Giang Nguyen
Bridgeport,CT
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
Work History
WIC Nutritionist
Southwest Community Health Center
08.2024 - 01.2025
- Provide services for high risk and non-high risk participants.
- Determine eligibility of participants for the WIC program.
- Develop individualized care plan for participants who have high risk conditions.
- Assess nutrition and diet histories of participants.
- Provide nutritional counseling and assist participants in setting priorities.
- Record summary of pertinent information on participant’s medical record to provide recommendation and follow-up.
- At appropriate interval, re-evaluate the participant’s dietary/nutritional progress and needs to determine continued eligibility.
- Maintain regular contact with care providers.
- Provide WIC services.
Nutritionist
City of Waterbury- WIC Program
09.2017 - 07.2018
- Provide services for high risk and non-high risk participants.
- Determine eligibility of participants for the WIC program.
- Develop individualized care plan for participants who have high risk conditions.
- Assess nutrition and diet histories of participants.
- Provide nutritional counseling and assist participants in setting priorities.
- Record summary of pertinent information on participant’s medical record to provide recommendation and follow-up.
- At appropriate interval, re-evaluate the participant’s dietary/nutritional progress and needs to determine continued eligibility.
- Maintain regular contact with care providers.
- Provide WIC services.
Wellness Coordinator
Clinicas de Salud del Pueblo
08.2013 - 01.2014
- Coordinate and maintain certification for the wellness program.
- Provide services to high risk and non-high risk participants.
- Determine eligibility of participants for the WIC program.
- Develop individualized care plan for participants who have high risk conditions.
- Assess nutrition and diet histories of participants.
- Provide nutritional counseling and assist participants in setting priorities.
- Record summary of pertinent information on participant’s medical record to provide recommendation and follow-up.
- At appropriate interval, re-evaluate the participant’s dietary/nutritional progress and needs to determine continued eligibility.
- Maintain regular contact with care providers.
Nutritionist
City of Hartford-WIC Program
01.2011 - 07.2012
- Provide services for high risk and non-high risk participants.
- Determine eligibility of participants for the WIC program.
- Develop individualized care plan for participants who have high risk conditions.
- Assess nutrition and diet histories of participants.
- Provide nutritional counseling and assist participants in setting priorities.
- Record summary of pertinent information on participant’s medical record to provide recommendation and follow-up.
- At appropriate interval, re-evaluate the participant’s dietary/nutritional progress and needs to determine continued eligibility.
- Maintain regular contact with care providers.
- Provide WIC services.
Registered Dietitian
VNA Services, Inc.
09.2009 - 07.2010
- Make home visits/ telephone consultations in regard to patients’ nutritional/ dietary issues.
- Assist in evaluating the nutritional needs of the patients according to their specific medical condition (s).
- Develop individualized nutrition care plan for patients.
- Perform nutritional counseling to the caregiver/family/ patient on nutrition matters.
- Serve as a nutrition consultant to the nursing staff.
- Record observations and activities relating to patient’s care.
Nutritionist I
Community Action Partnership of Kern-WIC Program
07.2007 - 07.2009
- Provide services for high risk and non-high risk participants.
- Determine eligibility of participants for the WIC program.
- Develop individualized care plan for participants who have high risk conditions.
- Assess nutrition and diet histories of participants.
- Provide nutritional counseling and assist participants in setting priorities.
- Record summary of pertinent information on participant’s medical record to provide recommendation and follow-up.
- At appropriate interval, re-evaluate the participant’s dietary/nutritional progress and needs to determine continued eligibility.
- Maintain regular contact with care providers.
- Responsible for reports necessary for WIC operations (CQI).
- Provide in-service to staffs as needed.
- Oversee the daily operations of designated WIC sites including: supervision of staff, monitoring clinic and schedule, maintaining voucher security, and assist with clinic set up.
- Provide WIC services.
- Assist WIC Nutritionist Assistant with certification.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nutritional Sciences
University of Connecticut
Storrs, CT05.2004
Dietetic Internship -
University of Connecticut
Hartford, CT05.2006
Skills
- Microsoft Words
- Excel
- PowerPoint
- Outlook
Timeline
WIC Nutritionist
Southwest Community Health Center
08.2024 - 01.2025
Nutritionist
City of Waterbury- WIC Program
09.2017 - 07.2018
Wellness Coordinator
Clinicas de Salud del Pueblo
08.2013 - 01.2014
Nutritionist
City of Hartford-WIC Program
01.2011 - 07.2012
Registered Dietitian
VNA Services, Inc.
09.2009 - 07.2010
Nutritionist I
Community Action Partnership of Kern-WIC Program
07.2007 - 07.2009
Dietetic Internship -
University of Connecticut
Bachelor of Science - Nutritional Sciences
University of Connecticut
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