Experience

Georgia Department of Community Health

• United States
• Government Administration
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Dietitian Specialist Surveyor

  • Sep 2013 - Present

  Conduct inspections and surveys of Long Term Care facilities to determine compliance with state and federal health care rules and regulations and assists in evaluation programs to determine if the health care needs of the residents are being met. • Conducted annual licensures and recertifications, complaint, follow-up investigative surveys. • Served as team lead on interdisciplinary teams in determining compliance with CMS and state regulations • Effectively communicated with interdisciplinary members of the team to make sure residents rights, care, and services where being upheld properly. • Inspected food services operations to ensure compliance with Federal and State foodservice regulations. • Trained surveyors in the Quality Indicator Survey (QIS) process. • Surveyor Minimum Qualifications Test (SMQT) certified • Able to interpret and apply complex laws, procedures, rules, and regulations • Observe critically and recognize areas of non-compliance, problems and discrepancies. • Have knowledge relative to evaluation of quality of care in environmental health, sanitation, dietetics nursing, pharmacy, speech therapy, occupational therapy, physical therapy, psychology, and/or social work.



VanMatre HealthSouth

• Rockford, Illinois Area

• Lead Clinical Dietitian

  • 2008 - 2012

  VanMatre is an acute care rehabilitation hospital. Patient care focus is stroke, amputations, spinal cord injuries, multiple trauma, brain, injury, neurological disorders, and orthopedic injuries. Provided nutrition assessments and intervention for hospitalized patients. Provided nutrition education to patients and family members. VanMatre is an acute care rehabilitation hospital. Patient care focus is stroke, amputations, spinal cord injuries, multiple trauma, brain, injury, neurological disorders, and orthopedic injuries. Provided nutrition assessments and intervention for hospitalized patients. Provided nutrition education to patients and family members.



OSF Saint Anthony Medical Center

• Rockford, Illinois Area

• Clinical Dietitian

  • Oct 1999 - Mar 2008

  OSF Saint Anthony Medical Center is a Level 1 trauma center, 254 beds I provided nutrition education and intervention to hospitalized patients. I provided out patient nutrition education. I conducted group presentations. I performed media interviews and wrote various nutrition related articles that were published locally. I gained experience in oncology, cardiac, burn, ICU, orthopedic, neurological, and medical/surgical areas. OSF Saint Anthony Medical Center is a Level 1 trauma center, 254 beds I provided nutrition education and intervention to hospitalized patients. I provided out patient nutrition education. I conducted group presentations. I performed media interviews and wrote various nutrition related articles that were published locally. I gained experience in oncology, cardiac, burn, ICU, orthopedic, neurological, and medical/surgical areas.