Experience

Longwood Management Corporation

• Hospitals and Health Care
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Director of food and nutrition services

  • Oct 2017 - Present

  Los Angeles, California, United States



Sodexo

• France
• Facilities Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Dietetic Intern

  • Aug 2016 - Jul 2017

  Greater Los Angeles Area • Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center- 850 supervised hours ~ Collaborated with team of healthcare providers to provide medical nutrition therapy in multiple units such as ICU, DOU, rehab and medical surgical units ~ Participated in medical rounds in ICU and rehab units ~ Educated patients and families using motivational interviewing ~ Provided in-services to dietary and nursing staff ~ Provided recommendations for starting and adjusting… Show more • Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center- 850 supervised hours ~ Collaborated with team of healthcare providers to provide medical nutrition therapy in multiple units such as ICU, DOU, rehab and medical surgical units ~ Participated in medical rounds in ICU and rehab units ~ Educated patients and families using motivational interviewing ~ Provided in-services to dietary and nursing staff ~ Provided recommendations for starting and adjusting tube feedings in acute and long-term care settings • PIH health 80 supervised hours ~ Provided one-on-one and group counseling sessions in the diabetes and the bariatric centers • Los Angeles Food bank 178 supervised hours ~ Developed and presented 45-minute presentations to children, adults, and older adults on topics such as “Making healthy eating part of your lifestyle” ~ Developed education materials and weekly menus for children participating in the Backpack program • Food service rotation at Networks Café 200 supervised hours ~ Worked in food production, retail, catering, and management Show less



Sharp HealthCare

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

• Dietary host

  • Oct 2015 - Jun 2016

  Greater San Diego Area • Visited patients’ rooms to obtain and evaluate their menu selection for patients with different therapeutic diet orders such as: diabetic, renal, heart healthy, and neutropenic • Reviewed patient’s diet order, food allergies, and intolerances in Cerner and validate that the correct information is entered into the Health Touch Software • Calculated patient’s dietary intake and plan the meals according to the prescribed diet • Checked 60-70 patient trays on tray line for completeness… Show more • Visited patients’ rooms to obtain and evaluate their menu selection for patients with different therapeutic diet orders such as: diabetic, renal, heart healthy, and neutropenic • Reviewed patient’s diet order, food allergies, and intolerances in Cerner and validate that the correct information is entered into the Health Touch Software • Calculated patient’s dietary intake and plan the meals according to the prescribed diet • Checked 60-70 patient trays on tray line for completeness and appropriateness prior to delivery • Collaborated with multidisciplinary team including nurses and dietitians Show less



San Diego Food Bank

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Nutrition Educator

  • Jul 2015 - Jun 2016

  Greater San Diego Area • Taught six-part series of Solving Obesity and Nutritional Disease Affecting Seniors (SONDAS) classes to 20 seniors • Lead cooking demonstration classes such as yogurt and pumpkin dip with apples • Distributed commodity food to low-income families