Experience

Opal: Food+Body Wisdom

• United States
• Mental Health Care
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Clinical Manager

  • Mar 2023 - Present

  - Oversee and manage all clinical therapists, dietitians, nutrition specialist, and milieu manager.- Hire and onboard new employees in the above roles, ensuring they are equipped for their clinical responsibilities in collaboration with department leads.- Perform bi-monthly clinical documentation reviews for therapists and dietitians ensuring that all clinicians are completing timely & accurate documentation.- Complete bi-annual assessments and provide formal/informal feedback to employees, including initiating performance improvement plans and follow-through.- Point person for coordinating spontaneous coverage needs for clinical teams, ensuring adequate staffing for all program and clinical needs.- Attend weekly Opal Leadership team meetings to address any system-wide concerns, personnel issues, and program changes.- Serve as point person for any system-wide communication needs.- Lead therapist, dietitian, and milieu weekly group supervision meetings in collabortion with the Senior Clinical Supervisior, Senior Dieitian Supervisior, and Milieu Manager.

• Registered Dietitian

  • Jun 2021 - Present



THIRA Health

• United States
• Mental Health Care
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Registered Dietitian

  • Oct 2020 - Jun 2021



Eating Recovery Center

• United States
• Mental Health Care
• 700 & Above Employee

• Registered Dietitian

  • Jun 2019 - Oct 2020

  ● Provided medical nutrition therapy for patients with eating disorders by assessing nutritional status & establishing a plan of care in collaboration with the treatment team. Followed by evaluation & modification of course of treatment as necessary. o Experience working with adolescents as young as 10yo, families, & adults. ● Delivered individualized nutrition counseling in alignment with the Family-Based Treatment model, as indicated depending on a patient’s diagnosis. ● Assessed appropriateness of the Family-Based Treatment approach and recommend alternative modes of treatment for patients with ARFID, Binge Eating Disorders, & OSFED. ● Facilitated experiential groups such as restaurant outings, lunch innings, menu planning, grocery outings, & cooking groups. ● Developed & delivered curriculum for nutrition education groups for adolescent patients, adult patients, & caregivers. ● * Core Value Award for Innovation received in 2020 for advocating for Spanish-speaking patients & families to be assigned to my caseload.



Sea Mar Community Health Centers

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 700 & Above Employee

• Dietitian

  • Jan 2019 - Jun 2019



WebMD Health Services

• United States
• Wellness and Fitness Services
• 300 - 400 Employee

• On-site Wellness Coach Coordinator at Boeing

  • May 2017 - Jan 2019

  • Perform face-to-face at-risk health education based on participants' completed health risk appraisal. • Lead both individual and group active/walking health education sessions. • Provide assessment of at-risk areas and refer to appropriate resources. • Understand and deliver client-centered coaching through a combination of reflective listening and identification of readiness to change. • Assist participants' progress through the stages of change for at-risk behavior. • Utilize Motivational Interviewing techniques to elicit behavior change. • Improve the health lifestyle behaviors and overall health of participants.



Option Care Health

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 700 & Above Employee

• Nutrition Support Clinician

  • Aug 2014 - May 2017

  • Provided comprehensive nutrition support for patients that required enteral and parenteral therapy across pediatric, adult, and geriatric patient populations. • Managed patient case load of ~1,000 throughout Washington and Oregon State. • Counseled patients with chronic diseases that negatively affect nutritional status such as cancer, stroke, gastrointestinal diseases, ALS, and prematurity.• Worked to resolve issues related to failure to thrive, GI intolerance, allergies, protein energy malnutrition, diabetes, and renal insufficiency. • Ongoing monitoring and reporting of the effectiveness of enteral/parenteral treatment, resulting in modification of the treatment plan as necessary.• Educated and trained patients and caregivers on how to effectively use home infusion equipment and supplies.

• Clinical Care Transition Specialist

  • Dec 2013 - Aug 2014

  • Maintained and grew relationships with referrals sources. Served as key point of contact and representative of Option Care to provide education, assistance, and service to referral sources.• Educated patients, their families, and hospital staff on the services and products provided by Option Care.• Responsible for collecting, reviewing and completing preadmission information to ensure seamless patient hospital discharge.• Provided oversight and input to providers regarding patient treatment process and transition to home care.• Consistently communicated with agency staff, medical team, patients and family throughout the discharge process to implement an effective treatment plan.



YMCA of Greater Seattle

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 700 & Above Employee

• Nutrition Educator

  • Jul 2014 - Jul 2015

  ACT! (Actively Changing Together) Program Facilitator ACT! (Actively Changing Together) is a program designed and offered in collaboration with the YMCA and Seattle Children’s Hospital. It is a nutrition, activity, and self-improvement group for youth that are overweight or at risk of becoming overweight and their parents. • Conducted small group sessions that incorporated presentations on a variety of health topics with cooking demonstrations. • Encouraged discussion amongst participants through the fostering of a safe environment and asking open-ended questions. • Recruited families to participate in the ACT! Program through phone outreach.



Walgreens

• United States
• Retail
• 700 & Above Employee

• Nutritionist

  • Jun 2013 - Sep 2013

  Walgreens Infusion & Respiratory Services Walgreens Infusion & Respiratory Services



Sea Mar Community Health Centers

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 700 & Above Employee

• Dietetic Intern

  • Sep 2012 - Jun 2013



California State Polytechnic University-Pomona

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Student Research Assistant

  • 2009 - 2012

  - Provided administrative assistance to the Grant Program Investigators. - Organized data for evaluation of the Estudiante de Dietética Research Grant. - Developed reports and presentations needed to support the USDA grant that funded the curriculum. - Facilitated interviews with grant program participants to assess the success of the program. - Provided administrative assistance to the Grant Program Investigators. - Organized data for evaluation of the Estudiante de Dietética Research Grant. - Developed reports and presentations needed to support the USDA grant that funded the curriculum. - Facilitated interviews with grant program participants to assess the success of the program.



Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU)

• United States
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Intern

  • Jun 2010 - Aug 2010