Kristen Berger

• Establish classes to effectively match skill and learning levels of all participants.
• Enhance client experience by maintaining motivational and supportive culture
• Create new choreography for Barre Fusion and Pilates Fusion classes
• Create new and updated musical playlists each week
• Support team members by subbing as needed
• Maintain ACE Fitness certification with ongoing CEU requirements
• Maintain current American Red Cross CPR/AED/First Aid certification
• Complete ongoing Lifetime Fitness employee learning and education requirements

Promoted Clarivol and generated new clients

Lead clients through a personalized, one-on-one, one day Life-Strategy Session (LSS).

Utilized a Google playbook to guide clients through a process including self-discovery tools, assessments, and questions to help them gain clarity, alignment, and potential with their lives.

Connected with clients from various backgrounds, building report and nurturing trust to maximize client experience.

Participated in monthly staff meetings and continuing education practices

• Established classes to effectively match skill and learning levels of all participants.
• Enhanced client experience by maintaining motivational and supportive culture.
• Created updated musical playlists each week
• Utilized fitness expertise and creativity to develop Pilates and Dance Fitness classes.
• Supported team members by subbing others classes when needed.

• Provided various nutrition classes to various KPCO partners; including 6 week weight management classes, cooking demonstrations, and general healthy eating
• Taught group bariatric nutrition classes as part of pre-op requirement for bariatric surgery (6 week classes)
• Provided individual support for bariatric patient post-surgery as needed
• Provided outpatient nutrition counseling to adult patients for various chronic diseases

• Collaborated with physicians, nurses, and other hospital team members to provide Medical Nutrition Therapy to adults patients
• Completed detailed nutritional assessments of each patient based on health history, medical conditions and energy requirements
• Provided nutrition education to patients with various medical conditions

• Managed all aspects of KP Healthy Solutions (KPHS) health coaching program, partnered with department managers, chiefs, and program managers to maximize and integrate the program with existing disease and population care programs
• Leveraged opportunities for targeted outreach in collaboration managers within Clinical Affairs and other functional areas
• Promoted KPHS around KPGA Region and provided annual presentation of program status to individual medical offices as well as senior leadership
• Supported Chief of Population Care by managing revisions and updates to the clinical guidelines. Communicated updates to the clinical chiefs and physician team. Worked with Accreditation and regulation team to ensure NCQA requirements for documentation were met
• Managed process for quarterly guidelines CME Test including design, edits, dissemination, grading, and documentation
• Led the Georgia Region in migrating to the Clinical Library website in 2008 as well website upgrade/revamp in 2010
• Supported Asthma physician champion by leading Asthma workgroup as well as assisting achievement in reaching HEDIS and KPGA regional goals
• Project Manager for Georgia Region's Annual Flu Campaign. Created 1st ever project plan for Flu campaign as well as a project team to improve Flu campaign operations

• Taught Nutrition for non-nutrition professionals course to undergraduate students at GSU
• Used exams, quizzes and assignments to assess student comprehension.
• Evaluated and revised lesson plans and course content to achieve student-centered learning.
• Used variety of learning modalities and support materials to facilitate learning process and accentuate presentations.
• Engaged students with insightful and compelling classroom discussion of topics relevant to coursework to boost student learning and retention.

• Provided on-going education and counseling to members in an individual and/or group setting
• Developed and implemented a plan of care based on individual nutrition assessment
• Evaluated outcomes for medical nutrition therapy and adjusted care as needed
• Updated and created nutrition educational materials
• Represented nutrition department on regional wound care team
• Functioned as a specialty team member by providing MNT coordination with the total care of the member (ex. part of diabetes care team, renal care team, and cholesterol management team)
• Provided nutrition-focused inservices to practitioners and staff
• Assessed the nutrition component of materials and classes offered by member health education
• Developed and implemented nutrition education classes

• Supervised/managed staff of 4 dietitians in a 300+ bed acute care hospital in downtown Atlanta; included problem resolution, staff development, organizing continuing education, and conducting annual employee reviews.
• Assisted food service director with patient and employee satisfaction efforts, implementation of new processes and procedures, and employee training.
• Organized quarterly clinical nutrition task force meetings as part of team approach with physicians and pharmacists to improve departmental services
• Participated in process improvement efforts
• Represented the food and nutrition department on various interdisciplinary hospital committees such as the measurement team, bariatric committee, cancer committee and nutrition committee
• Provided medical nutrition therapy for inpatient and outpatient settings
• Developed, designed, and implemented a nutrition-focused research project as commissioned by the cancer committee as part of accreditation requirements
• Collaborated with nutrition staff to promote healthy nutrition to hospital employees
• Assisted food service director in client/customer relations improvement efforts

• Provided medical nutrition therapy to patient populations including diabetes, renal, cardiology, bone marrow transplant, neuroscience, oncology, high risk perinatal, gastro-intestinal, gastric bypass, and intensive care units
• Provided nutrition in-services for diet clerks and hospital kitchen staff
• Developed and revised patient education materials
• Created and presented continuing education to clinical nutrition staff
• Conducted medical record review and analysis
• Collaborated with kitchen staff to problem solve and improve patient satisfaction
• Provided individual outpatient nutrition education/counseling for populations including gastric bypass pre-op, PCOS, peri-natal, weight reduction, celiac disease, heart disease, and oncology
• Designed, developed, and implemented clinical outcome study for new ostomy patients
• Participated in community outreach by providing nutrition lectures to various populations (colleges, nursing homes, corporations) and volunteering at health fairs