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Dallas, Texas, US

Des Plaines, Illinois, US

• Lead dietitian for a unique, multi-disciplinary orthopedic program (OrthoHealth), which focused on teaching patients how to decrease joint pain and inflammation, move more efficiently, and increase metabolic rate
• Counseled individuals at 6 outpatient clinics, providing distinctive nutrition therapy to patients of all ages
• Performed in cooking demonstration videos discussing anti-inflammatory foods for IBJI’s social media avenues
• Pioneered live cooking classes for the local Senior Center and partnered with community establishments to increase awareness of the OrthoHealth program
• Presented nutrition topics such as mindful eating at corporate seminars including the local Chamber of Commerce
• Developed a variety of nutrition literature for patients participating in the OrthoHealth program

• Rotated among five hospitals including Riley Children’s Hospital providing diabetes self-management education
• Counseled patients with type 1 and type 2 diabetes of all ages, teaching glucose meters, insulin pens, carbohydrate counting, problem solving, survival skills, and self-management
• Assisted in pediatric endocrinology diabetes clinics providing annual comprehensive assessments, follow-up visits, and medical nutrition therapy as needed
• Taught gestational diabetes, pre-diabetes, type 2 diabetes, and pulmonary/cardiac rehab classes
• Revised over 70 patient education handouts system wide, creating clear, aesthetically appealing, and updated materials through the use of Microsoft Publisher and Adobe Acrobat
• Provided a wide variety of medical nutrition therapy to all ages in an outpatient setting

• Evaluated nutritional care for 150 long-term and sub-acute patients of a 513 bed Skilled Nursing Facility
• Assessed nutritional needs, encompassing a population of high-risk patients while applying medical nutrition therapy to optimize care
• Innovated tools and spreadsheets to increase efficiency by tracking and quantifying nutrients and meal intakes
• Managed a diverse adult client base including patients with psychiatric/mental health disorders, eating disorders, enteral nutrition, dialysis, cancer, chronic illnesses/morbid obesity, and dementia/Alzheimer’s disease
• Participated in weekly Interdisciplinary Care Plan meetings, consulting with other disciplines to provide a comprehensive approach to improve care
• Proficient in Minimum Data Set assessments required by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

• Selected from over 70 peer applicants for a paid, 6-month full-time Co-Op experience for a Federally Qualified Health Center, serving a medically-underserved, low-income urban community
• Co-facilitated a weekly Diabetes Education program and created lesson plans on various topics
• Developed and facilitated 25 cooking classes with 10 patients and provided handouts corresponding to lessons
• Built rapport with patients and noticed significant improvements in overall knowledge of health and well-being