Dietitian/ Nutritionist Resume Example DRY HARBOR NURSING HOME

DIETITIAN/ NUTRITIONIST

Summary

Experience certified dietitian with 20+ years of assessing patients' nutritional needs, and then planning and implementing nutrition programs essential to their personal well-being. Skilled at providing nutritional counseling to diverse populations in various health care settings. I am particularly adept at communicating complex and sensitive information about dietary matters to patients

Highlights

SPECIALIZED SKILLS;Special dietary needs.

Computer Skills: Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook; Visual 4 MDS; GeriMenuSpecial dietary needs

Experience

Dietitian/ Nutritionist
November 2003 to CurrentDRY HARBOR NURSING HOME － Queens, NY

Prepare and conduct nutritional assessments, interview residents and/or their families to obtain history of food habits and preferences.
Complete the nutritional assessment section of the Medicare/Medicaid mandated Minimum Data Set (MDS) form for each resident in a timely fashion.
Construct and implement nutritional care plans for residents and physical rehabilitation patients, monitoring food and drug interactions. Evaluate reactions to diet and amend nutritional care plans as necessary.
Provide consultations to residents, their families, or their caregiver, prior to discharge regarding any special, therapeutic or modified diets they are asked to follow at home. Assess if resident is likely to have any difficulties with following the recommended diet because of drug interactions, food intolerance, and/or conflicting food preferences.
Interpret pertinent laboratory test results, physical health data, and demographic data in medical records.
Consult with physicians and health care planning team to determine appropriate services for residents and their families.

Nutritionist
November 2000 to May 2015HAYM SOLOMON NURSING HOME FOR THE AGED － Brooklyn, NY

Supervise dietary department operations for the 260 bed, 24-hour skilled nursing facility.
Participate in initial admission and discharge planning meetings with other members of the nursing facility's comprehensive medical teams. Provide quality nutritional plans to complement the medical treatment prescribed for acute and long-term care patients.
Calculate patients' calorie and nutrient requirements using standard equations based on assessments of factors including blood chemistry, medical diagnosis, BMI, temperature, stress, mobility, pressure ulcers etc.
Meet with individual residents, their families, and/or their caregivers to advise them on how to follow the diet that has been recommended for the resident to follow at home.
Complete nutritional assessment section of the Medicare/Medicaid mandated MDS form for each resident in a timely fashion.
Work closely with the facility's speech language pathologist to provide the safest meals for patients with dysphasia and/or poor dentition.
Prepared nutritional assessments and completed nutritional care plan for residents.
Monitored residents for food and drug interactions.
Interpreted pertinent laboratory test results, physical health status, and demographic data in residents' medical records.
Completed nutritional assessment section of the Medicare/Medicaid mandated MDS form for each patient.
Counseled individual residents, their families, and/or their caregivers on how to follow the diet that was recommended for the resident to follow at home.
Supervised dietary department operations, as required.

Dietitian
September 1982 to November 2000QUEENS HOSPITAL CENTER － Queens, NY

Determined patient nutritional needs of alternative level of care, cardiac, and OB/GYN patients in the hospital and satellite clinics. Occasionally performed nutritional assessments for other types of patients.
Interviewed patients and/or their families to obtain information on their food habits and preferences.
Interpreted laboratory test results, physical health condition information, and demographic data in medical records.
Prepared nutritional assessments, nutritional care, and discharge plans. Recorded nutritional data in medical records.
Held regular meetings and consulted with health care planning teams, using information gleaned in those meetings to modify patient diet plans, as necessary.
Participated in rounds with health care planning teams, to units of the hospital which were populated by patients who were receiving drug or alcohol abuse treatment, dialysis, and other specialized treatments. Used the information gathered to create specialized diets for these patients.
Counseled individual residents, their families, and/or their caregivers on how to follow the diet that was recommended for the resident to follow at home.
Directed the service of patient meals.
Participated in the nutritional analyses of general and therapeutic cycle menus.

Dietitian Assistant
September 1980 to September 1981JOINT DISEASE HOSPITAL － New York, NY

Recorded information from incoming patients' health histories required to create accurate nutritional assessments.
Checked individual patient diet orders for accuracy. Verified that food items selected from menu did not conflict with diet orders.
Acted as liaison between the food service workers and the patients. Part- Time Positions Held

Food Service Supervisor
August 1998to November 2000PARKER JEWISH INSTITUTE － New Hyde Park, NY

Supervised kitchen staff during meal preparation. Counseled and disciplined employees as needed.
Monitored the assembly and delivery of resident meals for timeliness, attractiveness, palatability, temperature of food, and accuracy of food items selected from menu.
Instructed staff in the use, care, and maintenance of equipment, safety, and health standards.
Ensured that the kitchen was in compliance with cleanliness standards.

Dietitian Supervisor
September 1991 to September 1992THE NEW SURFSIDE NURSING HOME － Queens, NY

Supervised the operation of the kitchen as well as food distribution on resident floors, in the resident dining room, and in the employee cafeteria.
Supervised cooks, dietary aides, and other staff of the employee cafeteria.
Made food and supply orders. Maintained accurate inventory and issued reports as required.
Counseled and disciplined employees, as necessary.

Education

Bachelor of Arts : Home Economics/Nutrition, 1982Queens College / City University of New York / New York － New York / New York, NY, USBachelor of Arts in Home Economics/Nutrition, 1982 Queens College / City University of New York / New York, NY

Certifications

New York State Certified Dietitian Nutritionist, American Dietetic Association Member

Languages

English, Haitian Creole, French

Professional Affiliations

Certifications/Affiliations: New York State Certified Dietitian Nutritionist, American Dietetic Association

Skills

Laboratory, Medical Records, Medicaid, Medicare, Therapeutic, Operations, Cardiac, Dialysis, Chemistry, Discharge Planning, Food Service, Kitchen, Assembly, Maintenance, Food Distribution, Inventory, Liaison, Excel, Microsoft Word, Outlook, Word

Resume Overview

Companies Worked For:

DRY HARBOR NURSING HOME
HAYM SOLOMON NURSING HOME FOR THE AGED
QUEENS HOSPITAL CENTER
JOINT DISEASE HOSPITAL
PARKER JEWISH INSTITUTE
THE NEW SURFSIDE NURSING HOME

School Attended

Queens College / City University of New York / New York

Job Titles Held:

Dietitian/ Nutritionist
Nutritionist
Dietitian
Dietitian Assistant
Food Service Supervisor
Dietitian Supervisor

Degrees

Bachelor of Arts : Home Economics/Nutrition , 1982

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