(Archived) Dietitian Officer

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Looking for a rewarding and exciting job as an Dietitian Officer?

The US Air Force Active Duty Officer will be your answer. Your effort and commitment is essential to our mission, which is why we provide our Airmen with benefit package that is unparalleled in the civilian world:
- 30 days of vacation with pay each year
- Excellent healthcare coverage for you and your family
- Food and Housing assistance
- A generous retirement plan
- Prestigious leadership, training and continuing education opportunities
- Free or low-cost world travel opportunities
- Excellent starting salary with yearly pay increments
- Leadership growth

Qualifications: For entry into this specialty, completion of a minimum of a bachelor’s degree from a U.S. regionally accredited college or university and coursework accredited or approved by the Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND) of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (AND) is required. This must be followed by successful completion of one of the following AND-accredited supervised practice programs: dietetic internship with generalist emphasis or coordinated program in dietetics with generalist emphasis, and successful completion of the registration examination for dietitians, resulting in status as a Registered Dietitian or Registered Dietitian Nutritionist.

Job Description:

Air Force Dietitians manage nutritional medicine activities, provide inpatient and outpatient clinical services, perform community and preventative dietetics activities, and serve as an advisor to the Medical Treatment Facility Commander in matters pertaining to food service, clinical and community nutrition and dietetics. Air Force dietitians consult with medical staff on patient or population nutrition requirements and interventions, and they participate in the care of patients as part of multidisciplinary patient care team. They educate patients, healthcare providers and staff and implement the Nutrition Care Process in accordance with the AND. Air Force dietitians may also serve as nutrition department foodservice and clinical leads supervising from 6-50 nutrition professionals, serve as a nutrition consultant for the base community, and provide operational nutrition support for operational units. They may also provide environmental assessment, community-based education and intervention to encourage and support health and wellness. In emergency or wartime conditions, they ensure appropriate contingency plans are developed and followed, and they support medical readiness operations to include therapeutic foodservice and clinical activities.