EDUCATION:
August ****-May **** The University of Mississippi, B.S. in Dietetics and Nutrition
August 2013-July 2014 Delta State University, Coordinated Program for Dietetics and Nutrition and B.S. in Dietetics and Nutrition
EXPERIENCE:
September 2014-December 2018 Healthcare Services Group, Consulting Dietitian in Jackson, Mississippi
●Completed nutritional assessments on all residents at long-term care facilities each week including the Veterans Home
●Assess high risk residents monthly and/or weekly including those with significant weight loss and gain, Enteral feedings, wounds, and those on Dialysis
●Follow up quarterly and annually on all residents
●Obtain food preferences and complete resident satisfaction surveys
●Provide education regarding various disease states
●Complete sanitation surveys monthly of dietary departments
●Complete monthly reports including QA reports quarterly
●Communicate with residents and staff daily
●Provide nutritional recommendations at the end of each visit of a facility to all administration of facility that day
●Documentation completed almost solely on various electronic medical records
●Used Meal Tracker daily
●Attended weight and wound meetings weekly as well as care plan conferences weekly
●Stand-up meeting with administration daily
July 2017-April 2018-Contract Dietitian for Nutrition Unlimited in Vicksburg, Mississippi
●Completed Nutritional assessments on all residents; quarterly, annually, and new admits
●Assess high risk residents monthly and/or weekly including those with significant weight loss and gain, Enteral feedings, wounds, and those on Dialysis
●Completed various inservices for dietary staff including the importance of washing hands and food temperatures
●Obtained food preferences from all residents
●Electronic medical records including Point Click Care
●Monthly sanitation inspection
August 2013-July 2014 Dietetic Internship with Delta State University
●Spent a minimum of 1500 hours at various healthcare facilities and performing jobs as would a RD or Foodservice Director
●Interned in hospitals, long-term care facilities and Health Departments
●Participated in “community” nutrition including health screenings and health fairs to promote nutrition and physical health and wellness
●Completed all competencies asked by program director including various tasks or skills that would be performed by an RD
January 2012-July 2014 Server for Aramark at the Ole Miss Inn, Oxford, Mississippi
●Served meals in Banquet style spaces
●Prepare room for events and break down after events
●On/off campus catering
●job rotated between “front and back of house”
REFERENCES:
Jennifer Warfel, Area Registered Dietitian
Veteran affairs
Jackson, MS 39206
Bric Kesterman, Manager of Operations for Healthcare Services Group
Greater New Orleans Area
Ensley Howell, Director of Coordinated Program in Nutrition and Dietetics
Delta State University
DSU Box 3273
1003 West Sunflower Road
Cleveland, MS 38733
Shannon Doran, Regional Dietitian for Healthcare Services Group
Jackson, MS 39206
Lucy Graham, Dietary Manager for The Oaks Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center
Healthcare Services Group
3716 MS-39
Meridian, MS 39301