Ginger Robbins
Cookeville,TN
Summary
Knowledgeable Clinical Dietitian with 15 years experience in 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
21
21
years of professional experience
Work History
Renal Dietitian
DaVita Dialysis Corporation
Livingston, Sparta And Cookeville, TN
02.2011 - Current
- Provided ongoing support and guidance to patients as they navigated lifestyle changes related to their renal diets, fostering a positive environment for success.
- Evaluated patients'' adherence to renal diet recommendations using advanced assessment techniques, identifying areas for improvement and providing targeted support.
- Analyzed lab results to monitor patients'' progress closely and adjusting their diet plans as necessary to maintain optimal health status.
- Assisted patients clients with mean plan development, addressing individualized dietary requirements.
- Developed nutrition plans addressing individual patient diabetes and food allergies.
- Advocated for patient needs within interdisciplinary team meetings, ensuring that nutrition remained a focal point in overall treatment planning.
Community Nutrition Educator
Health Department
Cookeville, TN
09.2002 - 01.2010
- Women Infant & Children (WIC) nutrition educator. Counseled expectant mothers on their nutrition needs during and after pregnancy.
- Taught breast feeding classes, gestation diabetes education, early childhood nutrition and feeding guidelines up to age 5.
- Diabetes educator through the primary care clinic at the Putnam County health department. Conducted one on one education sessions with patients struggling to control their diabetes or who were newly diagnosed. Taught them carbohydrate counting using their personalized diet plan.
Education
Accredited Professional Dietetic Internship
State University of New York
Oneonta, NY09.2008
Bachelor of Science - Human Nutrition
Tennessee Technological University
Cookeville, TN05.2001
Skills
- Motivational Interviewing
- Supplement Recommendations
- Dialysis Knowledge
- Patient Education
- Vital Sign Monitoring
- Diabetes education
Timeline
Renal Dietitian
DaVita Dialysis Corporation
02.2011 - Current
Community Nutrition Educator
Health Department
09.2002 - 01.2010
Accredited Professional Dietetic Internship
State University of New York
Bachelor of Science - Human Nutrition
Tennessee Technological University