Jennifer Ortiz Pena
Babylon
Summary
Dedicated bilingual Dietetic Technician student with extensive healthcare experience and 450+ hours of supervised fieldwork in nutrition and food service management. Proficient in providing patient care, conducting nutrition assessments, and managing all aspects of medical office operations.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
Secretary - Front Desk
St. Francis Hospital & Heart Center
11.2019 - Current
- Manage daily front desk operations, including scheduling and confirming patient appointments
- Utilize Epic system for patient chart management, ensuring all data is accurately entered and accessible for clinical staff
- Translate for Spanish-speaking patients providing effective communication with healthcare practitioners to make appropriate assessments and healthcare decisions
- Prepare and maintain patient charts, ensuring HIPPA and insurance compliance as well as confidentiality
Clinical Nutrition Intern
Northport Veterans Association
01.2024 - 05.2024
- Assesses patients' nutritional status based on clinical data including detailed nutritional history, and medical history, as well as laboratory data, and medications
- Assisted in retrieving patient charts, ensuring accurate and timely information for clinical decision-making
- Gained hands-on experience in food safety, menu planning, procurement, and quality control
- Collected, arranged, and input information into database system.
- Developed nutrition plans addressing individual patient diabetes and food allergies.
- Completed detailed nutritional assessments of each patient based on health history, medical conditions, and energy requirements.
Education
Applied Associates of Science - Dietetic Technician
Suffolk County Community College
Riverhead, NY05.2025
Skills
- Nutrition Counseling
- Patient Interaction
- Food Safety
- Medical Terminology
- Bilingual
- Meal planning
- Health promotion
- Meal distribution
- Food allergy management
Fieldwork Experience
Clinical Nutrition Intern, 11/01/2023, May/08/24, Northport Veterans Association, Northport, NY, Assesses patients' nutritional status based on clinical data including detailed nutritional history, and medical history, as well as laboratory data, and medications., Assisted in retrieving patient charts, ensuring accurate and timely information for clinical decision-making., Gained hands-on experience in food safety, menu planning, procurement, and quality control.
Timeline
Clinical Nutrition Intern
Northport Veterans Association
01.2024 - 05.2024
Secretary - Front Desk
St. Francis Hospital & Heart Center
11.2019 - Current
Applied Associates of Science - Dietetic Technician
Suffolk County Community College
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