Assess nutritional status of dialysis patients to determine appropriate nutrition intervention(s) and recommendations; develop individualized Medical Nutrition Therapy including meal plan(s) for each patient; provide nutrition education and counseling; monitor nutritional status, laboratory values, dialysis adequacy, adherence to diet and response to nutrition related medications and therapy to determine appropriate nutrition intervention and recommendations; function as Mineral and Bone Disorder Specialist; participate in various team meetings and in-services.

Act as contract/PRN dietitian. Provide Health-Review patients with over-the-phone nutrition consultation. Counsel patients of various fitness levels on healthy eating and decreasing co-morbidities. Create nutritional chart notes for physicians outlining dialogue with the patient. Provide Health-Review employees with information on nutrition and fitness.

Act as a clinical dietitian and sales representative for Lincare Enteral Services. Formulate, revise, and maintain patients' enteral nutrition based on physician orders. Perform assessments/reassessments. Monitor patients' response to enteral care. Provide in-home education and demonstrations to patients and caregivers regarding enteral feeding. Manage the enteral business territory for the greater Houston area. Establish and maintain relationships with referral sources in the medical community. Address various members of the healthcare team during company in-services. Aid in efficient and proper billing of enteral DME. Maintain current knowledge of enteral home care techniques and relevant enteral therapy concepts.

Rotate as an intern to various health facilities in San Antonio. Rotations included extensive work in clinical settings. Clinical practice consisted of medical nutrition therapy in the form of nutritional assessment, implementation of nutrition support/alternative feedings, and patient counseling/education. Additional work included: development of staff in-services, community outreach, and food service management including various quality improvement projects.

Serve as a health educator to those with prediabetes. Under RD supervision, provide nutritional counseling to individuals and teach group nutrition classes. Act as a liaison between the Registered Dietitian and the patient. Offer guidance and support to each client. Assist with physician account development.

Acted as a liaison between registered dietitians and patients. Interviewed patients to ensure meal satisfaction. Distributed patient meals, managed food quality surveys and collected food preference forms. Educated patients on diet prescriptions. Maintained nourishment storage facilities for multiple hospital departments. Procured sanitation in food preparation and distribution.

In addition to the Nutrition Care Associate position I cross-trained as a food-aide. Began tray-line for patient meal distribution. Prepared cold food items for patient meals. Displayed understanding of specialized diet prescriptions. Prepared and understood a variety of tube feeding formulas. Provided job training to new employees. Assisted fellow employees in inventory stocking, organization, cafeteria service and dishwashing. Assisted in diet office procedures such as consulting patients and RNs over the phone and the upkeep of patient diet statuses.