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Dietitian (Informatics)
Veterans Health Administration · Nashville, Tennessee · Closes in 6 days

1 Check you can apply
2 Resume and documents
3 Apply on USAJOBS
4 After you apply

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1 Check you can apply You are here

Who can apply: The public.

Open to U.S. citizens only. Non-citizens may be appointed only if qualified citizens cannot be recruited. Current VA employees and permanent federal employees at VA should apply to announcement CBTG-13104549-27-BC instead.

Experience: For GS-9, you need at least 1 year of experience equal to GS-7 level work. For GS-11, you need 1 year of experience as a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN) at GS-9 level.

Education: For GS-9 only, a master's degree from a regionally accredited university or college can qualify you instead of experience. Your transcript must be included with your application. The GS-11 level lists experience only.

Licenses and certifications:

Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN) or Registered Dietitian (RD), registered with the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR)

Experience can be paid or unpaid, volunteer work included: if it matches the duties, it counts. The full rules are in the announcement.

2 Resume and documents

Write a federal resume for this job. For each job you held, give the month and year you started and ended, your hours per week and what you did, using the words of the experience the announcement asks for. Many announcements accept resumes of up to 2 pages: check this one.

Resume ready: dates, hours per week, duties Long-form resume or curriculum vitae (CV) showing your experience in detail Proof of CDR registration Official transcript if you use a master's degree to qualify DD-214 if you claim veterans' preference SF-15 if you claim 10-point veterans' preference Cover letter, professional certification, or license if they apply to you

3 Apply on USAJOBS

Closes in 6 days (November 9, until 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time).

You sign in to USAJOBS with a Login.gov account, answer the questionnaire and upload your documents, then you submit. Answer the questionnaire honestly: your resume must show what you claim.

How they rate you: You will be rated on how well you meet the qualifications listed. Your application, resume, and documents will be verified, and errors or missing information may make you ineligible or lower your rating.

Apply on USAJOBS ↗

4 After you apply

In USAJOBS, under Applications, you can see where your application stands: received, reviewed, referred to the hiring manager or not, then selected or not. It can take a few weeks.

For the interview, prepare three examples with the STAR method: the Situation, the Task, what you did (Action) and the Result.

If they choose you: a tentative offer, then a background check, then the final offer with your start date.

Tips for this job:

Your resume must be a long-form resume or CV that clearly shows dates, duties, and hours for each job. The 2-page resume limit does not apply to this job.
Make sure your CDR registration proof is included, since it is a required document.
The complete package must be submitted by 11:59 PM ET on 11/09/2026, and it is your responsibility to make sure all documents are in by then.

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