Megan Austin, MS, RD, CD

Registered Dietitian at Center for Change Treatment Programs
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(386) 825-5501
Location
Orem, Utah, United States, US

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Credentials

  • Certified Dietitian
    State of Utah Division of Occupational & Professional Licensing
    Apr, 2016
    - Oct, 2024
  • Registered Dietitian
    The Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR)
    Mar, 2016
    - Oct, 2024
  • Servsafe Food Production Manager
    National Restaurant Association
    Sep, 2012
    - Oct, 2024
  • Dietetic Technician, Registered
    Commission On Dietetic Registration
    Feb, 2015
    - Oct, 2024

Experience

    • United States
    • Hospitals and Health Care
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Registered Dietitian
      • May 2016 - Present

      May 2016 - Jan 2022: Registered Dietitian Jan 2022 - Aug 2022: Lead Dietitian Aug 2022 - Mar 2023: Assistant Clinical Nutrition Director Mar 2023 - Present: Registered Dietitian PRN Megan provides nutrition counseling to clients struggling with eating disorders (anorexia, bulimia, binge eating) in both an inpatient and outpatient setting. She uses a non-diet (intuitive eating) approach to help her patients develop a healthier relationship with food and their bodies. Megan's duties also include participating in collaborative treatment team meetings, teaching weekly nutrition classes, giving patients grocery store tours, taking patients on challenge food outings, writing tube feeding orders, and charting/documenting patient progress. Megan is also a member of the interdisciplinary diabetes team at the Center for Change. Show less

    • United States
    • Hospitals and Health Care
    • 100 - 200 Employee
    • Registered Dietitian - PRN
      • Jan 2017 - Aug 2017

      Megan was a PRN employee, working 3-4 weekend days each month. Her responsibilities included screening new patients and assigning them a nutrition risk level, conducting assessments and follow-ups, updating diet orders, writing enteral feeding and TPN orders, conducting diabetes educations, charting patient progress, and monitoring patient nutritional status. Megan was a PRN employee, working 3-4 weekend days each month. Her responsibilities included screening new patients and assigning them a nutrition risk level, conducting assessments and follow-ups, updating diet orders, writing enteral feeding and TPN orders, conducting diabetes educations, charting patient progress, and monitoring patient nutritional status.

    • United States
    • Hospitals and Health Care
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Dietary Tech III
      • Aug 2014 - Jun 2015

      Megan's responsibilities included screening new patients and assigning them a nutrition risk level. Megan conducted nutrition assessments with the new level one patients and charted the information for the dietitian. Megan passed the patient trays at meal times. Megan entered the patient menu selections into Compnutrition and verified that the nutrient intake levels fit into the patient's therapeutic diet, making substitutions if needed. Megan also restocked the diet rooms and ordered the supplies for these rooms. Show less

    • United States
    • Health, Wellness & Fitness
    • Volunteer
      • Aug 2014 - Apr 2015

      Megan attended fall training camp as part of the Brigham Young University football program. She assisted in refueling the athletes during practice. Megan also helped oversee the additional cardio workouts for members of the team that required extra conditioning to meet coaching staff standards. She continued to attend regular football practice during the fall season. Megan also assisted with sideline nutrition during the spring scrimmage in 2015. Megan attended fall training camp as part of the Brigham Young University football program. She assisted in refueling the athletes during practice. Megan also helped oversee the additional cardio workouts for members of the team that required extra conditioning to meet coaching staff standards. She continued to attend regular football practice during the fall season. Megan also assisted with sideline nutrition during the spring scrimmage in 2015.

    • Refuel Team Member
      • Sep 2012 - Apr 2015

      Megan's responsibilities included handing out chocolate milk to high school athletes following their participation in athletic events and providing education on chocolate milk's role as a recovery beverage. Hours worked varied depending on the schedule of high school sporting events. Megan's responsibilities included handing out chocolate milk to high school athletes following their participation in athletic events and providing education on chocolate milk's role as a recovery beverage. Hours worked varied depending on the schedule of high school sporting events.

    • United States
    • Restaurants
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Supervisor
      • Aug 2012 - May 2014

      On average Megan worked 15-20 hours per week. Megan's responsibilities included training student employees in all of the restaurant tasks, ensuring the quality of the food, and addressing concerns with the management team. On average Megan worked 15-20 hours per week. Megan's responsibilities included training student employees in all of the restaurant tasks, ensuring the quality of the food, and addressing concerns with the management team.

    • United States
    • Higher Education
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • NACUFS Intern
      • Jun 2013 - Jul 2013

      Megan was selected as an intern through the National Association of College and University Food Service (NACUFS). This organization placed Megan at Michigan State University, where she spent two months of her summer. Megan's responsibilities included completing a nutrition database project for the dietitian on campus, developing a special recipe for fish tacos and selling them on the university food struck, and applying her food service management skills in the various dining locations on campus. She spent on average 40 hours each week working for the university. Show less

    • Prep Kitchen Staff
      • Nov 2011 - Apr 2012

      The Cannon Center is a residential dining hall on the campus of Brigham Young University. Megan was originally hired to work as a dishwasher, but was reassigned to work in the prep kitchen after 1-2 months. Her responsibilities in the prep kitchen included working with the chefs to prepare food to be served at dinner and on occasion serving the food. On average, I worked 12-20 hours per week. The Cannon Center is a residential dining hall on the campus of Brigham Young University. Megan was originally hired to work as a dishwasher, but was reassigned to work in the prep kitchen after 1-2 months. Her responsibilities in the prep kitchen included working with the chefs to prepare food to be served at dinner and on occasion serving the food. On average, I worked 12-20 hours per week.

    • United States
    • Food and Beverage Services
    • Baker
      • Jun 2011 - Aug 2011

      Megan's responsibilities included assisting in baking and decorating approximately 1300 cookies per day. On average, she worked 20 hours per week. Megan's responsibilities included assisting in baking and decorating approximately 1300 cookies per day. On average, she worked 20 hours per week.

Education

  • Brigham Young University
    Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Dietetics
    2010 - 2014
  • University of Houston
    Dietetic Internship
    2015 - 2016
  • Brigham Young University
    Master's degree, Nutrition Sciences
    2019 - 2021

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