Rebecca Phillips
11584 Pineridge Way N Dayton,MN
Summary
Seasoned Clinical Dietitian with a robust background in nutritional counseling and mental health, demonstrated with a variety of experience. Excelled in leading dietetic programs, achieving high productivity in outpatient caseloads. Skilled in motivational interviewing and clinical team collaboration, ensuring comprehensive patient care and education.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Outpatient Dietitian
Melrose Center
07.2021 - Current
- Manage a high-volume caseload, providing evidence-based nutritional counseling with high client retention.
- Specialty clinic treating eating disorders and utilizing treatment modalities for ARFID, FBT, CBT-AR, and CBT-E in collaboration with a multidisciplinary team.
- Work with adolescents, families, and adult clients.
- Conduct in-person and virtual groups on a weekly basis.
- Provide oversight and training to new team members and dietetic interns.
Clinical Dietitian
Maple Grove Hospital (Aramark Corporation)
Maple Grove, MN
04.2019 - 07.2021
- Perform full nutritional assessments utilizing evidenced based practices and nutrition focused physical exams.
- Evaluate unique nutrient and energy requirements for each patient based on anthropometric data , lifestyle and individual medical issues.
- Created and implemented patient specific nutrition care plans and support therapies.
- Educated patients, families and medical practitioners on therapeutic diets and specific disease states.
- In-depth knowledge of clinical nutrition, TPN calculations and tube feeding practices.
- Training to place nasogastric and nasojejunal feeding tubes utilizing Cortrak machine.
- Main preceptor for Aramark Dietetic Interns; preparing, training and teaching so interns are able to successfully sit for Registered Dietitian exam and become entry level Dietitian's.
Lead Dietitian Partial Hospitalization Program
The Emily Program
St. Louis Park, MN
09.2013 - 04.2019
- Counseled individuals and groups with dual-diagnoses in partial hospitalization and outpatient programs.
- In charge of treatment for up to 12 clients while managing meal plans, medical stability, interruption of eating disorder symptoms and provide nutrition education.
- Lead therapeutic meals focusing on portioning, supporting and challenging disordered behavior.
- Lead up to 5 (60 minute) nutrition groups per week; utilizing cooking, curriculum and interactive ways of learning a wide variety of topics in an engaging manner.
- Worked closely with adolescent, adult clients and their families.
- Part of multidisciplinary team to ensure medical stability for clients in partial hospitalization programs.
- Support, help prepare and participate in follow up for clients undergoing weight loss surgery.
- Supervise and train U of M, TEP dietetic interns. Providing detailed schedules, consistent feedback, selection of and appropriate placement throughout internship.
- Exceed 80% productivity expectation of outpatient case load.
Clinical Dietitian
Regions Hospital
St. Paul, MN
05.2012 - 09.2013
- Level 1 trauma Hospital
- Relief dietitian covered trauma, burn center, ICU, TPN, tube feeding, rehab, renal/dialysis and mental health.
- Transitioned to TPN full time and then went on to develop new Mental Health dietitian role.
- Provided nutrition assessment, screening, care planning and education for patients and families.
- Work as part of an interdisciplinary health care team to provide comprehensive nutritional therapy.
- Develops, maintains and evaluates the quality and effectiveness of nutritional care, practice guidelines and educational services and materials.
Kitchen Supervisor / Dietetic Technician
Hennepin County Medical Center
Minneapolis, MN
05.2008 - 10.2012
- Process all patient diet orders, preferences and supplements.
- Provide excellent customer service to large call volume in a timely manner.
- Correct all patient menus to comply with therapeutic diet orders.
- Lead and supervise food preparation, portioning, and assembly of all food products.
- Monitor performance of 20-25 employees per shift ensuring proper safety and sanitation standards are observed.
- In charge of hospital wide food allergy compliance.
Research and Development Technician
General Mills Inc
Golden Valley, MN
08.2010 - 05.2011
- Support new product development, established product improvement, cost savings and new technology.
- Responsible for formulation work and prototype development.
- Assist with plant trials, commercialization and consumer tests.
- In charge of physical and analytical testing, documentation of experiments and trial runs.
- Provide all safety and good manufacturing practice documentation.
Nutrition Clerk/Hostess
Fairview Southdale Hospital
Edina, MN
03.2006 - 12.2010
- Processed all patient diet information while answering primary department hone and delivering quality customer service.
- Accurately assess patient trays for quality control.
- Collect, review and correct all patient menus.
Education
Dietetic Internship
University of Minnesota in Affiliation With The Emily Program
2012
Bachelor of Science - Nutrition and Dietetics
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
2008
Skills
- Nutritional Counseling
- Eating Disorders
- Active Listening
- Judgment and Decision Making
- Motivational Interviewing
- Food Allergies
- Mental Health
experience - Time Management
- Customer Service
- Clinical team collaboration and documentation
- Preceptor of Interns
Affiliations
Collegiate Athlete -Volleyball 200-2004
Captain 2004 season
Certification
ServSafe Food Handler Certification - Exp 2/2024
Timeline
Outpatient Dietitian
Melrose Center
07.2021 - Current
Clinical Dietitian
Maple Grove Hospital (Aramark Corporation)
04.2019 - 07.2021
Lead Dietitian Partial Hospitalization Program
The Emily Program
09.2013 - 04.2019
Clinical Dietitian
Regions Hospital
05.2012 - 09.2013
Research and Development Technician
General Mills Inc
08.2010 - 05.2011
Kitchen Supervisor / Dietetic Technician
Hennepin County Medical Center
05.2008 - 10.2012
Nutrition Clerk/Hostess
Fairview Southdale Hospital
03.2006 - 12.2010
Dietetic Internship
University of Minnesota in Affiliation With The Emily Program
Bachelor of Science - Nutrition and Dietetics
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
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