Menu Development Registered Dietitian Nutritionist at Livengood Nutrition, LLC
Nov 2021 – present
Nov 2021 – present
- Create, develop, and edit menus/meal plans based on the food and nutritional needs of residents
- Create menus/meal plans that meet the U.S. Dietary Guidelines and Dietary Reference Intakes in order to provide menus that include safe and adequate intake of essential nutrients
Registered Dietitian Nutritionist at Healthcare Services Group
Dec 2021 – present
Dec 2021 – present
- Planning, organizing, developing, and directing the nutritional care of the resident in accordance with current federal, state, and local standards, guidelines, and regulations that govern the facility
- Counseling and providing medical nutrition therapy to residents with a wide range of needs such as diabetes, hypothyroidism, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, cardiovascular disease, and more
- Works in conjunction with the Dining Services Department Head to audit the kitchen and ensure dining services is maintained in a safe and sanitary manner
- Leading weight variance interdisciplinary department team meetings to collaborate on and discuss nutritional interventions
Registered Dietitian Nutritionist at Bamboo Nutrition Therapy
July 2021 – Dec 2021 (6 months)
July 2021 – Dec 2021 (6 months)
- Nutrition counseling and providing medical nutrition therapy to both adults and adolescents with a wide range of needs such as eating disorders, gastrointestinal disorders, chemical dependency, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and more
- Communicating and collaborating with client’s health care team members to promote a multidisciplinary environment
Dietetic Technician at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
January 2020 – May 2021 (1 year 4 months)
January 2020 – May 2021 (1 year 4 months)
- Assists Clinical Dietitian in the provision of in-patient nutritional care
- Collects subjective and objective data for evaluation of nutrition acuity per CNS protocol
- Assumes responsibility for patients evaluated as low to moderate nutritional acuity
- Provides formula and basic nutrition education upon discharge as needed
- Responsible for the safe receipt, storage, preparation and delivery of human milk and specialized enteral formulas as ordered in the electronic medical record
- Adheres to preparation techniques in accordance with all sanitation regulations and standards
Population Health Advocacy Fellow at Project Angel Food
June 2018 – December 2018 (7 months)
June 2018 – December 2018 (7 months)
- Conducted a literature review on food policies, food security, and research driven nutrition programs
- Developed presentations that catered to various audiences (new and existing elected officials, health and wellness stakeholders, and academic institutions) to enhance Project Angel Food’s profile and presence in the greater community
- Assisted with research driven and fee for service partnership grants
- Assisted with data collection and streamlining data in the AIMS system
- Assisted with program development (i.e. supplementary social support program) by becoming a liaison between PAF and other partner organizations
Call Center Diet Assistant at Stanford Health Care
March 2017 - September 2017 (7 months)
March 2017 - September 2017 (7 months)
- Received more than 100+ phone calls from patients/families or caregivers for Room Service customer orders during an assigned shift; conferred with patients about their food preferences and guided them in making selections of all meal items that were available for ordering, keeping with their physician’s orders, prescribed diet, and special restrictions (if applicable).
- Documented all contacts and outcomes with the call center’s computerized information management system; ran and processed various reports from the diet order software system as needed, such as the census, patients not eating lists, patients need assist, etc.
- Generated guest trays, other operational activity and reports as assigned.
- Processed orders for tube-feeding, oral supplement orders, and a.m. and p.m. nourishment orders.
Biological Science Technician at USDA
June 2016 - February 2017 (9 months)
June 2016 - February 2017 (9 months)
- Assisted scientists by the planning, designing, producing, and delivering of high quality and cost-effective nutrient-controlled research diets and formulas.
- Provided adequate staffing resources for procuring and preparing such diets and formulas; and to prepare composites of diets and formulas for validation by biochemical analysis.
- Provided a controlled feeding environment where study participants consume nutrient-controlled research diets and formulas that are produced by the Metabolic Kitchen.
- Provided adequate staffing resources for observing, documenting, and recording adherence; and cataloging dietary data.