Registered dietitian

EDUCATION: Southeast Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau, MO May 2012

Bachelor of Science, Dietetics GPA: 3.54/4.0

Coordinated Youth & Human Services Sep 2016-Present

Family Case Manager/Registered Dietitian

Granite City, IL

Provide health assessments, nutrition and breastfeeding education and case management services to pregnant/postpartum women and their children up to the age of five.

Obtain height, weight and head circumference on all infants.

Hematocrit reading.

Conduct home visits with at-risk infants and their care givers. Provide safety information and referrals per request.

St. Francois County Health Center Oct 2014-Aug 2016

WIC Registered Dietitian

Park Hills, MO

Deliver nutritional counseling and information to prenatal, post-partum and breastfeeding women, and infants and children up to the age of five.

Instruct participants regarding the utilization of food vouchers and the nutritional benefits of foods.

Design monthly nutritional newsletters providing WIC updates to the medical community in St. Francois County.

Contribute to various health fairs and community events to further promote St. Francois County WIC and their assistance to local families.

Increased the number of people attending nutrition education group classes; Instruct and delegate group nutrition education classes twice weekly.

St. Louis Veterans Affairs Aug 2013-May 2014

Dietetic Intern

St. Louis, MO

Focus: Recognizing and Reducing Health Disparities

Clinical Nutrition (12 weeks)

Provided medical nutrition therapy for veterans in a variety of settings, including long-term care/rehabilitation, spinal cord, cardiology, nutrition support, medicine, psychiatry, and renal.

Composed 13-page clinical case study focusing on an oncology patient with retromolar squamous cell carcinoma; Presented to fellow interns and internship director regarding his plan of nutrition care.

Delegated care plan meetings in the long-term care setting and assisted in resolving patient dietary issues.

Composed chart notes written in ADIME/nutrition care process format using computerized template.

Community (5 weeks)

Managed culinary classes at various public schools, k-8th, via Operation Food Search, a local food pantry that provides food to 270 community partners and 26 counties in both Missouri and Illinois; Improved culinary and nutrition knowledge in various age groups, including elementary, middle, and high-school aged participants.

Presented public policy topics imperative at both a local and national level to fellow interns and registered dietitians.

Improved the welfare of homeless veterans by conducting a study as a team member of research project entitled, “Considerations for Enhancing Nutrition Services for Homeless Veterans in the St. Louis Area”.

Hosted and developed a theme lunch meal with fellow interns for Food Outreach, a St. Louis area organization whose mission is to enhance the quality of men, women, and children living with HIV/AIDS or cancer.

Administrative (9 weeks)

Enhanced service and quality of meals at John Cochran and Jefferson Barracks by completing 50+ patient satisfaction surveys and compiling a patient satisfaction report for the use of food service directors.

Executed and planned a themed lunch with a fellow intern suitable for all diets for veterans residing at both John Cochran and Jefferson Barracks divisions.

Composed theme meal report with fellow intern containing a three-day menu analysis, special purchase specifications, budget and cost analysis, the overall effect on patients, labor and staffing, and challenges and problem solving techniques.

Food service supervisor in Jefferson Barracks kitchen for 5 days.

Expanded the knowledge of kitchen staff at both Jefferson Barracks and John Cochran divisions regarding renal diabetic diet by directing in-service with handouts and a follow-up of quiz.

Outpatient and Group teaching (9 weeks)

Assisted individuals preparing for bariatric surgery by delegating and instructing MOVE! Weight management groups and telemove classes.

Conducted one-on-one nutrition sessions with veterans whom were unable to leave their homes via home-based primary care rotation.

Improved nutrition lifestyle of those on hemo- and peritoneal dialysis via Fresenius medical center in St. Peters, MO by providing information regarding phosphorus, calcium, sodium, potassium, and fluid levels.

Staff Relief (4 weeks)

Counseled a variety of veterans with Type II and Type I Diabetes, Chronic Kidney Failure, Congestive Heart Failure, Obesity, Anorexia, and elevated lipid panels at a community based outpatient clinic (CBOC) on Washington Avenue in St. Louis, Missouri.

RELATED WORK:

-Homeless Veterans’ Stand down, September 2013 and May 2014

-Day of Dance, Affiliated with St. Luke’s Hospital, February 15, 2014

-National Nutrition Month committee via St. Louis Dietetic Association, 2013-2014

-Mineral Area Health Fair, April 2015

-March of Dimes walk, Farmington, MO, May 2015

-Fundraiser for St. Jude Children’s Hospital, Terre Du Lac Golf Course, August 2015

Professional License / Certificates

-Licensed Dietitian by State of Illinois; No 164006993; Valid through October 31st, 2019

-Licensed Dietitian by State of Missouri; No 201-***-****; Valid through April 1st, 2020

-Registered Dietitian Nutritionist; I.D. Number 86032560; Valid through August 31st, 2019

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