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CLINICAL DIETITIAN
Summary

Highly-motivated Nutritionist seeking a career position in the healthcare field. Goal-oriented and high-achieving professional with advanced knowledge of the nutrition care process.

Highlights
  • Nutrition screening specialist
  • Special dietary needs
  • Gestational diabetes diets and treatment
  • Adolescent nutrition
  • Licensed Dietitian in North Carolina
  • Registered with Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
  • Nutrition Counseling expert
  • EMR user
  • Efficient Microsoft word, excel and powerpoint user
Accomplishments

Educated interns on the impact of cystic fibrosis on nutrition status.


Worked flawlessly with an interdisciplinary team to target the obesity rate of spina bifida patients cared for in our clinic.

Experience
Duke University Medical CenterDurham, NCClinical Dietitian07/2008 to 08/2015
  • Provide inpatient nutrition management to children admitted to Duke Children's hospital with a wide variety of diagnoses, including cystic fibrosis, eating disorders, intestinal atresia, failure to thrive and cancer.
  • Provide nutrition education to families of children with various disease states including anorexia nervosa, obesity, renal failure and diabetes.
  • Developed education materials relating to introduction of high calorie baby foods, initial diabetes instruction, enzyme administration and enzyme administration via a feeding tube
  • Work with children and adults in multi-disciplinary clinics including Spina Bifida Clinic, Cystic Fibrosis Clinic, Feeding Clinic, Hematology Oncology Clinic, and Surgical Clinic.
  • Help individuals with spina bifida battling obesity with decreased mobility.
  • Develop population and, at times, patient specific nutrition education materials, focusing on achievable goals.
  • Active participant in the Nutrition Care Process Committee.
  • Mentor for other dietitians and dietetic interns.
  • Responsible for updating and revising the Pediatric Nutrition Screening Policy as well as the Malnutrition Coding used hospital wide.
State of North CarolinaRaleigh, NCNutrition Consultant01/2005 to 03/2008
  • Authored the Medically Necessary Oral Nutrition Therapy policy for DHHS that governs the use of Medicaid funds for oral nutrition products.
  • Developed accompanying forms for distribution to medical providers to streamline access
  • Assisted in oversight of policy implementation.
Duke Health Raleigh HospitalRaleigh, North CarolinaClinical Dietitian07/2005 to 07/2008
  • Provided inpatient nutrition management to adults with a wide variety of diagnoses including cancer, renal failure, AIDS, diabetes and pneumonia.
  • Quickly adapted to a paperless” charting method.
  • Consulted with physicians regarding appropriate parenteral and enteral nutrient administration.
  • Provided nutrition education prior to patient discharge.
Wake Medical CenterRaleigh, NCClinical Dietitian02/2006 to 07/2008
  • Provided inpatient nutrition management to adults throughout the medical center including in the Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit, Medical Intensive Care Unit, Neuro Intensive Care Unit.
Project DirectRaleigh, NCNutrition Consultant01/2001 to 01/2003
  • Consulted with the “Diabetes Intervention Reaching and Educating Communities Together” initiative, a CDC collaborative effort that seeks to reduce the incidence of diabetes in the African American community.
  • Developed education programs targeting obesity reduction via shopping technique, low fat cooking and increased activity.
  • Led cooking demonstrations and shopping tours as part of the community based initiative.
Pediatric Relief Dietitian, Duke University Medical CenterDurham, NCPRN Clinical Dietitan03/1997 to 01/2000
  • Provided inpatient nutrition management of children with a wide variety of illnesses.
  • Designed and implemented enteral and parenteral feeding regimens.
  • Developed nutrition care plans for infants and children in Intensive Care Unit settings.
  • Provided seamless care for inpatients when the unit dietitian was unavailable.
  • Educated families prior to patient discharge on dietary management of chronic diseases.
Metabolic Dietitian, University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill, North CarolinaMetabolic Dietitian05/1995 to 03/1997
  • Directed the nutritional management of pediatric patients with a variety of metabolic diseases including PKU, MSUD, and galactosemia.
  • Developed a weekend retreat program for young women with PKU considering pregnancy.
  • Provided on-going nutrition education for patients and their families.
  • Developed educational materials for families with low literacy.
  • Created individualized nutrition care plans for each patient.
United States Air Force, Keesler Air Force BaseChapel Hill, MSClinical Nutrition Manager, Captain01/1990 to 01/1994
  • Provided inpatient and outpatient nutritional care for members of the military community.
  • Duties included developing nutrition care plans for inpatients with a wide variety of diagnoses.
  • Functioned as an integral part of a multi-disciplinary Nutrition Support Team.
  • Managed inpatients in medical and surgical intensive care units.
  • Monitored and implemented nutrition care plans for infants in a special care nursery.
  • Provided inpatient and outpatient care for children with a wide variety of illnesses including Cystic Fibrosis and cancer.
  • Provided outpatient nutritional counseling on both an individual and group basis.
  • Responsible for developing educational materials for specific disease management and creating nutrition management standards.
  • Served in support of Operation Desert Storm.
Education
Masters of Public Health Nutrition:Nutrition1995University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
Bachelor of Science:Nutrition Psychology1989University of New Hampshire, Chapel Hill, NHGPA: Summa Cum Laude GPA: 3.71

Summa Cum Laude GPA: 3.71 ; Minor in Psychology

Skills

cancer, counseling, Diabetes, disease management, educational materials, Mentor, outpatient care

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Resume Overview

Companies Worked For:

  • Duke University Medical Center
  • State of North Carolina
  • Duke Health Raleigh Hospital
  • Wake Medical Center
  • Project Direct
  • Pediatric Relief Dietitian, Duke University Medical Center
  • Metabolic Dietitian, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
  • United States Air Force, Keesler Air Force Base

School Attended

  • University of North Carolina
  • University of New Hampshire

Job Titles Held:

  • Clinical Dietitian
  • Nutrition Consultant
  • PRN Clinical Dietitan
  • Metabolic Dietitian
  • Clinical Nutrition Manager, Captain

Degrees

  • Masters of Public Health Nutrition : Nutrition 1995
    Bachelor of Science : Nutrition Psychology 1989

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