Kara Hoerth

Registered Dietitian and Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist who has experience working with clients and patients from a wide variety of age groups and backgrounds, facing many different health and lifestyle challenges. Passionate and quick learner with an eagerness to expand my knowledge of the most current nutrition and diabetes research and use up-to-date recommendations to help others make positive health and lifestyle changes.

Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist - TriHealth - Cincinnati, OH

(2025-04)

• Provide outpatient diabetes education and medical nutrition therapy per Endocrinologist referral.
• Assess patient knowledge and education needs and tailor education and support accordingly.
• Manage patient schedule including scheduling appointments and rescheduling cancellations and no shows.
• Provide ongoing follow up and support for established patients via telephone and MyChart messages.
• Assist clinic staff with day-to-day needs (i.e- pump and CGM uploads, pump order paperwork).
• Review and interpret CGM and pump data reports to make recommendations for insulin and pump setting adjustments and to assist patients with behaviors to help optimize pump use.
• Assist patients with trouble-shooting diabetes technology challenges and issues.
• Assist patients with initiating continuous glucose monitoring.
• Maintain relationships with pharmaceutical and tech representatives via regular meetings, lunch-and-learns, and other communications.
• Maintain open line of communication with Endocrinologists to provide continuity of care for patients.
• Create and edit educational materials and Epic documentation tools for use during patient education sessions.

Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist - Cincinnati Children's Hospital - Cincinnati, OH

(2023-04 - 2025-03)

• Attended multidisciplinary rounds to discuss patient needs and develop plan of care.
• Provided new onset basic diabetes education in the inpatient setting.
• Assessed education needs and barriers to diabetes management for patients admitted in Diabetic Ketoacidosis.
• Provided diabetes education to secondary patients as requested by the medical team (i.e. glucometer teach for hypoglycemia, insulin teach for steroid-induced hyperglycemia).
• Provided diabetes education and medical nutrition therapy during outpatient clinics, annually and as requested by clinic practitioners.
• Provided individual medical nutrition therapy, diabetes education, and diabetes education classes via telehealth.
• Staffed Fetal Care Clinic, providing medical nutrition therapy for pregnant women with diabetes in pregnancy and gestational diabetes.
• Developed patient education materials for use in Fetal Care Clinic.
• Collaborated with small team to create the Diabetes Education team schedule every 6 weeks.
• Maintained open line of communication with Diabetes Education team members and inpatient/outpatient medical staff to ensure continuity of care for all patients.

Registered Dietitian - Clermont County Public Health- WIC Program - Cincinnati, OH

(2017-05 - 2023-03)

• Conducted health history and nutrition assessments for WIC participants.
• Identified nutrition and/or health risks and work with participants to set goals to help make healthy changes.
• Educated WIC participants on pertinent nutrition, health, and lifestyle-related topics.
• Provided prenatal, postpartum, and breastfeeding education to pregnant and postpartum women.
• Provided education on infant and child feeding and development.
• Counseled breastfeeding women to help ensure a successful breastfeeding experience.
• Provided support for nursing women experiencing breastfeeding issues.
• Collaborated with other organizations, agencies, and healthcare providers to offer needed services for WIC participants.

Stay-at-Home Mom

(2015-11 - 2017-05)

Medical Records Abstractor - St. Louis Area Business Health Coalition - St. Louis, MO

(2014-04 - 2015-11)

• Abstracted medical data used to determine eligibility of physicians and medical practices for NCQA recognition programs.
• Communicated results of abstractions to physicians and administrators and answered questions pertaining to results.
• Developed system for tracking initial abstractions, re-abstractions, and renewals.
• Organized and maintained paper results of all abstractions for proper record-keeping.

Stay-at-Home Mom

(2014-01 - 2014-04)

YMCA's Diabetes Prevention Program Lifestyle Coach - YMCA of Greater St. Louis - St. Louis, MO

(2012-06 - 2014-01)

• Attended screenings to speak with possible candidates for the YMCA's Diabetes Prevention Program.
• Facilitated weekly core session classes discussing topics such as reading labels, physical activity, counting fat grams, etc.
• Facilitated monthly maintenance session classes discussing topics such as staying on track, ways to stay motivated, how to jump start weight loss, etc.
• Created class outlines and activities based on materials provided by Y-USA.
• Tracked weight, food journaling, and physical activity for each class participant.

Stay-at-Home Mom

(2011-05 - 2012-06)

Clinical Dietitian - Concordia Lutheran Ministries - Cabot, PA

(2003-11 - 2011-05)

• Conducted nutrition assessments and developed care plans for new admissions.
• Prescribed nutrition supplements and enteral nutrition for patients/residents in need of additional nutrition support.
• Monitored patients/residents receiving enteral nutrition and adjusted formula, flushes, and feedings as needed.
• Performed QA monitoring for supplements, enteral feedings, and meal trays.
• Developed reports for presentation at Quality Assurance meetings.
• Educated patients/residents on diets as prescribed by their primary physician.
• Educated employees on nutrition and food safety topics pertaining to both them and patients/residents.
• Advised Food Service Manager/Chef on menu and diet changes when needed.
• Developed various nutrition assessment and monitoring forms for use in assisted-living, skilled nursing and rehab.

Stay-at-Home Mom

(2005-09 - 2007-08)

Dietitian - Community Care Connections - Butler, PA

(2004-08 - 2005-09)

• Conducted nutrition assessments on infants and children enrolled in the Early Intervention program and determined eligibility for nutrition services.
• Visited and monitored qualifying infants and children, providing education to parents about specific nutrition needs.
• Developed nutrition assessment and monitoring forms.
• Created educational materials for parents about their child's specific condition and nutrition needs.
• Worked with parents to adjust their child's diet to help improve nutrition status.

Dietetic Internship - Department of Veterans' Affairs Medical Center (2002-08 - 2003-06)

Bachelor of Science - Nutrition and Dietetics - Saint Louis University (2000-08 - 2002-05)