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Dietitian (Clinical)-Home Based Primary Care
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 2 days ago
HybridCastle Point, NY$59K – $114KApply by May 20, 2026Dietitian And NutritionistENFJESFJINFJISFJHealthcareTransportation
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This position is located in the Nutrition and Food Services (NFS) Department with the VA Hudson Valley VA Healthcare System. The Home Based Primary Care Dietitian coordinates nutritional care activities for all assigned Veterans, including those with complex medical and nutritional needs. This position is a mobile position requiring visits to Veterans homes in rural areas. A valid state-issued driver license is required.
What You'll Do
- →Duties include but not limited to: 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.
- →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).
- →Complies with The Joint Commissions requirements and other accrediting agency standards to ensure safe and quality patient care.
- →GS-7 Assignment.
- →Employees in this assignment serve in a Dietitian entry-level developmental position.
- →They work under the guidance of a Dietitian who is at the full performance level or above, performing increasingly complex tasks designed to prepare them for promotion.
- →Clinical Dietitians conduct nutrition assessments for patients with lower acuity using the NCP while developing skills to apply evidence-based nutrition practice guidelines.
- →Clinical Dietitians learn to interpret research, apply whole health principles and develop patient-centered goals.
Requirements
- ✓You must be a U.S.
- ✓Citizen to apply for this job.
- ✓Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
- ✓Must be proficient in written and spoken English.
- ✓Subject to background/security investigation.
- ✓Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.
- ✓Acceptable form(s) of identification will be 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 state-issued dentification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
- ✓Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP).
- ✓As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year or 2-year trial period during which we will evaluate 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 organizational 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 will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.
- ✓ACEND accredited programs are located on the ACEND website or at ACEND Accredited Programs Directory.
- ✓Transcripts are not required but should be included with application materials if basing any of your qualifications on education.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 478c4c77-545c-47bf-93a6-02837d28f587
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