Experienced Clinical Dietitian with [Number] years of experience helping hospital patients handle chronic medical problems through effective nutrition. Successfully educated patients and families, planned menus and completed assessments. Strong communicator with outstanding active listening skills.
Skills
Diabetes management
Nutrition principles
Patient education
Community nutrition services
Diet modification
Nutrition program management
Menu development
Organization and Time management
Cultural awareness
Good listening skills
Interpersonal Communication
Planning and Coordination
Collaboration
MS Office
Work History
01/2019 to Current
Renal Dietitian IDavita Kidney Care – City, STATE,
Titrate mineral bone disorder medication according to patient labs and medication algorithms of IV Hectorol and Calcimimetics.
Advise the nursing staff to adjust dialysate baths according to patient lab values.
Assist patients access community resources such as food delivery, enroll patient to medication assistance programs, and prior authorizations.
Provides patient specific detailed education to patient/family/caregiver regarding nutritional status, adequacy measures and results, fluid status, and all nutrition related lab parameters pertaining to their disease process.
Completes nutritional assessment and participates in the interdisciplinary comprehensive assessments.
Participates with the interdisciplinary team in the development of a written, individualized comprehensive plan of care that specifies the services necessary to address the patient’s needs, in accordance with established Federal and State regulations.
Calculates diet prescription according to standard of practice.
Maintains complete and accurate documentation of all appropriate information in medical record according to established Davita policies and Federal and State regulations.
Identifies malnourished patients as well as patients at risk for malnutrition and works collaboratively with interdisciplinary team to identify appropriate interventions, resources, or solutions.
Monitors adherence and response to nutrition therapy, adjusts therapy as needed to achieve and sustain optimal nutritional status.
Communicates lab results and recommended treatment changes to providers of patient care in nursing facilities (i.e., hospitals, short term and long-term care facilities).
Maintains and improves knowledge and skills for a competent and innovative practice.
Maintains dietetic registration with Commission on Dietetic Registration and continuing education hours as specified by Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.
Other nutrition management duties as assigned.
Developed nutrition plans addressing individual patient conditions, including diabetes and food allergies.
Developed nutrient-dense recipes and flexible meal templates to meet nutritional objectives.
Coached individuals on methods for managing chronic diseases with effective dietary plans.
Completed detailed nutritional assessments of each patient based on health history, medical conditions and energy requirements.
10/2019 to 02/XXX0
Nutrition Support and Gastro-intestinal RehabilitaAMN Healthcare – City, STATE,
Nutrition Support and Gastro-intestinal rehabilitation dietitian, -Analyze lab reports of patients and make necessary changes to the TPN formula, IVF fluids and lipids formula to maintain healthy nutritional status.
Performs nutritional assessments and follow up care involving review of patient charts, diagnoses, and nutritional history.
Reviews, updates, and coordinates patient nutritional care through ongoing communications with nursing, providers and other members of the health care team.
Writes diet and enteral and parenteral nutrition orders, in coordination with the patients provider.
Advises patients and their families on nutrition support administration, water delivery, accesses and pump management.
Documents all interventions pertaining to nutritional care in patients' electronic medical record.
Understands Medicare qualification and billing practices for parenteral and enteral nutrition therapies.
Reviews and oversees documentation obtainment for justification of nutrition services as requested.
Uses clinical data to identify and diagnose nutrition-related problems, selects appropriate interventions, tracking progress toward goals.
Performs nutritional assessments using various techniques including but not limited to: estimation of nutrient intake, calculation of nutritional requirements, anthropometrics, evaluation of selected laboratory results and assessment of drug-nutrient interactions.
Communicates findings of nutritional assessments to appropriate disciplines and documents with progress notes and assessments of patients’ medical records.
Develops and implements written nutrition plans of care, in conjunction with physicians, healthcare personnel, patients and caregivers.
Performs other duties as assigned.
02/2018 to 12/2018
Consultant DietitianAssent Healthcare – City, STATE,
Assisted patients clients with mean plan development, addressing individualized dietary requirements.
Completed detailed nutritional assessments of each patient based on health history, medical conditions and energy requirements.
Developed nutrition plans addressing individual patient conditions, including diabetes and food allergies.
Education
Expected in
Bsc.: Nutrition and Dietetics University of the District of Columbia - , GPA:
Accomplishments
Med/Surg/ Oncology/Telemetry-Screened, assessed including NFPE, and developed proper nutrition care plans for inpatients based on their individual needs and to determine nutritional risk status in patients.
Provide appropriate follow-up in accordance with the patient’s treatment goals, referring patients for outpatient counseling-Assess educational needs and provide nutrition education for diabetes, heart healthy, dialysis, patients and their families based on individual needs, including nutrient requirements, knowledge and abilities, and medical, economic, and social situation.
Developed and implemented educational materials for lectures, in-services, patients, staff.
Provided alternate feeding recommendations (enteral and parenteral nutrition) and closely monitored patients for life threatening feeding complications, adjusting feedings to improve nutrition status-Individualized menus for clients on therapeutic and mechanically altered diet.
Counseled and provided nutrition education to patients and family members on the nutritional management of chronic diseases such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease, renal disease, gastrointestinal diseases among others.
Bridgepoint Hospital and Skilled Nursing FacilityPatient care technician May 2013-Dec 2015-Maintain patient privacy and confidentiality-Responsible for taking and charting patient vital signs -Performing activities of daily living -Turning and repositioning patients-Assist wound care dressing -Start IV lines for nurses -Assist nurses in inserting foley catheters and recording urine outputMembershipAcademy of Nutrition and Dietetics.
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University of the District of Columbia
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Renal Dietitian I
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