Registered Dietitian Nutritionist Manager

Regina Hughes, MS., RDN (Phone: 908-***-****. Email: ****************@*****.***)

Experience

**/** – 7/2019 Compass/Morrison Management

Clinical Nutrition Manager

Trinitas Regional Medical Center, Elizabeth, NJ

oParticipated in deficiency-free New Jersey Department of Health/CMS Accreditation

Surveys at the Long Term Care facility, New Point Campus, in 2018. There were no citations for clinical nutrition in 2017, 2018 and 2019 surveys. Provided coverage for LTC dietitian when on vacation and out sick.

oCoordinated clinical nutrition activities in a teaching hospital at the Williamson Street campus and also in the Long Term Care and Behavioral Health units at the New Point campus (NPC).

oManaged 4 full time inpatient RDNs, 8 per diem RDNs in the hospital including an Outpatient RDN, a full time dietitian at the nursing home and a RDN in Transitional Care department, responsible for reducing hospital readmission rate.

oParticipated successfully, in regulatory surveys such as the Joint Commission (7/2014) and CMS (11/2014) surveys for acute care at WSC and Behavioral Health

7/13 – 11/13 Guidance Recruiting Agency

Clinical Dietitian

Brookdale Nursing Home Brooklyn, NY

oResponsible for nutrition assessment, monitoring, documenting care plans and MDS recording for Residents in the sub–acute and long term care units.

5/91 – 6/13 Sodexo Health Care Services

5/07 – 6/13 Harlem Hospital Center New York, NY

Clinical Nutrition Manager

oResponsible for clinical and patient nutrition activities in a teaching hospital that is a designated Level 1 Trauma Center, which also provides specialty services such as a Pediatric ICU, an accredited Rehabilitation Center.

oImplemented and coordinated all aspects of the TPN/ Nutrition Committee including policies/procedures, enteral formulary and malnutrition guide.

oCoordinated Performance Improvement activities in the Food and Nutrition Department and reported results to the hospital – wide performance committee.

oParticipated successfully in surveys by the Joint Commission, the Department of Health and the Commission for the Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF); other surveys participated in were from the OMH and OASAS.

oPreceptor for dietetic students from colleges such as Columbia Teachers College, Hunter College and the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

1/05 – 4/07 North General Hospital Center New York, NY

Clinical Nutrition Manager

oManaged 3 dietitians and 3 diet clerks in this teaching hospital.

oCollaborated with Community Outreach department for health fairs, nutrition education for seniors and elementary/middle school children.

oPreceptor for PS 151 students with disability for jobs in the diet office.

3/00 – 1/05 Irvington General Hospital Irvington, NJ

Clinical Nutrition Manager

oSuccessfully implemented the Menu 2000 and managed all aspect of the program

oInstrumental in setting up nutrition processes for the opening of a sub-acute unit, the Transitional Care unit, at Irvington General Hospital.

1998 - 2000 Morristown Memorial Hospital Morristown, NJ

Patient Services Manager

oManaged 4 kitchen supervisors and 54 FTE’s in the kitchen; assisted in staff development which included English as a Second Language

oAssisted in the full implementation of Room Service At Your Request program; improved patient satisfaction scores by 38% in 6 months from Q4‘98 - Q3 ’99

1996 - 1998 United Hospitals Medical Center Newark, NJ

Patient Services Manager

oResponsible for all aspects of patient services including the diet office, nourishment and floor supplies; supervised 27 union FTE’s including scheduling, training, quality improvement audits, financial management and patient enhancement program such as monthly monotony breakers.

1993 - 1996 Cape Fear Valley Medical Center Fayetteville, NC

Patient Service Manager/Clinical Dietitian

oManaged 30 FTE’s in the Trayline area and diet office; effectively managed double Trayline system and was instrumental in planning and implementing a new pellet meal delivery system

1991 - 1993 Liberty Medical Center Baltimore, MD

Patient Service Manager

oManaged 18 unionized kitchen employees and 1 Trayline supervisor.

1988 - 1990 Bon Secours Hospital Baltimore, MD

Clinical Dietitian

oResponsible for patient nutrition screening and assessment protocols on the Medical, Surgical and Oncology units

Education

Winthrop College Rock Hill, SC

oM.S., Nutrition

University of Sierra Leone

oB.S. Home Economics Education

Membership

oThe Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics

oNew Jersey Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics

Skills

oServSafe Certified. Proficient in Computrition menu program and Microsoft Office

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