - Ensures continuous improvements of safe and quality care of veterans - Leads activities in the implementation of new initiatives - Uses data in the development of measures - data evaluation - and initiation of corrective actions - Complies with The Joint Commission requirements and other accrediting agency standards to ensure safe and quality patient care - Collaborates with the Food Operations Sections and department leadership to enhance the Veterans' dining experience - support patient satisfaction - and serve as a liaison between clinical units and the Food Operations Section - May perform other related duties as assigned which are appropriate for this grade and assignment We'll put each as