Healthcare Manager

Leah Newmark

**** ******** **** *****• Chesterfield, Missouri 63017 • 314-***-**** • **********@*****.***

EDUCATION

University of Missouri Columbia, Missouri

Bachelor of Human Environmental Science with a Major in Dietetics GPA 3.5/4.0

Graduated May 2010, Registration Eligible

Cum laude graduate, Dean’s List eight semesters

EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE

Nutrition Care Technician May 2008-Present St. Louis, Missouri

• St. Luke’s Hospital: Use programs including Cerner, Cbord, and Computrition to fill room service requests. Help patients comply to modified diets by aiding them with proper selections of menu items via phone and in person.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Clinical August 2008-May 2010 Columbia, Missouri

• University Hospital and Boone County Hospital: Perform the Nutrition Care Process and use standardized nutrition language to communicate with physicians, nurses, and other healthcare providers.

• Assess and documented outcomes following professional and facility guidelines.

• Provided nutrition education and care to patients with complex medical conditions.

• Deliver respectful, science-based answers to consumer questions.

• University Hospital Outpatient Bariatric Surgery: Developed and presented preoperative, postoperative, and lifestyle assisted weight loss classes for Gastric Band, Gastric Bypass, and morbidly obese clients.

• Develop curriculum and prepare manuals, visual aids, outlines, and other materials used in teaching.

• Facilitated group discussion during weight loss support groups for pre and postoperative clients.

• Counseled clients and their families on dietary principles and guided patients to plan goals, and provided dietary advice.

• Interpreted and translated nutritionally relevant lab values for pre and postoperative clients.

• Encouraged patients to create self-directed dietary goals.

• Dialysis Clinic Incorporated: Used effective education and counseling skills to facilitate behavior change.

• Created visual educational materials to enhance patient learning.

• Researched and compared a wide variety of foods available at local grocery stores for patients on renal diets.

Food Service Administration August 2008-May 2010 Columbia, Missouri

• Campus Dining Services: Worked in a small group to create a business plan which we formally presented to Campus Dining Service’s executive managers.

• Managed an on-campus dining hall.

• Developed and standardized a recipe for use in at a campus dining facility.

• Test new food products and equipment.

Teaching, Counseling, and Community August 2008-May 2010 Columbia, Missouri

• Columbia Public School System: Designed and implemented presentations based on the audience’s life experiences and education level.

• Created hand-outs and flyers using Microsoft Office.

• WIC Clinic: Counseled participants on proper nutrition during pregnancy, infancy, and childhood.

• Central Missouri Food Bank: Volunteered at the Central Missouri Food Pantry creating healthy samples, recipes, and hand-outs that included available food items.

PROFFESIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND ACTIVITIES

American Dietetic Association, Affiliate Member August 2008-Present

Central Missouri Dietetic Association, Affiliate Member August 2008-Present

MU Nutrition and Wellness Association, Co-President and Treasurer August 2007-May 2009

National Society of Collegiate Scholars, Member April 2007-Present

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