Operations

• Performs administrative and clinical duties within their scope of practice
• Provide nutritional planning, counseling, and documentation that is guided by evidence-based peer reviewed literature
• Advise the chain of command on issues pertinent to nutrition and performance nutrition
• Work within the scope of practice, which may include ordering labs
• Provide individual and group counseling for guidance on performance nutrition
• Design and implement performance nutrition programs for SOF personnel in Garrison, TAD/TDY, and deployed settings
• Develop nutritional protocols and guidelines for rehabilitation and performance
• Collaborate with the HP program Manager and/or Coordinator for implementation of new protocols and guidelines
• Serve as an advisor on dining facility and/or galley nutrition and liaison between food service and command
• Assist other regional SOF assets as required by the HP program Manager and/or Coordinator and approved by the chain of command
• Attend and participate in meetings with other POTFF staff members and medical personnel as requested and/or required
• Serve as an advisor on supplementary nutrition, supplements, and performance enhancing substances within the POTFF program
• Ensure that adequate educational materials and sports nutrition specific supplies are available
• Assist with supply inventories and provide input on supply needs
• Ensure that equipment and facilities under the purview of the Performance Dietitian are in safe working condition and are properly utilized
• Ensure that records are updated as required
• Participate in periodic in-service training for members of the HP Staff
• Attend required training in accordance with guiding instructions
• Commands will allow for attendance at the necessary conferences or courses to complete continuing education units required to maintain professional certification
• Maintain 100% compliance with local mandatory command training requirements
• Perform administrative duties, which may include maintaining records of workload, participating in education programs, and participating in clinical staff quality assurance functions
• Participate in peer (record) reviews as directed and required
• Develop and promulgate training materials as requested and required by the HP program Manager and/or Coordinator
• Perform other tasks, within the scope of the PD position description, as assigned by the HP program Manager and/or Coordinator
• Document work performed, utilization, encounters, referrals, and all other information on the Military’s Electronic Health Record (i.e. AHLTA, MHS GENESIS, etc.) and/or the HP Enterprise-wide database (e.g., Smartbase, etc.), as directed by HP program manager and/or coordinator and.or required by USSoCOM HQ and its POTFF staff
• Collect and report all data as requested by the HP program Manager and/or Coordinator and required by USSOCOM HQ and its POTFF staff
• Proficiently utilize computers, software, and technologies as required and requested by the HP program Manager and/or Coordinator and required by USSOCOM HQ and its POTFF staff.

Special Operations Performance Dietitian

Operations Support