Conduct comprehensive nutritional assessments for patients using clinical data, patient interviews, and medical history.
Provide nutrition support (enteral/parenteral) for critically ill patients.
Implemented Cortrak feeding tube insertion program (dietitian team) from the ground up in hospital which reduced inappropriate TPN by 80% while allowing earlier feeding to help reduce length of stay.
Contingent Inpatient Dietitian
Ohio Health
05.2021 - Current
Locations: Dublin Methodist Hospital, Grady Memorial Hospital, and Grant Medical Center
Responsible for initial nutrition assessments on patients based on protocol by assigning risk factors to all admissions and timely follow up.
Providing nutrition education regarding cardiac, diabetes, and GI conditions.
Participate in multidisciplinary team meetings to coordinate care for patients.
Long Term Care Clinical Dietitian
Macintosh Company
08.2021 - 04.2022
Locations: Whetstone Gardens Care Center and West Park Care Center
Responsible for timely documentation and follow-up for 160 residents.
Long Term Care Clinical Dietitian
Opus Post Acute Rehab, Millennium Post Acute Rehab
10.2019 - 12.2021
Responsible for the clinical documentation of 200 residents to include residents receiving tube feeding, dialysis, and wound treatments.
Timely follow up for residents with weight fluctuations to establish best possible outcomes for all residents.
Working with interdisciplinary team to ensure best care, while completing documentation for MDS schedule in timely manner.
Long Term Care Clinical Dietitian
National HealthCare
01.2017 - 09.2021
Responsible for nutritional care and timely documentation of residents receiving long term care and rehabilitation services.
Meeting with interdisciplinary team to ensure best possible care of all residents often to coordinate most appropriate care plan.
Responsible for resident intake records including meal preferences and developing resident specific care plans.