SARAH SHEETS
Ann Arbor
Summary
Compassionate Registered Dietitian Nutritionist with relevant background providing nutritional education and counseling to diverse patient groups. Strengths include creating personalized nutrition plans, conducting dietary assessments, and advocating for healthy lifestyle changes. Notable achievements include improving patient adherence to diet guidelines and enhancing health outcomes through tailored nutritional strategies.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
Work History
Registered Dietitian Nutritionist
Trinity Health IHA
Ann Arbor
01.2024 - Current
- Proficient in providing individualized nutrition counseling to clients, assessing their dietary needs and developing personalized meal plans
- Working to educate clients on portion control, food labels reading, and mindful eating techniques to promote long-term behavior change
- Stay up-to-date with the latest research in the field of nutrition science to provide evidence-based recommendations to clients
- Monitor patients' progress towards their nutrition goals through regular follow-up appointments and make necessary adjustments to their meal plans
- Conduct comprehensive nutritional assessments for patients with various medical conditions, including diabetes, heart disease, and gastrointestinal disorders
Outpatient Dietitian
McLaren Hospital, Karmanos Cancer Center
Clarkston
10.2022 - 11.2023
- Provide individualized nutrition assessments and counseling to patients, their caregivers, and families at all stages of the cancer care process
- Computerized charting
- Nutrition Support - TPN and tube feeding
- Collaborate with interdisciplinary care team to meet the nutritional needs of patients
- Review charts and assess the nutritional status of patients
- Encourage patients and caregivers to follow recommended food guidelines for well-balanced diets
- Calculate nutritional requirements and assess the adequacy of diet and nutrition support
Clinical Dietitian
Compass Group USA
Pontiac
06.2022 - 11.2023
- Counsel patients regarding special dietary needs
- Optimize patient care and retention by offering nutrition care in person or via telephone.
- Nutrition support - TPN and tube feeding
- Collaborate with interdisciplinary team members to best meet the nutritional needs of patients
- Provide nutrition education to a diverse patient population and their families and caregivers
- Calculate individual nutrition requirements and assess the adequacy of diet and nutrition support
- Review charts and assess the nutritional status of patients
- Perform Nutrition Focused Physical exams
- Work in the following units: ICU, General Medical, Psychiatric and Oncology.
- Provide counsel to patients regarding special dietary needs
- Completed 24-hour dietary recalls for a variety of research studies
- Utilized Nutrition Data System for Research software
- Teamed with registered dietitian to provide nutrition therapy to patients in a fast-paced medical facility
- Utilized Electronic Medical Records System at the facility to create nutrition care plans and update and maintain diet orders
- Teamed with Registered Dietitian to educate and counsel clients about appropriate diets for their life stage and/or disease state.
Research Assistant
University Of Michigan, NExT Core
Ann Arbor
10.2021 - 06.2022
- Participated in team meetings to discuss progress on ongoing projects or brainstorm ideas for future endeavors.
- Participated in the planning and preparation of menus and meals for new and ongoing research studies.
- Conducted and documented dietary recalls with study participants.
- Remotely monitored study participants as they performed HIIT workouts.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Dietetics
Eastern Michigan University
Ypsilanti, MI04.2022
Skills
- Computerized charting in Cerner, Aria, and Epic
- Calculating tube feeding
- TPN macronutrient calculations
- Nutrition screening
- Nutrition assessments
- Nutrition reassessments
- Nutrition education
- Participation in interdisciplinary meetings
- Nutrition care process
- Motivational interviewing
- Counseling techniques
- Individualized nutrition prescriptions
Affiliations And Certifications
- Registered Dietitian, 06/2022 to present
- Member of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
- Member of Oncology DPG, 07/2023 to Present
Timeline
Registered Dietitian Nutritionist
Trinity Health IHA
01.2024 - Current
Outpatient Dietitian
McLaren Hospital, Karmanos Cancer Center
10.2022 - 11.2023
Clinical Dietitian
Compass Group USA
06.2022 - 11.2023
Research Assistant
University Of Michigan, NExT Core
10.2021 - 06.2022
Bachelor of Science - Dietetics
Eastern Michigan University