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.
