Registered Dietitian Nutritionist

Natalie Van Beek, MS, RDN, LDN

**** ***** **., ********* *****, CA 90266 Phone: 630-***-**** Email: *******.********@*****.*** EDUCATION

Dominican University, River Forest, IL

Masters in Nutrition, GPA 3.9 August 2018

B.S. in Nutrition & Dietetics, GPA 3.9 December 2015 EXPERIENCE

Dietitian for Private Clientele October 2018-February 2019

• Provided in-depth nutrition counseling and continual coaching for eating disorder client, transitioning from a higher level of treatment into home life

• Aided in client’s recovery maintenance while in their real-life setting

• Created meal plans appropriate for client’s needs in efforts to achieve weight goal

• Taught client basic cooking skills, grocery shopping techniques, and distress tolerance around meals

• Consulted and collaborated with client’s outpatient medical team in order to keep them up-to-date on nutritional status, weight, eating habits and behaviors, and meal plans Dietitian for Residential Eating Disorder Treatment Center, Alsana June 2018-September 2018

• Provided nutrition counseling and support necessary to help clients make appropriate nutrition and die- tary changes in relation to various eating disorders such as anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder, avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID)

• Utilized electronic medical record (EMR) to chart on patients

• Conducted nutrition assessments and provided two nutrition counseling sessions per week, per client

• Created individualized meal plans based on clients’ dietary needs, updating them as necessary in an ef- fort to achieve weight goals (weight gain, loss, management)

• Collaborated closely with entire clinical team to ensure clients received individualized, cohesive care

• Held training sessions for kitchen and direct care staff to review nutrition and dietary guidelines when making meals for clients as well as how best to provide meal support for clients Registered Dietitian, Portrait Health Centers May 2017-June 2018

• Educated patients on living a healthy lifestyle to prevent, reverse, and manage disease using the most recent evidence-based practices in order to provide accurate and reliable nutrition information

• Provided nutrition counseling, support and guidance necessary to make appropriate dietary choices for a wide range of conditions, including, but not limited to: food intolerances and allergies, hypertension, eating disorders, diabetes, GI disorders, as well as weight loss or weight management

• Utilized electronic medical record (EMR) to chart on patients Health Coach, Noom, Inc. February 2017-June 2018

• Provided virtual coaching to users to prevent or manage chronic health conditions by facilitating healthful lifestyle modifications

• Worked with users to help implement effective strategies in order to reach their health goals

• Utilized motivational interviewing skills to inspire and encourage users

• Experimented with various coaching protocols and techniques in a test-driven environment

• Collaborated with the coaching team on ways to merge behavior change with technology Dietetic Intern, Dominican University’s Didactic Program in Dietetics January 2016-December 2016

• Clinical Nutrition, Inpatient rotation: St. Alexius Medical Center

• Clinical Nutrition, Outpatient rotation: Prime Care Community Health

• Foodservice and Management rotation: Culinary Sales and Support, Inc.

• Community Nutrition rotation: Chicagoland’s Head Start program LICENSURE/CERTIFICATIONS/MEMBERSHIP

• Licensed Dietitian Nutritionist –

State of Illinois

• Registered Dietitian Nutritionist

• Food Handler’s Certification (2016)

• CPR Certified (2015)

• Member of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics

• Member of the Illinois Academy of Nutrition and

Dietetics

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