Registered Dietitian Diabetes Educator

Kathleen Rankin, MS, RD, LDN, CDCES

Phone: 336-***-**** ~ Email: ***********@*****.*** Page 1 of 2

Objective

Experienced Registered Dietitian and Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist with a passion for helping people improve their health and well-being. Experience encouraging people from diverse cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds with a variety of chronic conditions. Demonstrated effective communication skills to illicit improvements in lifestyle behaviors to help patients achieve their goals, seeking full time employment in healthcare facility.

Experience

American Healthcare Systems, LLC ~ Asheboro, NC Registered Dietitian and Diabetes Educator 2023-2024

Completed individual medical nutrition surveillance and counseling for outpatients at Randolph Health Diabetes & Nutrition Center.

Taught individual and group diabetes education class.

Updated all educational materials to meet 2024 ADA standards of care, and to make them more visually appealing and user friendly for patient centered care.

Led monthly diabetes support group.

Sodexo at Randolph Hospital ~ Asheboro, NC 2020-2022

Provided comprehensive medical nutrition assessments and developed individual care plans for inpatients in a 145-bed acute care hospital.

Communicated nutrition care plans to interdepartmental leaders to improve patient health, quality of care and reduce length of stay.

Actively completed nutrition focused physical exams to identify malnutrition and improve nutritional status of inadequately nourished patients.

Assisted Food service manager with implementation of gluten free and allergy free meal plans.

Evaluated sample patient meals and communicated results to foodservice personnel to improve patient satisfaction with meal service. Recognized for excellent patient satisfaction.

Healthcare Services Group ~ Siler City, NC 2017-2018

Genesis Healthcare ~ Siler City, NC 2016-2017

Registered Dietitian

Completed nutrition assessments and individualized care plans for residents in a 150 bed LTC.

Promoted intensive nutrition therapy for wound healing, weight stabilization and improved blood sugar control.

Remained as single RD at Siler City Center when Healthcare Services Group purchased the Dining and Nutrition Services Department of Genesis Healthcare. Please see experience under Genesis Healthcare.

Proctored Foodservice Director to achieve Certified Dietary Manager certification.

Managed Quality Improvement Program to improve patient satisfaction.

Virginia Center for Behavioral Rehabilitation ~ Burkeville, VA 2015-2016

Registered Dietitian

Completed nutrition assessments and educated residents on modified diets. Educated and supervised foodservice staff during meal service, and adapted menu to accommodate modified diets.

Modified Menu system to streamline meal service, enhance patient health and satisfaction.

Novant Health – Forsyth Medical Center ~ Winston-Salem, NC 2010-2014

Registered Dietitian/Certified Diabetes Educator in the Diabetes Center

Provided nutrition education for people with diabetes individually and in group classes.

Customized education strategies and implemented materials for individual educational levels and cultural and socioeconomic diversity

Participated in team strategic planning activities to expand our reach to underserved groups.

Provided education in health fairs, in the community and in the media

Wrote and illustrated sections of outpatient diabetes manual.

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Kathleen Rankin, MS, RD, LDN, CDCES Phone: 336-***-**** ~ Email: ***********@*****.*** Page 2 of 2

SODEXO ~ Gaithersburg, MD

Clinical Dietitian at Holy Spirit Hospital, Camp Hill, PA 2009-2010

Completed medical nutrition assessments and developed nutrition care plans for patients in a 307- bed acute care hospital with an inpatient Select Specialty Rehabilitation Center, with a team of 5 RDs.

Utilized the Nutrition Care Process for continuous patient care and process improvement.

Communicated nutrition recommendations to coordinate care with referring physicians and other allied health care professionals.

Mentored dietetic interns.

Assisted clinical and foodservice personnel to learn gluten free menu options

Wellness Coaches USA ~ Blue Bell, PA 2006-2009

Senior Wellness Coach

Coached 1,500 employees in 9 work sites to set goals to improve their health and reduce injuries.

Served as consultant to fellow Wellness Coaches across the country for nutrition and diabetes education

Designed and coordinated walking, weight control and smoking cessation programs.

Received recognition for sincere, caring empathetic demeanor and enthusiasm on follow up to ensure achievement of goals.

Promoted to Senior Wellness Coach within 18 months of employment Also became Certified Tobacco Cessation Specialist.

Maron County Hospital District ~ Marion, SC 1995-1996 Clinical Dietitian / Diabetes Educator

Provided direct patient care to in-patients and out-patients in two acute and two long-term care facilities and in cardiac rehab program

Assisted dietary manager with modified diet menu planning

Educated dietary and nursing staff on proper implementation of modified diets

Morrison’s Healthcare Group-Helen Keller Hospital ~ Sheffield, AL 1990-1994

Provided nutrition assessments and education to in-patients and out-patients in a 140-bed hospital.

Developed educational materials suited to the patient population.

Designed and implemented employee weight control program.

Led nursing and dietary department in-services for the nutritional management of various disease

states including diabetes, renal disease, pulmonary disease, cancer, and cardiac rehabilitation.

Developed educational guides materials to assist nurses provide appropriate nourishments to people on modified meal plans.

Coordinated department Quality Management Program

Successfully improved department relations between the dietary and nursing departments.

Revised Policy and Procedure Manual to ensure up to date standards of practice.

Passed all JCAHO surveys.

Requested frequently for public speaking engagements at multiple civic organizations.

Provided nutrition education on News segments on local NBC affiliate.

Morrison’s Healthcare Group-

Carolinas Hospital System ~ Florence, SC 1994-1995

Clinical Dietitian/Certified Diabetes Educator

Promoted to Nutrition Specialist / Diabetes Educator within Morrison’s Healthcare Group

Provided nutrition assessments and education to in-patients and out-patients in a diabetes unit

Actively planned and participated in diabetes support group

Compiled Diabetes Holiday Cookbook

Education

The University of Alabama ~ Tuscaloosa, AL- Master of Human and Environmental Sciences 1987 - 1989

Teaching/Research Assistantship

Spring Hill College ~ Mobile, AL- Bachelor of Arts 1982 -1987

Presidential Academic Scholarship, “Springhillian” Merit Award

American Heart Association BLS and CPR 2024

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