Rose Essex RD, LD, NBC-HWC

Created empowering environments for members through active listening and personalized support.

Leveraged Hinge Health coaching platform to drive strategic, impactful coaching decisions.

• Collaborated with multidisciplinary care team, enhancing member support and experience.
• Engaged directly with program members daily, identifying effective strategies and areas for improvement.
• Analyzed member data and behavior to evaluate experiences and deliver actionable insights.
• Maintained top-tier coaching standards while adapting approaches to meet individual needs.
• Participated in experimentation and implementation of innovative health coaching techniques.
• Focused on facilitating healthy lifestyle changes through tailored guidance and motivation.

• Provide education and coaching to participants at various Company Wellness Screenings.

• Engage participants in the Omada program. Guide them through our 16 week online program to facilitate behavior change and disease prevention.
• Provide one on one feedback based on participants data entered for food and activity tracking.
• Utilize Motivational Interviewing in a digital format to facilitate behavior change.
• Presented public talks to various deployments to promote specific topics and the work of the Omada.

• Collaborated with a variety clients to develop a plan of action based on health goals.
• Gathered health data from clients using self-assessment tools.
• Improved the general health of clients by sharing nutrition information and fitness tips.
• Monitored clients' progress and compared to pre-determined health targets.

• Reviewed pertinent lab information with participants and provided guidance to aid in improvements and decreased cardiovascular disease risk.
• Provided necessary health education training for patients.

• Provided Clinical insight to patients participating in the 4myheart program. Incorporated disease management focus as associated with Berkeley tests with the goal of reduced risk of cardiovascular risk markers. That included nutrition, exercise, medication and stress management.
• Reviewed test results and medications with patients. Counseled on tips to avoid medication side effects for increased adherence resulting in improved patient outcomes.
• Counseled patients on various technology based tools such as online food and exercise logs and smart phone apps which resulted in more engaged and successful patients in the program.
• Demonstrated flexibility in scheduling with patients for improved satisfaction with 4myheart program and services offered. Worked independently from home office with the ability to manage time efficiently.
• Collaborated with colleagues to develop group classes and provided employee educations programs, which improved the knowledge base for both clients and employees.
• Collaborated with team members for "Success Stories". Interviewed and wrote patient success stories as a motivational tool for other patients.
• Skilled at using Transtheoretical Modeling and Motivational Interviewing to assess and document patient readiness which resulted in setting meaningful, achievable goals.
• Follow-up with patients on a continual basis to monitor and ensure adherence to lifestyle changes.
• Touched an average of 550 patients over one year: 62% of those pts achieved weight loss; 66% experienced reduction in total cholesterol; 69% reduced LDL; 65% reduced triglycerides and 61% increased HDL.

• Managed, as part of the patient care team, the overall level of care provided that assured patients achieved optimum level of health.
• Initial screening, assessment and education of new dialysis patients and recommended oral nutrition supplements, which resulted in both improved outcomes and quality of life.
• Evaluated patients ona monthly, quarterly and yearly basis for nutrition status and made recommendations accordingly.
• Reviewed monthly and bi-monthly laboratory values will all patients assuring they had an understanding between dietary habits and lab results.
• Management of secondary hyperparathyroidism. This included counseling patients on binder orders and writing all orders for Vitamin D therapy and calcimimetic agents for improved test results and decreased incidence of bone disease.