Quality Assurance Medical

Sanaz Niksefat

Tell: 310-***-****

Address: ***** ******** ****. *** #****

Los Angeles, CA, 90024

Education

Bachelor of Science in Nutritional Science at California State University Los Angeles 1997.

Registered Dietitian from California State University Los Angeles Since March 2005.

Gerontology Certificate at California State University Los Angeles 2001.

Master of Science in Nutrition at California State University Los Angeles Pending.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

12/12/2011-Current Harbor UCLA research team, Torrance, California

Conduct anthropometric measurements and nutritional assessment on selected renal patients as part of

MADRAD study team of researchers. Part of my job duties are: collecting and calculating and

measuring nutrition related data such as changes in fat and skeleton muscle mass and their ratio. Also

calculating BMI weekly, and documenting 24 hours diet recall from patients.

7/20/2011- Current DaVita HD and Fresenius HD Wilmington/ Ingelwood, California

Educate participants on their therapeutic diet. Design an individual menu for diabetic patients.

Document patient's assessment, reassessments and plan of care and make appropriate nutrition

recommendations and set goals. Work with team of “Bone Management” and as part of team adjust

bone meds. Adjust patients IV Vitamin D monthly with using algorithm tool, and base on their lab

values, and dry weight. Order and re-order labs for participates that have abnormal lab values. Attend in

"Patient Team Care" meetings. Enroll and refer low income patients to agencies such as" meals on

wheel", “Congregate Meals”, Food Banks, etc. as needed and follow up on the status of their

application. Communicate write letter with nursing homes monthly for patients who live in SNFs and

make appropriate nutrition recommendations as needed. Attend in CQI, POC/CIA meetings bi-weekly.

6 Months Contract with YOH Staffing - 10/2010-4/10/2011 Los Angeles Community Hospital,

Los Angeles, California.

Provide Medical Nutrition Therapy to all the hospital patients. Conducted comprehensive assessments

including TF, TPN, and outpatient clinics. Educated patients on their therapeutic diet. Attend patient’s

team care meetings. Developed a consultation sheet for dietary department in order to improve, and

fasten communication between dietary, and other departments to outreach patient’s nutritional needs.

In-service dietary staff on patient’s menu revision and modification. Developed food preferences sheet

for improvement of patient's satisfaction and decrease food turn over.

40 Weeks Contract- 3/2010- 9/2010 West Hills Hospital, West Hills, California.

Provided Medical Nutrition Therapy to all the hospital patients. Conducted comprehensive

assessments/Re-assessment including TF, TPN, and outpatient clinics. Educated patients on their

therapeutic diet. Attended in patient’s “Team Care meetings".

6/2009- 3/2010 Dietitian at WIC Program Nassau County, Long Island covering different offices

(Part Time).

Screened and evaluated Participants (Women, Infants, and children under age of five) to identify

nutritional risk criteria. Based on their nutritional risk factors, educated them on their therapeutic

diet. Made appropriate referral, if they need to be seen by other agencies or health care

professionals. Educated participants on different health, and nutritional topics. Educated and

encouraged pregnant and postpartum mothers on the benefits of breast feeding. Documented and

implanted participant's care plans. Educated class on different health and nutritional topics.

4/2007- 3/2009 Clinical Dietitian (RD) Valley Presbyterian Hospital/ Barlow Hospital Acute

Care. Los Angeles, California. (Full Time).

Worked on ICU/ Infection Control unit/ Out patients Consultation /and Rehabilitation. Provided

Medical Nutrition Therapy to the patients. Conducted comprehensive assessments including TF,

TPN, and outpatient clinics. Attended patient's "Team Care Meeting" .Educated patients on their

therapeutic diet by demonstrating verbally, showing videos and handing handouts and booklets to

the patients. Created individualized bi-weekly menus by considering Kcal need and food

preferences by using exchanged list and food guide pyramid for obese and diabetic out patients.

01/2006- 2/2007 hospital closed down. Clinical Dietitian (RD) Sodexho USA/Centinela Daniel

Freeman and Memorial hospital of Marina Del Ray, California. (Full Time).

Worked on ICU/CCU/Pediatrics/Medical Surgical Units, Providing Medical Nutrition Therapy.

Conducted comprehensive assessments including TF & TPN, attended rounds daily. Work with

Clinical Nutrition Manager on quality assurance (QI) studies.

03/05-12/05 Clinical Dietitian (RD) Country Villa Nursing Home, Los Angeles, California.

(Full Time).

Covered 6 different nursing homes throughout the Los Angeles area. Conducted nutritional

assessments, attended multidisciplinary meetings & performed care planning. Consulted residents

on their therapeutic diet and rated resident satisfaction as part of quality improvement and quality

insurance studies.

05/2003-2/2004 NG Nutrition Consulting Group- Worked at seven different adult Day Cares and

Adult Day Health care’s in West Los Angeles, Glendale and woodland Hills. Responsible for

assessing and Re-assessing participant's on their nutritional needs and educated them on their diet.

Documented quarterly and monthly reports for QA purposes. Documented participant's Care Plan

and bi-weekly presentation on different nutritional and health topics. Monitored kitchen and

menus for sanitation.

05/02-02/05 Diet technician/Dietetic Intern Huntington Memorial and Kaiser Permanente

Hospitals, Los Angeles, California. (Full Time)

Screened and assessed patients, calculated TF and TPN. Worked under the supervision of the RD

and monitored nutritional status of patients attended Patients team care meetings. Work studied as a

dietetic Intern at Kaiser Permanente Hospital for both Clinical and Managerial dietetics rotations.

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