Jean Coates RD, CDN, PhD

• Promote healthy eating habits, resulting in increased awareness among patients and their families. Collaborated with interdisciplinary healthcare teams to optimize patient care and ensure delivery of nutrition services. Conduct comprehensive nutritional assessments for patients with various medical conditions leading to improvement in overall health and well being. Optimized clinical workflow by maintaining detailed documentation and efficient communication with colleagues.

Provide medical nutritional therapy for 80 bed privately owed nursing home. Assessed and documented patients nutritional status and develop a plan of care for each. Supervised the foodservice operations in compliance with State and Federal regulations.

Provide medical nutritional therapy for 60 bed county nursing home. Assessed and documented patients nutritional status and develop a plan of care for optimal nutrition status. Oversee the foodservice operations in compliance with State and Federal Regulations.

• Enhanced student understanding by designing interactive lectures.
• Demonstrated interpersonal and communication skills, resulting in clear subject matter discussion with students.
• Provide counseling for student advisees to develop a successful plan of study leading to graduation status.
• Department Chair of the Nutrition Program ensuring most up to date educational materials thereby preparing students for dietetic internships.
• Develop the accreditation material for the Nutrition Program resulting in the 10 year re-accreditation status.