Katherine T Rivard, RDN, LD

ad2ncp@r.postjobfree.com Stepwise Health 651-***-****

CLINICAL DIETICIAN CONSULTANT

Health Care Nutrition and Wellness through balance of food, physical activity and behavior modification

Progression toward full-time after several contracts and travel work, unless some additional hours materialize for professional development in current role. My passion has been to engage patients/staff to address healing toward the best health outcomes. 2018-2021 was a period where I worked outside the field a bit more to assist a family member with their life’s choices.

REGISTRATION: Commission on Dietetic Registration LICENSURE: State of Minnesota and Wisconsin, Board of Dietetics/Nutrition Practice, #1619

Professional Experience

Lead Population Health and Wellness Screening, traveling within MN and WI

Ongoing Biometric Screener, Lead, and Health Educator (February 2010 – present, seasonally)

CRANDALL CORPORATE DIETITIANS (December 2023-Present)

Remote training completion, preparation, scheduling and implementation of Quarterly Nutritional Assessments, Texture Modification Audits and Sanitation reviews for five Twin Cities area facilities throughout the year. ** 25 hours per quarter **

QUEST DIAGNOSTICS/LabCorp, Locations Vary, 2010-Present

●Responsible for receiving supplies via UPS/FedEx, advance preparation for clinic and communication with site and my staff prior to leading corporate employee health screenings

●Managed and communicated details and best practices to exceed expectations at the worksite

●Travel within the Twin Cities/western Wisconsin area

Rehab and Skilled Post-Acute (Dec 2021-October 2022)

Good Samaritan Society/Sanford Health

24 hours plus off the clock work weekly to 30 hrs. for Stillwater + Inver Grove Heights

Updated two facilities as onsite RDN with busy TCU, COVID wings and long-term care residents with IDDSI diets and occasional kitchen assistance in fast-paced days. State-mandated reviews, MDS, CAA, documentation, care conference attendance

Long Term Care Dietitian (Contracts)

CYNTHIA CHOW and ASSOCIATES (March 2020-2022 - (COVID restricted), February 2020-November 2021

Spent time with residents as they dined in general dining area and smaller memory care. Checklist review of kitchen and ordering/storage procedures with Culinary Experience Manager – IDDSI diet textures continued with new suggestions for finger foods from menu options

Clinical Dietitian (Consulting for Sodexo Account) Dietitians on Demand/AmWell.com)

COVENANT VILLAGE OF GOLDEN VALLEY (Sodexo Account), Minneapolis, Minnesota 2015-2016

●Consults nine weeks at 40 hours weekly during holidays for in-transition facility: Transitional, Memory, and long-term care. The clientele was 55+ with many short-term stay residents involved in active lives. Lifestyle reviews and assessments; overall education on sustainable living and some bariatric or tube feeding calculation necessary.

Recipe Development and Clinical Review Dietitian

ORONO WOODLANDS GROUP HOME, Orono, Minnesota 2015

●In-Serviced cooks and staff prior to re-writing six-week menu into a colorful, small portion and nutritious document. Updated sandwich lunches and suppers were made to accommodate reduced mobility of clientele and culturally competent recipes for cooks who shopped for the food

Bryn Mawr Care Center

Clinical Dietitian (Consulting for) Healthcare Services Group, Golden Valley, Minnesota 2014-2015

●Clinical documentation for several behavioral units which needed a counseling RD to treat individuals

●Combine results with a “know your numbers” review and insurance benefit/coaching program for all who attend the screening

Health Coach

CIGNA HEALTH SOLUTIONS, Eden Prairie, MN 2009-2010

●Effectively coached individuals in a call-center environment on lifestyle change in areas of weight management, stress management and tobacco cessation while running several documentation screens

Clinical Dietitian

UNIVERSITY SPECIALTY CENTER, Minneapolis, MN 2006-2008

●Maintained highly structured days for MDS charting and stayed through transitions between four RDs

●Managed evening shift of Kitchen employees

●Wellness Council - Planned employee health walks and edited newsletter articles

Clinical Nutrition Consultant

LOCATIONS VARIED, (Metro Area) MN 2005-2009

Consulted for Diet and Tube Feeding at Hospitals and Home for youth and young adults

●Significantly improved dietary regimes of clients as a healthcare team member

●Got to know the clients very well and staff members

Professional Memberships

Woodwinds Toastmasters Clubs: (Marsh Winds member VP PR, Discovery President, Woodwinds Treasurer)

2010-2014, 2017-2018, 2019-2022

Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (1995 – present)

Healthy Aging DPG (Dietetic Practice Group)

Community Involvement

Meetup – Hiking groups throughout the Twin Cities parks systems to enjoy the beautiful outdoors/exercise/hydration (April 2021-present) Social Wellness

Pathways speaker on Health and Resilience (June 16, 2011-2017)

Service Coordinator for Troop 369 – Empty Bowls Hopkins Community Project; Breakfast Fundraiser 2011 Macy’s Marketplace Customer Service/Sales – all counters (fall 2010-spring 2011)

Assistant Soccer Coach for Fall Session (2009)

Education

Basic Life Support (BLS) Two-Year Re-Certification December 9, 2023

Happiness Edge; Training your Brain to Adapt Healthy Habits (Institute for Brain Potential, Nov 2022- May 2023) - 24 CPEs

Food Code Update (January 2023)

Diabetes Three Day course (October 2021) and Studying Tips for the CDCES Exam (September 2023)

Master of Psychology of Wellness (June 2011-2014); 36 hours of Effective Communication class (February-March 2011)

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