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USAJOBS · 2 months ago

Health Technician (Dietetic) (NFS Ambassador)

Wichita, Kansas, USA

Full-time

Onsite

New Grad, Entry Level

$40K/yr - $52K/yr

The USAJOBS company is part of the Veterans Health Administration, and they are seeking a Health Technician (Dietetic) to provide administrative and customer service support for the VA hospital food service program. The selected candidate will interact with veterans and medical staff while managing patient meal service orders and ensuring satisfaction with meal services.

ConsultingGovernmentHuman ResourcesInformation TechnologyInternetStaffing Agency

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Has a broad knowledge of routing modified diets, combinations of diet modifications and commercial off-the-shelf - COTS dietetics software

Handles patient meal service orders in person or by phone

Interacts with Veterans, dietitians, nursing staff, and other medical center employees

Receives patient meal orders and preferences, meal and nourishment requests from nursing, clinical staff, and other members of the interdisciplinary team

Takes whatever action necessary, within authority, to maximize patient satisfaction with meal service

Completes select and non-select menus as required

Retrieves computerized information to assist with tray and/or nourishment assembly such as standing orders, nourishment labels, tabulated recipe lists, and other simple information to assist in meal delivery

Provides education and information on local facility therapeutic diets to patients, guests, and nursing staff

Assists patients in selection of the proper foods according to their individual diet

Performs clerical and administrative duties in support of the service

Performs other related duties as assigned

Qualification

Customer ServiceCOTS Dietetics SoftwareNutrition KnowledgeEnglish ProficiencyPhone EtiquetteClerical SkillsIntegrity/HonestySelf-ManagementStress ToleranceInterpersonal SkillsAttention to DetailFlexibilityTeamwork

Required

You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job

To be considered for this position, you must complete all required steps in the process. In addition to the application and questionnaire, this position requires an online assessment

All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment

Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959

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

Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP)

ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY: In accordance with 38 U.S.C. 7402(d), No person shall serve in direct patient care positions unless they are proficient in basic written and spoken English

Time-In-Grade Requirement: Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement

Individual Occupational Requirement (IOR): An IOR is a basic requirement that must be met in order to qualify for entry into this job series, and it is something that can't be waived

Specialized Experience: Positions in this series range widely in type and include support duties to medical or health personnel such as audiologists, speech pathologists, medical officers, and optometrists

Physical Requirements: The work requires walking, standing, bending, lifting and carrying of light items, such as food trays, instruction materials, books, and manuals

A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education

Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications

Benefits

Receive 13 to 26 days paid annual (vacation/personal) leave per year, 13 sick days annual with no limitation on accumulation, and 11 paid federal holidays.

Traditional federal pension (5 years' vesting) and federal 401k with up to 5% in contributions by VA.

Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement).