and Duties

This position is located in Coalinga.

As the Director of Dietetics some of the major tasks, duties and responsibilities will be to plan, organize, and direct the food service and dietary activities of Coalinga State Hospital to provide full nutritional services to facility clients/patients. Development of the departmental policies and procedures required for nutritional care and safe/timely provision of meals for the patient population.

Click on the link to complete the Department of State Hospitals Recruitment Survey: You will find additional information about the job in the . Working Conditions

The employee is required to work any shift and schedule in a variety of settings throughout the hospital and may be required to work overtime and float to other work locations as determined by the operational needs of the hospital. All employees are required to have an annual health review and TB test or whenever necessary to ascertain that they are free from symptoms indicating the presence of infection and are able to safely perform their essential job functions. Special Requirements

The position(s) require(s) a Background Investigation be cleared prior to being hired. The position(s) require(s) Medical Clearance prior to being hired. To be considered for this Job Opportunity, applicants must have permanent civil service status, be reachable on an employment list, have transfer eligibility, or have reinstatement eligibility. IF YOU DO NOT HAVE ELIGIBILITY, YOU MUST TAKE THE EXAM . Please visit the CalHR website to find information on the Director of Dietetics Exam.

The Exam Bulletin can be viewed on the Department of Veterans Affairs website: Employees applying for the position who wish to be considered on a transfer basis must meet the minimum qualifications for the classification per DPA Rule 250. You shall be required to provide copies of your Training and Development Assignment or Out-of-Class Experience verification (approved and documented in your department's Personnel Office), college transcripts or a copy of your degree if applicable.

Coalinga State Hospital is accepting applications for this recruitment continuously. This advertisement will remain posted until the position(s) have been filled. The internal cutoff date to process received applications will be the 30th of each month. Applications received after the internal cutoff date will be processed the following internal cutoff date during this recruitment. Applicants must meet the minimum qualifications and have eligibility by the application received date to be invited to participate in the next available scheduled interview and/or processed for conditional hire.

Unless otherwise requested by the candidate, all communications and correspondence regarding this recruitment from our agency will be sent electronically via your CalCareer account and/or email listed on your State Application, STD. 678. It is the applicant’s responsibility to check their email inbox, including junk/spam emails for any correspondence regarding their application status. In addition, applicants are encouraged to keep their CalCareer profile updated with a current telephone number, mailing address, and email.

This advertisement may also be used to fill future vacancies for positions that are of the same classification and same tenure/time base if the vacancy occurs while this job posting is active. 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