Kasey Ekenstam
Ocala
Summary
Insightful Registered Dietitian known for high productivity and efficient task completion. Possess specialized skills in clinical nutrition, patient counseling, and dietary planning. Excel in communication, empathy, and problem-solving to support clients' nutritional goals and health outcomes. Utilize these attributes to deliver comprehensive dietetic services with focus on quality care and education.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
2
2
Certifications
Work History
Registered Dietitian
Self-employeed
Ocala
05.2025 - Current
- Conducted weekly nutrition assessments to deliver evidence-based education tailored to individual client needs
- Support client nutrition goals
- Complete documentation in a timely manner
- Delivered personalized nutrition literature and menus to empower clients in achieving sustainable lifestyle changes
- Facilitate motivational interviewing sessions to encourage client commitment and behavior change
- Study nutrition trends and keep up to date with nutrition research
- Facilitated ongoing support for clients through messaging and guided journal entries, including food logs and health updates
Registered Dietitian
The Refuge-A Healing Place
Ocala
02.2022 - 04.2025
- Establish meal plans, nutrition goals, provide nutrition education, counseling, and motivation interviewing.
- Provided nutrition education and counseling tailored to diverse medical needs and individual lifestyles
- Attended treatment team meetings to collaborate with physicians and therapists for individualized client care.
Clinical Dietitian
AdventHealth
Ocala
08.2019 - 10.2022
- Delivered MNT for cardiology, renal, telemetry, neurological, ICU, PCU, surgical, oncology, women’s, PEDS, and NICU units to enhance patient recovery.
- Ensured nutrition needs were met by providing chronic disease management and nutrition support for enteral and parenteral nutrition.
- Identifying and treating patients using the nutrition care process.
- Collaborated with clinical and non-clinical staff during medical rounding to ensure comprehensive patient care.
- Served in 425-bed acute care hospital, supporting diverse patient services across multiple specialties.
- Project: Red Tray. System to bring awareness to nursing staff that feeding assistance is required for patients provided with a RED tray. These patients need physical or verbal assistance with meal set up, verbal cues for how/when to eat or chewing/swallowing cues, full 1:1 feeding assistance, or encouragement to improve food intakes to prevent malnutrition or to treat existing malnutrition.
Education
B.S. - Food & Nutritional Science
Delaware State University
Dover, DE05-2019
A.A. -
College OF CENTRAL FLORIDA
Ocala, FL12-2015
Skills
- Clinical nutrition
- Meal planning
- Adaptability
- Eating disorder treatment
- Disease management
- Patient record management
- Behavior change techniques
- Motivational interviewing
- Individualized support
- Personalized nutrition
- Document management
- Behavior modification
- Adaptability and flexibility
References
Available upon request
Certification
FL License
Timeline
Registered Dietitian
Self-employeed
05.2025 - Current
Registered Dietitian
The Refuge-A Healing Place
02.2022 - 04.2025
Clinical Dietitian
AdventHealth
08.2019 - 10.2022
B.S. - Food & Nutritional Science
Delaware State University
A.A. -
College OF CENTRAL FLORIDA