Manager Management

Gwen Gardner Gagnon (n e Stewart)

***-* ********** *****, **********, De 19807

Mobile: 603-***-****

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Professional Summary

Registered Dietitian

Skilled career professional with more than 5 years practical

experience in hospital, community, and primary care environments.

Effective counseling/teaching abilities for groups and one-on-one

situations.

Public speaking on nutrition topics to clients, healthcare

professionals and corporate organizations.

Computer skilled, strong time management ability with broad daily

responsibilities.

Proficient in documentation/record maintenance/paperwork to ensure

accuracy and patient confidentiality.

EXPERIENCE

Registered Dietitian

2008 - 2013

Weeks Medical Center, Lancaster, NH

Employed as the sole dietitian of a 25 bed critical-access hospital &

associated outpatient clinics.

Inpatient functions

Participated in hospital quality improvement committees including

staff wellness, inpatient satisfaction, and the wound-care team.

Performed clinical responsibilities including nutritional assessment

and screening of high-risk patients. Implemented nutrition care plans

and monitored patient progress. Assessment and management of patients

receiving enteral and parenteral nutrition.

Outpatient functions

Performed one-on-one medical nutrition therapy to meet patient's

medical and clinical goals. Areas include bariatric counseling,

weight management, pediatrics, allergies, diabetes education.

On-call consultant for small oncology clinic.

Provided weekly educational sessions to a strong cardiac rehab

program.

Provided counseling services & cooking sessions for Get-in-Shape: a

grant funded program for overweight children and their families.

Food service

Duties performed included planning hospital's menus for regular &

modified diets. Developed recipes for special diets. Assisted dietary

manager for quality improvement functions of the meal service,

operation, policy & procedure updating, ongoing nutrition education

and guidance to dietary aides.

Spearheaded daily 'under 500 calorie option' by analyzing and posting

daily nutrition facts on hospital prepared meals and implemented

'Stop-light' labeling of desserts.

Instituted and promoted use of local produce from hospital community

garden plot.

Additional Activities

Provided staff relief for 8 weeks at local nursing home.

Planned and executed nutrition projects through the community at

local businesses and schools. Enhanced hospital's presence at the

local agricultural fair with educational displays.

Featured speaker at the annual Weeks' Auxiliary Dinner; Topic

"Understanding Gluten Free".

Guest speaker at hospital sponsored functions including the diabetic

support group, Lunch-n-learns, and women's heart health night.

Dietetic Internship

2007 - 2008

Yale-New Haven Hospital, New Haven, CT

Completed this comprehensive program at a 900 bed facility which

included 9 weeks of community, 21 weeks of clinical, and 9 weeks of

administrative rotations.

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science in Nutrition 2007

University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH

Magna Cum Laude

CREDENTIALS

Registered Dietitian through the Commission of Dietetic 2008

Registration 2008

License, State of New Hampshire 2013

License, State of Delaware #: DN-000****-****

Certification in Adult Weight Management 2013

Certified Lactation Consultant

AFFILIATIONS

Academy of Nutrition & Dietetics 2006 -

Current

New Hampshire Dietetic Association 2008 -

2013

Delaware Dietetic Association 2013-curre

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community Service

Community Garden Board Member 2011 -

2013

Lancaster Community Garden, Lancaster, NH

Assisted and implemented the initial founding of the Lancaster's

first community garden

Served as liaison between garden and Weeks' to provide fresh

produce to the hospital cafeteria

current activities

Museum Docent 2013-prese

Winterthur Museum, Garden and Library, De nt

Assistant Youth Group Leader

Church, Wilmington De 2013-prese

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First Year Tax Professional

2013-

present

H&R Block, Wilmington, De

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