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• Coordinated care with a multidisciplinary team (including nurses and social workers) to ensure the best possible health outcome for all clients by attending and contributing to the comprehensive care planning meetings and morning rounds• Assessed nutritional status and provided medical nutrition therapy to 125+ high risk clients living with HIV/AIDS and other chronic health conditions (i.e. diabetes, hypertension, heart disease, chronic kidney disease) as documented in initial assessments and bi-annual reassessments and care plans• Provided individual counseling sessions documented in progress notes• Developed and facilitated weekly nutrition education groups on prevalent diet-related health concerns as well as current diet/lifestyle trends

• Screened, assessed, and developed appropriate nutrition interventions for 40-50 patients/week while documenting assessments, treatment plans, and progress notes in paper charts• Counseled and educated at-risk patients with mental illness and/or chemical addiction on prescribed therapeutic diets and drug-nutrient interactions• Served as food service manager supervising food service staff, adjusting/modifying employee schedules and assignments, and supervising patient tray service to ensure compliance with quality standards• Functioned as an integral part of a multidisciplinary treatment team which included physicians, nurses, social workers, therapists, and food service workers

• Developed and taught cooking and nutrition education classes for 5th -12th grade students as part of the after-school curriculum and led healthy living workshops for families as part of the Family Fit program• Implemented the MEND (Mind, Exercise, Nutrition… Do it!) 7-13 Program to families of overweight and obese children focusing on healthy eating, regular physical activity, and behavior change• Assisted with special projects and events including the Sweat-A-Thon, an obstacle course competition, and Cook-Off Challenge, a site-wide cooking competition for middle school and high school students

• Completed comprehensive 38-week dietetic internship with rotations in clinical nutrition therapy (10 weeks), food service (4 weeks of institutional, 3 weeks of school), outpatient (4 weeks of clinical, 2 weeks of pediatric), public health (5 weeks), long-term care (4 weeks), renal (3 weeks), and WIC (3 weeks). Emphasis in clinical nutrition therapy including 1 week of staff relief on the cardiac unit and SICU• Conducted nutrition assessments (including PES statements) and documented in progress notes and care-plans in both EMR and paper charts• Prepared and delivered in-service presentations to nutrition services staff on a variety of topics• Designed and developed various educational materials for outpatient services, WIC, Long Island Center for Pediatric Obesity Prevention: Best Practices, and communities involved with the Stony Brook University Community Roots Project• Independently provided inpatient counseling as well as individual counseling on weight loss to employees of Stony Brook University Hospital and participated in group counseling to Target Fitness participants

• Taught nutrition education course and managed cooking activities• Maintained required paperwork (attendance, receipts, evaluations)• Coordinated with the site director, volunteers, and City Harvest staff• Ensured all materials (groceries, education tools) available for classes

• Taught children about food preparation and proper food etiquette• Assisted with meal preparation and snack sales• Conducted surveys about food preferences• Created bulletin board display on healthy food choices

Certificate Of Advanced Studies, Dietetic Internship

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Health And Nutrition Sciences