Tooba Naeem Chughtai M.Ed RDN

• Facilitates therapeutic meal and snack monitoring using DBT-informed interventions and HAES philosophy to normalize eating behaviors and manage patient distress.
• Maintains a safe and therapeutic milieu and ensures dietary compliance.
• Provide skill coaching to clients who need behavioral support and redirect ineffective client behaviors.
• Coordinates with the IDT team to report behavior and dietary changes and support the client's ever-changing needs.

Clinical Rotation

Renton Rehab and Valley View Skilled Nursing;Renton,WA

• Collaborated with the Interdisciplinary Team(IDT) to promote patient recovery and wellbeing.
• Managed complex medical nutrition therapy for high acuity residents with acute and chronic disease,and provided nutrition support orders.
• Conducted diet monitoring and calculated % wt change to identify and treat malnutrition.
• Conducted nutrition-focused physical exams to enhance patient care and managed wound healing protocols.
• Screened patients for malnutrition and completed MDS .
• Provided In service to Kitchen staff on various food safety topics.

Community Rotation:

Songaia Co-Housing Community;Bothell,WA

and Fife Senior Center;Fife,WA

• Created and standardized recipes for various community meals.
• Facilitated cooking demonstrations for senior housing residents focusing on nutrition dense meals.
• Developed and delivered education material on topics like GLP-1 ,DASH diet and more.

Foodservice Management

Shoreline School District,Shoreline,WA

• Gained hands on experience in financial oversight,budget tracking,vendor procurement.
• Created HAACP plans for various food service projects.
• Authored the department fall newsletter,communicating nutritional goals and program updates to parents and community.
• Delivered Lunch Time nutrition presentations to students on healthy eating.