Nancy Rivera Email & Phone Number

United States

Greater Chicago Area

River Forest, Il

•Provided nutrition education for Head Start staff and family.•Traveled to daycare sites as needed.

Greater Chicago Area

•Provided individual nutrition education for patients in Cardiac Outpatient Clinic and Renal Dialysis Clinic•Used NCM and ADA handouts to educate patients on diabetes management, heart healthy diet, CKD management, ileostomy management, and oncology well being•Provided ENT and PNT support as needed in ICU, NICU, burn unit

Greater Chicago Area

Presence Resurrection Medical Center •Patient meal rounds•Provided group nutrition education for Cardiac Outpatient Clinic•Charted ADIME notes in Epic for patients with cardiac, diabetes, dysphagia and oncology diagnosis

Greater Chicago Area

Oak Street Health Medical Center•Provided nutrition education for mainly geriatric community

La Grange, Il

Community Nurse Health Association•Utilized the Nutrition Care Process and standardized nutrition language when charting on patient’s electronic charts using Nutrition Care Manual.•Used eClinicalWorks to chart ADIME notes.•Provided nutrition education for pediatric patients with high triglycerides and diabetes management

Greater Chicago Area

•Used Epic to chart ADIME notes•Utilized motivational interviewing techniques to help patients overcome barriers and set their own nutrition goals.

Humboldt Park, Il

The Greater Humboldt Park Diabetes Empowerment Center•Provided group Diabetes nutrition management education to Hispanic community.•Used appropriate evidence and data found in the Nutrition Care Manual to provide relevant nutrition education

Greater Chicago Area

Township School District 211 Food Service Management•Provided HACCP and Mealviewer staff training•Conducted plate waste study, site audit, on site review•Through grant project increased participation of breakfast by creating fruit/veggie smoothies, a complete breakfast meal that followed requirements set by USDA for the National School Breakfast Program. •Cost Analysis report, budget analysis report•Reviewed breakfast and lunch menus•Traveled to high school cafeterias as needed

Greater Chicago Area

Evaluated nutrition status of women, infant, and children. Educated on basic nutrition in group and individual sessions.

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

•Time management and organization skills•Patience, persistence, and an out-going personality •Trusted, majority of work was unsupervised •Worked on three projects for RTI International- National Household Enumeration Survey, Cicero Youth Development Project, and Child and Family Well Being

Greater Chicago Area

•Cooked and presented a variety of healthy recipes made with Farmers Market produce from WIC stores•Provided simple nutritious recipe tips to WIC clients from WIC stores around Cook County area.•Traveled to WIC stores with proper equipment as needed

Chicago, Il

Northwestern University Preventive Medicine Department•Used NDSR to collect diet recalls, in person and by phone•Collect anthropometrics from children 8-16 years of age and adults•Conducted surveys •Setup and collected actical data•Data-entry •Created Excel spread sheets to better manage data intake

River Forest, Il

•Developed presentation using Power Point •Organized events to present Puentes Grant and nutrition information to college students •Created and edited ideas for events and websites to recruit students to Dominican University’s Nutrition and Dietetics Program •Guided students to set goals to successfully complete degree

Greeted client, quoted client, verified criminal court casesPrepared cases for next day court, translated for attorneyTook payments in cash or credit cardAnswered phones, contacted court personalPrepared mail advertisement with NeopostUpdated two Excel client list systems on daily bases with details of client informationResponsible for office inventory, pick up supplies and drop off mailAssisted clients in court by giving attorney messages to judge and states attorney

Gary Elementary School

Tutored children 3rd to 6th grade in Math and English as part of the pull-out programTutored children in the after school programAssisted teachers Extracurricular ActivitiesVolunteered at St. Mary of Celle for a homeless shelter every second Sunday of the month from October to May. Volunteered at Mac Neal Hospital for three years•Translated for doctors and nurses •Worked in central area: picked up supplies like heart monitors and needles to take to nurses stations •Worked for front office prepping paper work needed for admission department •Worked in candy shop as cashier•Assisted patients with discharge process

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Nutrition And Dietetics

Associates Of Science