Diana Lynn Winkler
Hickory,NC
Summary
Knowledgeable Clinical Dietitian with 20 plus years educating patients and families, monitoring patient nutrition and managing physician-ordered diets. Demonstrated success in collaborating with clinicians to optimize patient plans. Thrive in challenging, fast-paced settings when managing multiple tasks and working with various patients.
Overview
27
27
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Dietitian/Food & Nutrition Services Director
PACE @ Home
03.2014 - Current
- Responsible for the Nutritional Screening and Assessment of participants in the PACE program
- Supplying nutrition care plans and nutrition education to participants and care givers in the areas of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Disease, Diabetes, Wound Care, Malnutrition, Weight Management, Renal Disease and End of Life
- Serves as member of Wound/Pressure Injury and Weights Standard Committees
- Responsible for food service management of small catering kitchen.
Part-Time Adjunct Faculty Member/Online Instructor
Gaston College
01.2015 - 05.2020
- Online Instructor: Nutrition Concepts and Medical Nutrition Therapy, Dietetics Overview, and Profession of Dietetics; online courses needed for the completion of the Dietetic Technician Program and Certified Dietary Manager Program
- Responsible for developing course-related assignments, discussion boards, and exams
- Managed students' education and progress in the areas of basic disease-specific nutrition therapy, basic nutrition screening and assessment and basic knowledge of health care systems and community settings that deliver nutrition services.
- Utilized various teaching methodologies to accommodate different learning styles within the classroom setting.
- Assisted Type department chair in coordinating faculty curriculum development and instruction.
Registered Dietitian/Nutritionists
Catawba Valley Medical Center’s Bariatric Surgical Weight Management Program
01.2017 - 08.2018
- Supplied pre- and post-surgical nutrition education and guidance on weight trends, exercise, diet, and lifestyle modifications for successful weight loss.
Wellness Coordinator and Registered Dietitian
Catawba Valley Medical Center’s Healthy House; Weight Solutions For Youth
01.2009 - 03.2014
- Coordinated all events for CVMC’s Healthy House and supervised Healthy House Staff
- Developed, marketed, and implemented programs and events for the Healthy House
- Assessed nutritional needs, developed, and implemented nutritional care plans for all patients in the Healthy House Treatment program
- Evaluated and reported these results appropriately to Grantors
- Collaborated with community leaders and facilities to develop programming to reduce childhood obesity rates within the Catawba County and surrounding area
- Graduate Preceptor for the Lenoir- Rhyne University’s Dietetic Internship Program
- Responsible for researching and applying for grant opportunities to help sustain the Healthy House program financially
- Member of the Catawba County Eat Smart Move More committee and as appointed Policy Leader for the Community Health Assessment & Group Evaluation as part of the CDC’s Healthy Communities Program.
- Collected and tracked information about participation and outcomes of individual programs.
- Increased participation in wellness initiatives by effectively promoting and marketing available resources.
- Managed budgets for wellness initiatives, ensuring cost-effective allocation of resources.
- Maintained up-to-date knowledge of industry trends and best practices in health promotion, integrating innovative approaches into ongoing wellness programming.
Registered Dietitian
Cardiovascular Health and Rehabilitation: Carolinas Medical Center at Myers Park
04.2006 - 12.2008
- Nutrition assessment and development of a therapeutic plan for the Cardiac Rehabilitation patients
- Developed individualized menu plans and goals accounting for Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Disease, Diabetes and Renal Disease for improved health of patients
- Representative and speaker for the “Heart of a Woman” community awareness program to help change women’s behavior about heart disease
- Health fair representative and panel speaker for various community and hospital-based programs, including the annual “Sister to Sister-Everyone Has a Heart” health fair for National Women’s Heart Day and “DARE to C.A.R.E” program with CMC’s Vascular Surgeons.
Registered Dietitian
CMC – Union Regional Medical Center
06.1997 - 04.2006
- Clinical Nutrition Management in Critical Care unit, focusing on Nutrition Support for TPN, PPN, Enteral feedings
- Responsible for the Nutritional Screening and Assessment of patients in Critical Care, Telemetry and General Medical units
- Counseled patients/families on Medical Nutrition Therapy
- Supplied Nutrition Education to both patients and outpatients in the areas of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary disease, Diabetes, Wound Care, Malnutrition, Weight Management and Renal Disease
- Interdisciplinary Team Conference team member
- Served as CMC-Unions Cardiac Rehabilitation Dietitian
- Food and Drug Interaction committee member
- Assisted the Nutrition Services Director with development of nutrition standards of care, performance of care and policies and procedures for all age groups.
Education
MA - Family & Consumer Sciences - Foods & Nutrition
Appalachian State University
Boone, NCBS - Foods & Nutrition - Foods & Nutrition
Appalachian State University
Boone, NCSkills
- Diabetes management
- Medical Nutrition Therapy
- Meal Planning
- Parenteral Nutrition
- Cardiovascular Nutrition
- Renal Nutrition
- Enteral Nutrition
- Clinical Nutrition
- Community Nutrition
- Interdisciplinary Collaboration
- Bariatric Nutrition
- Cultural Competency
- Nutrition counseling
- Sanitation rules and regulations
- Nutrition therapy
- Disease Prevention
- Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN)
- Nutrition program management
- Quality Improvement
- Evidence-based advice
Accomplishments
- Developed internal Food Bank and Frozen Meal program to meet patient home food security concerns.
- Experience in Clinical Nutrition field expanding from Adolescence to Geriatrics in both acute and outpatient settings.
- Certificate of Training in Pediatric, Adolescent and Adult Weight Management
- Proficient in Microsoft Excel to develop inventory tracking spreadsheets for ONS and Food Service supplies and ordering, management of significant weight changes and pressure injury management
- Current CPR/BLS Certification
Certification
October 1997 - Present, April 1998 - Present, June 1998 - Present, June 2014 - May 2015, June 2013 - May 2014, June 1998 - January 2009, 2007 - Present, 2009 - Present
Other Experience
Current CPR/BLS Certification (completed annually). Dietary Analysis Software – Food Processor Plus, Computrition and Nutritionist III and V, CHS Star Computer Program, and E Clinical Works Medical Charting system; Microsoft Office, TruChart
Affiliations
Academy of Nutrition and Detetics
Commission on Dietetic Registration
Licensed by North Carolina Board of Nutrition
Timeline
Registered Dietitian/Nutritionists
Catawba Valley Medical Center’s Bariatric Surgical Weight Management Program
01.2017 - 08.2018
Part-Time Adjunct Faculty Member/Online Instructor
Gaston College
01.2015 - 05.2020
Registered Dietitian/Food & Nutrition Services Director
PACE @ Home
03.2014 - Current
Wellness Coordinator and Registered Dietitian
Catawba Valley Medical Center’s Healthy House; Weight Solutions For Youth
01.2009 - 03.2014
Registered Dietitian
Cardiovascular Health and Rehabilitation: Carolinas Medical Center at Myers Park
04.2006 - 12.2008
Registered Dietitian
CMC – Union Regional Medical Center
06.1997 - 04.2006
MA - Family & Consumer Sciences - Foods & Nutrition
Appalachian State University
BS - Foods & Nutrition - Foods & Nutrition
Appalachian State University