Julie Drews
San Diego,CA
Summary
- To obtain a challenging and rewarding position as key player and asset to upper management given the experience in the healthcare industry with a strong emphasis on the development of participant and facility needs.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Dietitian
Gary and Mary West Pace Program
San Marcos, CA
06.2019 - Current
- Registered Dietitian for an Adult Day Care Center. Nutritional Assessment, diet and nutritional education, weight management, diabetes counseling. Oversee food service, sanitation, and infection control.
Registered Dietitian
Villa Monte Vista/Boulder Creek
Poway, CA
04.2013 - 03.2019
- Registered Dietitian and Food Service Director for a 149 bed long term care facility. Assess new residents, conduct annual and quarterly assessments, MDS, care plans, IDT meetings including weight variance, and skin meeting. Evaluate tube feedings for nutrition and hydration requirements, and dialysis patients. Assure all assessments and dietary production comply with Title 22 regulations. Managing a staff of 12-15 employees, including hiring and training. Menu production, assuring recipe compliance and portion control. Budgeting, inventory, ordering food, cooking, catering, cleaning, emergency food/water preparedness training and development.
Registered Dietitian
Las Villas de Carlsbad
Carlsbad, CA
04.2009 - 03.2013
- Nutritional assessment and individualized care plans for residents in skilled nursing facilities. Provide strategic assistance to meet specific dietary and caloric needs. Counsel patients on meal planning, goal setting, and weight loss/gain. Improve patient care by participating in interdisciplinary rounds. Screen patients for high risk, including dysphagia, skin breakdown, enteral nutrition, hemodialysis, significant weight loss/weight gain, food allergies, and food-drug interactions. Assess residents dietary and nutritional needs based on Title 22 regulations with weight, skin and hydration requirements. Manage the food and nutrition production area of a multi-leveled care facility by adhering to budgetary constraints (based on the daily census) minimizing overhead expenditure, hiring/training staff on cooking, menu/production guide/recipe compliance and portion control with sanitation-infection emphasis, as well as emergency/disaster preparedness. Cost projecting, ordering, inventory, rotating regular and emergency food stock.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Health Science
University of Medicine and Dentistry
01.2007
Bachelor of Science - Food and Nutrition
San Diego State University
01.1998
Associate of Science - Dietetic Technician
Grossmont College
01.1996
Associate of Arts - Liberal Arts
San Bernardino Valley College
01.1994
Skills
- Microsoft Windows, Ms Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, etc), One Drive, The BOX, Outlook, Outlook Express, Microsoft Online
- Variety of menu developing and nutritional programs including various tray card systems
- Ordering kitchen supplies through DSSI website, various alternate websites
- Vista Keane, CareVoyant Minimum Data Sheet 30 9 (MDS), Point Click Care, Sigma Care, Citrix
Accomplishments
Registered Dietitian
Certified Food Service Manager
CPR Certification
Affiliations
- Registered Dietitian with the American Dietetic Association through the Commission on Dietetic Registration
- Certified as a Food Safety Manager through ServSafe
- Mentorship and Training of new graduates in the nutritional field and Title 22/OBRA Regulations
Certification
Food Service Manager Certificate
CPR
APPLICABLE EXPERIENCES
- Perform food safety procedures (HACCP)
- Managing a food production area including NSF equipment utilization
- Supervising a kitchen staff of (~20)
- MDS 3.0 through VISTA KEANE/Care Voyant/Point Click Care
- CMS, Title 22/OBRA Regulations, JCAHO
- Safety Committe, Continuous Quality Improvement
- Self starter, fast learner, work well individually or as part of the interdisciplinary team.
Languages
English
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Registered Dietitian
Gary and Mary West Pace Program
06.2019 - Current
Registered Dietitian
Villa Monte Vista/Boulder Creek
04.2013 - 03.2019
Registered Dietitian
Las Villas de Carlsbad
04.2009 - 03.2013
Bachelor of Science - Food and Nutrition
San Diego State University
Associate of Science - Dietetic Technician
Grossmont College
Associate of Arts - Liberal Arts
San Bernardino Valley College
Bachelor of Science - Health Science
University of Medicine and Dentistry