ERIN SANFELIZ
Loveland,Colorado
Summary
I am a Registered Dietitian and Certified Nutrition Support Clinician with community, outpatient/inpatient healthcare and education experience. Within these specialties, nutrition is the foundation of healing and maintaining and building a healthy life. I love to share my nutrition knowledge and experience through client, student interactions.
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
Work History
Allied Health Sciences Adjunct Instructor
Aims Community College
Greeley, CO
11.2023 - Current
- Developed course curriculum aligned with academic standards and student needs.
- Facilitated engaging classroom discussions to enhance student comprehension and collaboration.
- Evaluated student performance through assessments, providing constructive feedback for improvement.
- Mentored students in academic and career planning to support their educational goals.
- Utilized educational technology tools to facilitate remote learning and enhance instructional delivery.
Senior Registered Dietitian, Supervisor
Banner McKee Medical Center
Loveland, Colorado
11.2010 - Current
- -Create comprehensive nutrition assessment for patients individual and disease specific nutrition needs using evidence-based standards of care and nutrition practice guidelines.
- -Review and evaluate relevant clinical laboratory values, medications, disease specific changes to metabolism and nutrition history to create the most appropriate nutrition intervention.
- -Conduct and evaluate nutrition focused physical exams to determine severity of protein and calorie malnutrition high risk patients.
- -Create individualized nutrition plans, evaluate effectiveness of care plan and communicate with healthcare members for optimal nutrition outcomes for inpatient and home care services.
- -Provide nutrition education to patients, families, and interdisciplinary staff through interactive verbal, written, and demonstration modalities.
- -Supervise and guide a team of Registered Dietitians to provide appropriate patient care, conduct performance review assessments, implement corrective action, and train new team members.
- -Coordinate, and participate in routinely scheduled meetings with direct reports, regional and system wide Registered Dietitians.
- -Establish, monitor, and modify policies and procedures to maintain evidence-based standards of care.
- -Establish fall and spring internship rotations, orient interns and provide comprehensive clinical internship precepting through role modeling, education, and hands on practice.
- -Provide expertise as a Certified Nutrition Support Clinician through creation of enteral and parenteral nutrition prescriptions. Collaborate on nutrition support details with physicians, nurses and pharmacists.
Registered Dietitian
Sava Senior Care
Cheyenne Health Care, Applewood Living Center, Berthoud Living Center
10.2002 - 10.2010
- -Provide quality Medical Nutrition Therapy through assessment, diet education, clinical recommendations and interdisciplinary teamwork.
- -Complete Material Data Set, Resident Assessment Protocol and Care Plan paperwork in conjunction with assessments.
- -Interact with and communicate nutrition recommendations to nursing, physicians, social services, therapy and family to optimize patient nutrition and medical outcomes.
- -Manage the facility s weight loss program and meeting, evaluate weight change data trends and create action plans for corrective measures.
- -Provide nutrition expertise in skin, and hydration management meetings.
- -Design and create nutrition education materials for individualized needs.
- -Conduct routine and as needed nutrition consults for enteral/parenteral nutrition, post operative, morbid obesity weight reduction, diabetes management, dysphagia, dementia, and weight loss prevention, cardiac disease, renal disease, and more.
- -Participate in Health Department Survey Process and monitor compliance of all dietary regulations throughout the year.
- -Complete monthly audits of kitchen sanitation, meal service and dining room operations.
- -Assist Food Service Director with budgetary cost control and interview/hiring for dietary staff.
Nutrition Educator
Tri-County Health Department WIC Program
Aurora, Colorado
11.2000 - 08.2001
- -Educated low-income pregnant, breastfeeding, and non-breastfeeding postpartum women, infants and children up to age five on key nutrients for growth and development with routine follow up on nutrition goals
- -Provided client specific nutrition education and materials to promote healthful food choices in various cultures.
- -Collected and evaluated anthropometrics data, and maintained accurate patient records.
- -Coordinated care and referred high risk clients to Registered Dietitian.
Education
Other - Dietetic Internship
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan06.2002
Bachelor's - Food Science and Human Nutrition
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, Colorado12.1999
Skills
- Registered Dietitian - 10 years
- Registered Dietitian new employee orientation and trainer - 10 years
- Clinical Dietetic Internship Preceptor - 10 years
- Certified Nutrition Support Clinician - 8 years
Timeline
Allied Health Sciences Adjunct Instructor
Aims Community College
11.2023 - Current
Senior Registered Dietitian, Supervisor
Banner McKee Medical Center
11.2010 - Current
Registered Dietitian
Sava Senior Care
10.2002 - 10.2010
Nutrition Educator
Tri-County Health Department WIC Program
11.2000 - 08.2001
Bachelor's - Food Science and Human Nutrition
Colorado State University
Other - Dietetic Internship
University of Michigan