Experience

Ventura County Medical Center

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Clinical Dietitian II

  • Jun 2015 - Present

  Work closely with an interdisciplinary team and maintain communication with providers in order to provide individualized patient care. Conduct nutrition assessments for neonatal, pediatric, obstetric/postpartum, and adult patients with varying acute and chronic medical diagnoses in order to provide oral nutrition and nutrition support recommendations to physicians. Assess patient nutrition knowledge and needs by utilizing motivational interviewing in order to provide bilingual and culturally appropriate nutrition education, counseling, and explanation of evidenced-based practices to patients/caregivers of varying developmental and educational levels. Build rapport and empower patients to improve their health behaviors.



Mammoth Hospital

• Registered Dietitian

  • Sep 2013 - Jul 2015

  Manage and prioritize daily scheduling and rendering of medical nutrition therapy and nutrition care plans for inpatients and outpatients. Create educational materials. Assess need for, create, and implement community outreach and employee health and wellness projects, including group and individual nutrition education. Participate in development of departmental policies and conduct quality improvement projects in the hospital setting. Manage and prioritize daily scheduling and rendering of medical nutrition therapy and nutrition care plans for inpatients and outpatients. Create educational materials. Assess need for, create, and implement community outreach and employee health and wellness projects, including group and individual nutrition education. Participate in development of departmental policies and conduct quality improvement projects in the hospital setting.



North East Valley Health Corporation

• Clinical Supervisor Intern

  • Jun 2012 - Jun 2013

  Apply motivational interviewing in order to provide culturally sensitive nutrition education to high nutritional risk program participants, both individually and in the classroom setting. Negotiate participant goals in order to achieve nutrition outcomes. Apply motivational interviewing in order to provide culturally sensitive nutrition education to high nutritional risk program participants, both individually and in the classroom setting. Negotiate participant goals in order to achieve nutrition outcomes.



Los Robles Hospital and Medical Center

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Dietary Aide

  • Dec 2010 - May 2012

  Professionally and compassionately communicate with hospital patients, dietitians and staff in order to provide excellent patient care by educating patients about diets, assisting patients in filling out menus, using electronic medical documentation system, and supervising trayline. Professionally and compassionately communicate with hospital patients, dietitians and staff in order to provide excellent patient care by educating patients about diets, assisting patients in filling out menus, using electronic medical documentation system, and supervising trayline.