Registered Dietitian

• Jul 2022 - Present

Registered Dietitian

• Jul 2020 - Jul 2022

Outpatient Dietetic Intern

• Apr 2020 - May 2020

• Closely coordinated with Certified Diabetes Educators toward the execution of diabetes and weight management counseling • Initiated motivational interviewing to gather dietary information • Closely coordinated with Certified Diabetes Educators toward the execution of diabetes and weight management counseling • Initiated motivational interviewing to gather dietary information

Consultant Dietetic Intern

• Mar 2020 - Apr 2020

• Created nutrition fact labels using nutrient analysis software for fresh grab-and-go foods distributed to numerous markets, vending, pantry services • Advised food service managers and organizations on sanitation, safety procedures, menu development, budgeting, and planning to assist with the establishment, operation, and evaluation of food service facilities and nutrition programs • Coordinated recipe development, standardization and developed healthy menu modifications for independent food service operation

Pediatric Gastrointestinal Dietetic Intern

• Feb 2020 - Mar 2020

• Rotated with outpatient Center for Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease and inpatient Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition IBD Nutrition Team • Experienced Very Early Onset IBD, IBD, international patients with interpreters, rare genetic metabolic disorders, extensive enteral/parenteral nutrition • Attended professional development lecture on Nutritional Therapies for IBD • Utilized PediTools website and/or appropriate growth chart to determine Z-scores and interpret anthropometric growth • Calculated estimated nutritional needs, evaluated adequacy of diet and/or enteral/parenteral nutrition regimen, assessed pediatric malnutrition using established criteria, and developed PES statements • Calculated enteral/parenteral nutrition regimens (volume, rate, calories, protein, fluid, electrolytes, cycling) • Identified if/when initiation or discontinuation of nutrition support is appropriate and if patient receiving and/or needs additional vitamin supplementation

Long-Term Care Dietetic Intern

• Jan 2020 - Feb 2020

• Delivered nutrition services and medical nutrition therapy aligned with patients’ medical goals • Evaluated and observed patient nutritional status and delivered appropriate medical nutrition therapy (MNT) • Assumed full responsibility in monitoring meal preparation and delivery of appropriate diets, fluid restrictions, and dietary supplements • Supervised nutrition related laboratory values and medications • Monitored need for speech language pathology evaluation based on dentition status and risk for aspiration

Pediatric Dietetic Intern

• Nov 2019 - Dec 2019

• Provided evidence based nutrition care for children with various GI diagnosis in both the inpatient and outpatient settings through patient interviewing and nutrition education counseling • Collaborated alongside a multidisciplinary team advocating for diverse patients and families across the health care system to provide patient-centered care through hospital floor rounds with the medical team • Completed NICU patient case review, attended a review lecture on formulas and tasted infant and pediatric formulas, participated in a TPN review session, and attended a specialty discussion on treatment of Eating Disorders with Adolescent Clinic dietitian • Recommended enteral and parenteral nutritional regimens in both inpatient and outpatient settings • Monitored growth trends, patient needs for additional supplementation to ensure adequate vitamin and mineral status, and determined risk factors for unsuitable home life • Delivered nutrition services and medical nutrition therapy aligned with patients’ medical goals

Pediatric Dietetic Intern

• Nov 2019 - Dec 2019

• Observed and provided nutrition education to patients in an out-patient setting • Presented an extra topic of interest to staff "Specific Carbohydrate Diet" and presented an organized and researched power point presentation • Provided appropriate education to parents regarding enteral nutrition protocols, breastfeeding recommendations, and introduction of complementary foods in infants • Rendered support to children with developmental delays, including food avoidance, tube feed dependency, and metabolic and genetic disorders

Critical Care Dietetic Intern

• Oct 2019 - Nov 2019

• Identified and addressed nutrient needs and measured enteral and parenteral feedings • Handled the attendance of medical rounds and worked closely with Medical Team in Medical Intensive Care Unit (MICU) and Trauma Intensive Care Unit (TICU) • Keenly monitored tolerance and advancement of feeds • Utilized medical nutrition therapy (MNT) for patients with chronic or acute illnesses • Took charge of diagnosing malnutrition and determining patient needs based on medical status and support • Attended Abbott formulary presentation

Foodservice Dietetic Intern

• Sep 2019 - Oct 2019

• Performed various functions including menu planning as well as meal purchasing, preparation, and service as part of an on-campus program to deliver nutritional meals to the faculty • Maintained food safety standards in meal preparation and delivery • Performed various functions including menu planning as well as meal purchasing, preparation, and service as part of an on-campus program to deliver nutritional meals to the faculty • Maintained food safety standards in meal preparation and delivery

Clinical Dietetic Intern

• Jun 2018 - Jun 2019

• Initiated clinical nutrition assessments in an acute care, inpatient setting which included nutritional interventions and counseling for various disease states and co-morbidities • Provided inpatient nutritional education, continual follow up of nutrition orders and patient status • Attended Diabetes clinic, Diabetes class, Bariatric clinic • Initiated clinical nutrition assessments in an acute care, inpatient setting which included nutritional interventions and counseling for various disease states and co-morbidities • Provided inpatient nutritional education, continual follow up of nutrition orders and patient status • Attended Diabetes clinic, Diabetes class, Bariatric clinic