Quincy, Massachusetts, United States
To apply my passion for helping people achieve and maintain a healthy and a high quality of life through lifestyle changes.
• Conducted nutrition care process and relative diet education by tailoring patient’s nutrition needs, lab values and disease courses • Applied evidence-based research on all medical nutrition therapies and nutrition support plans in the intensive care unit • Collaborated daily with multidisciplinary team on comorbid patients needing nutrition supports • Conducted volume-based tube feeding project and data collection • Performed NFPE to diagnose varying degrees of malnutrition status • Acted as a nutrition support lead and supported fellow dietitians in the organization • Functioned as a preceptor in support of dietetic internship program
- Provided customer-centered outpatient education through motivational interview. - Assessed patient nutritional status and implemented individualized care plans on the general medical floor and intensive care unit. - Provided nutrition counseling services to nursing homes, long-term care facilities, assisted livings, and the hospital. -Delivered dietary in-service to foodservice workers and healthcare professionals. - Delivered group education on healthy eating to the general public. - Conducted kitchen sanitation and tray delivery audits to ensure food safety and meal quality. - Supervised diet tech registered and functioned as a preceptor in support of dietetic internship program.
Provided diet education and instructed eating tips to clients to help improve their eating lifestyle, labs, clinical outcomes and the better quality of life. Screened and evaluated patient nutritional status to facilitate recovery from acute illness.
Provided nutrition assessment, intervention and education to the residents