Canteen Chief-Registered Dietitian - Poplar Bluff MO

Join Our Team & Receive a $5,000 Recruitment Bonus This position is only open to Registered Dietitians. DUTIES: Primary Duties include: Serving as a professional and technical advisor to staff and other health care professionals. Collaborating with the clinical nutrition staff, bridging the work of Patient Dining Services with the nutritional care plans for Veterans.

Coordinating policies and procedures with clinical nutrition management, nursing, and other services as applicable. Monitoring compliance with regulatory standards, policies, and procedures while overseeing the technology used for meal production, meal service, and temperature control. Completing internal audits of food service and production, as well as routine kitchen inspections.

Implement and manage any plan to address and resolve deficiencies. Evaluating food operations to ensure proper allocation of resources and ensuring budgetary requirements are met. Responsible for a full range of personnel management, administrative controls, and all processes related to the canteen and patient dining operations.

Responsible for attaining financial goals and implementing program objectives as established by VCSCO and the Region Director. Managing VHA-supported software programs and/or commercial off-the-shelf software (COTS) to support the effective management of food operations and patient meal services. Developing and maintaining training and reference materials for the nutrition and food service staff.

Coordinating all aspects of training related to computer systems, menus, and informatics for NFS employees.

As a Condition of Employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-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 - 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. Additional Conditions of Employment include: -Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959. -Subject to background/security investigation.

Education: Requires current registration as a Registered Dietitian (RD/RDN), with a minimum of 1 year of experience. Verification of credentials must be provided.

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

Your application, résumé, C.V., and/or supporting documentation will be verified. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect consideration for employment.

NOTE: A formal pay-setting process will be used to determine your salary. The salary may be at any point in the range listed for this vacancy. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (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 that translates directly to paid employment.

You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

All applicants are encouraged to apply online. All applicants are encouraged to apply online. To apply for this position, you must complete the questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section below.

The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on 6/10/2026 to receive consideration. To begin, click Apply Online to create a USA JOBS 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 occupational questionnaire.

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Required Documents To apply for this position, you must provide a complete application package that includes: Resume Verification of credentials must be provided.