Clinical Dietitian Tinton Falls
Resume:
Amy Valanzola, RDN
Brick, NJ *8724
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Work Experience
Mar 2008-present Clinical Dietitian
HMH Nursing and Rehabilitation at Brick
Brick, NJ
● Clinical Dietitian responsible for the nutrition care of patients sub-acute & LTC setting
● Perform nutrition screening and assessment of residents
● Develop and implemented interdisciplinary care plans
● Provide in-service education to Food and Nutrition and Nursing staff
● Provide diet instruction to residents & families with respect to various diseases and medical conditions
● Participate in patient/resident care conferences
● Monitor patient medications and provided education with respect to food/drug interactions
● Developed Nutrition Assessment tool for Sub-Acute and Long Term Care residents
● Develop and analyze menus to meet nutrition requirements of residents with varied diets
● Responsible for clinical nutrition quality improvement program
● Mentor/Precept Dietetic Interns enrolled in ADA accredited internship programs
● Maintain standards of care for NJDOHSS & Joint Commission Accreditation Oct 2006-Mar 2008 Performance Improvement/Compliance Coordinator Southern Ocean Home Health & Hospice
Manahawkin, NJ
● Responsible for preparation and coordination of CHAP survey process including mock surveys, application, and exit interview
● Develop, educate and implement Agency policies
● Collaborate with Administrator and Supervisory staff regarding regulations and standards set forth by CMS, CHAP, and NJDOHSS
● Prepare staff for external regulatory inspections and surveys Oct 2006- Dec 2007 Clinical Dietitian
Cura Hospitality/Crestwood Manor Health Care Center Whiting, NJ
● Clinical Dietitian responsible for the nutrition care of patients of the long term care facility
● Performed nutrition screening and assessment of residents
● Developed and implemented interdisciplinary care plans
● Provided in-service education to Food and Nutrition and Nursing staff
● Provided diet instruction to residents and families with respect to various diseases and medical conditions
● Participated in patient care conferences
● Monitored patient medications and provided education with respect to food/drug interactions
Feb 2004 – Oct 2006 Standards Coordinator
SOMC formerlySouthern Ocean County Hospital
Manahawkin, NJ
● Responsible for preparation and coordination of JCAHO survey process including mock surveys, application, agenda and exit interview
● Responsible for NJDOHSS visits including licensure survey and complaint survey.
● Responsible for coordination for DEP, EPA, OSHA, NRC, CMS and FDA surveys with appropriate Hospital departments.
● Responsible for the development and implementation of Corrective Action Plans in response to regulatory and accrediting agencies
● Coordination of Joint Venture, and internal regulatory compliance meeting
● Prepare staff for external regulatory inspections and surveys
● Maintain current state of survey readiness
● Collaborate with Performance Improvement staff regarding regulations and standards set forth by CMS, JCAHO, NJDOHSS and PRONJ
● Develop, educate and implement hospital policies
● Administrator of online facility policy management system Jan 2003 – Feb 2004 Patient Services Manager/Chief Clinical Dietitian SOMC formerly Southern Ocean County Hospital
Manahawkin, NJ
● Responsible for Clinical Nutrition performance improvement activities
● Developed and implemented patient tray line job descriptions
● Acted as a liaison between Nutrition Services and other hospital clinical departments
● Clinical Dietitian responsible for the nutrition care of patients on the Transitional Care Unit
● Supportive Clinical Dietitian for patients on the CCU, Intermediate Care and Medical/Surgical nursing units
● Clinical Dietitian responsible for the nutrition care of patients of the long term care facility
● Performed nutrition screening and assessment of residents
● Developed and implemented interdisciplinary care plans
● Provided in-service education to Food and Nutrition and Nursing staff
● Provided diet instruction to residents and families with respect to various diseases and medical conditions
● Participated in patient care conferences
● Monitored patient medications and provided education with respect to food/drug interactions
● Developed and implemented interdisciplinary plans of care for Transitional Care Unit patients.
● Responsible for inventory and ordering of patient nutrition supplements
● Provided in-service education to Food and Nutrition Staff and hospital clinical staff
● Managed Registered Dietitians and food service support staff Mar 2002 – Jan 2003 Director, Food and Nutrition Services HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital of Tinton Falls Tinton Falls, NJ
● Actively participated in facility start-up activities including: hiring and managing clinical nutrition and support staff, development of departmental and inter-departmental policies and procedures, establishing department inventories, creation of patient education materials and development of patient menus.
● Daily interactions with physicians, nurses and pharmacists with respect to patient care
● Responsible for day to day operations of patient and staff food service
● Responsible for ordering and maintaining department inventories
● Responsible for managing department budget
● Responsible for account management of staff and visitor cafeteria
● Perform the duties of a clinical dietitian
Feb 2000-Mar 2002 Clinical Dietitian
HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital
Toms River, NJ
● Developed and designed an outpatient pediatric weight management program
● Performed nutrition screening and assessment of inpatients
● Monitored patient medications and provided education with respect to food/drug interactions
● Participated in patient care conferences facilitated by attending physicians
● Provided diet instruction to patients and families with respect to various diseases and medical conditions
● Provided nutrition education to participants of the Cardiac Rehabilitation Program
● Monitored medical nutrition therapy of inpatients and made appropriate recommendation to physicians and nursing staff
● Participated in Department/Administrative Team Building meetings Education
1997-1999 Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana PA American Dietetic Association (ADA) internship
1992-1997 Rutgers University, Cook College, New Brunswick NJ Bachelors of Science Degree in Nutritional Sciences Professional Memberships
● Academy of Nutrition & Dietetics
● New Jersey Dietetic Association
Additional Certifications
● Certified Weight Management Facilitator
● ADA Certificate of Training in Weight Management
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