Hannah Rivard
North Adams,MA
Summary
Compassionate and driven Registered Dietitian with experience in all levels of care, dedicated to improving clients lives through compassionate, HAES aligned, trauma informed evidenced based nutrition practice.
Specialized skills include nutritional counseling for clients struggling with disordered eating and providing support to both clients and loved ones. Excel in communication, documentation, empathy, and problem-solving to effectively support clients' recovery goals
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Dietitian
HEALTHIER TOMORROWS
09.2024 - Current
- Providing outpatient nutrition counseling to clients struggling with eating disorders, disordered eating, and providing education around nutrition, meal planning, intuitive eating and mindful movement
- Providing support to parents and loved ones around how to support their loved one with an eating disorder and providing support to families of adolescents using an FBT model
- Collaborating with other members of the clients care team in order to provide aligned and informed care
Registered Dietitian
MEKENZIE RDN
10.2023 - 09.2024
- Provided outpatient nutrition counseling to clients struggling with eating disorders, and disordered eating, providing education around intuitive eating and mindful movement
- Collaborated with other members of the clients care team in order to provide aligned and informed care
Registered Dietitian
MONTE NIDO WALDEN
08.2022 - 09.2024
- Provided clinical nutrition counseling and dietary plans to the patients at the Inpatient and Residential level of care
- Performed nutrition assessments on all patients and accurately and thoroughly document nutritional assessment and patient issues using appropriate clinical terminology
- Performed individual and group nutritional therapy
- Provided meal plan outlines and worked with patients to fully complete meal plans
- Participated in treatment team planning and discharge planning and liaison services with the dietary department
- Provided effective education to parents and families
- Communicated progress and activities related to treatment and continuing care plans on an ongoing basis to the patient, family, treatment team, referral source and other individuals involved in the patient’s care
- Collaborated with other members of client’s care team to provide aligned and informed care
Pediatric Clinical Dietitian
UMASS MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER
07.2021 - 08.2022
- Coordinated and provided the nutritional care of pediatric patients on the pediatric intensive care unit, neonatal care unit, and inpatient pediatric medical unit
- Interacted routinely with physicians, nurses, and allied health professionals
- Primary Registered Dietitian to work with all eating disorder patients’ that are admitted to the unit, including initiating of our Disordered Eating Protocol, food preference and meal/menu selection, analyzing daily anthropometric, lab work, and meal completion, and adjusting plan accordingly
Education
Master of Science - Nutrition And Health Promotion/Dietetic Internship
Simmons University
Boston, Massachusetts05-2021
Bachelor of Science - Dietetics, Nutrition And Food Science
University of Vermont
Burlington, Vermont12-2018
Skills
- Treatment of eating disorders in both the adults and adolescent population
- Pediatric and Adolescent Care
- Working with children and adults with food allergies
- Working with different psychiatric conditions
- Providing MNT
- Nutrition education
- Behavior change techniques
- Meal planning
Certification
- Commission of Registered Dietitians – Certified Registered Dietitian
- Licensed Registered Dietitian in the State of Massachusetts
- Licensed Registered Dietitian in the State of New Hampshire
- Licensed Registered Dietitian (Telehealth Only) in the State of Vermont
- Licensed Registered Dietitian in the State of Illinois
- American CPR Care Association – CPR: Adult, Child, Infant, & AED Training (BLS)
- ServSafe Certified Food Handler and Food Allergens Certified
Timeline
Registered Dietitian
HEALTHIER TOMORROWS
09.2024 - Current
Registered Dietitian
MEKENZIE RDN
10.2023 - 09.2024
Registered Dietitian
MONTE NIDO WALDEN
08.2022 - 09.2024
Pediatric Clinical Dietitian
UMASS MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER
07.2021 - 08.2022
Master of Science - Nutrition And Health Promotion/Dietetic Internship
Simmons University
Bachelor of Science - Dietetics, Nutrition And Food Science
University of Vermont
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