Nicole Nesbitt

• Evaluates the past medical and dietary history of clients to determine their nutritional status

· Develops individualized nutrition care plans to address inadequacies and potential nutrition risk

· Provides nutrition education for mothers, infants, and children on successful feeding practices

· Provides and promotes breastfeeding education and support as the gold standard of infant feeding

· Performs WIC certifications, prescribes supplemental food benefits to address nutrition risk

· Provides families with referrals to medical care, social supports, and other community resources as needed

· Conducts health promotion activities in the clinic and with community-based partners as needed

• Manages patient food service activities, complying with established standards in an 800-bed facility
• Conducts rounds on patients/departments to ensure high Press Ganey Scores
• Oversees diet office and service ambassador program
• Supervises tray line operation and room service program
• Identified process improvement opportunities to enhance operational effectiveness and improve team productivity
• Liaison for Children's Hospital to build rapport and long-term relationships, and achieve patient/staff satisfaction
• Training and mentoring 40 food service workers in various departments of kitchen

• Provides direct on-site supervision to program employees at assigned WIC clinic
• Assesses diet-related health problems and available resources to determine present and forecast future needs.
• Budgets multiple source nutrition funding (ie, WIC, grant, and contract funds) in compliance with federal, state, and local standards.
• Participates in developing agency health policy and assuring that food and nutrition-related issues are included.
• Develops, implements, and monitors standards for nutritional services.
• Prepares grant proposals and contracts to obtain funds for the expansion of nutritional services.
• Reviews proposed legislation, guidelines, and standards by federal, state, and local organizations affecting nutritional services.
• Develops, conducts, and/or evaluates training related to nutrition policies, procedures, standards, and compliance to improve program effectiveness and efficiencies.

• Program planning over 3 months involving funding, coordination, and designing of the program
• Assisted with the development of awareness and outreach programs focused on specific groups and health concerns
• Helped members of the public connect with program resources
• Supported the development and execution of special community events
• Educated community members on disease prevention, vaccines, and mental health resources
• Helped develop community awareness and outreach programs targeting specific demographics or health issues
• Assisted with planning and implementation of special events.