Contract Dietitian:

Work experience:

1/98 Present:
Dietetic Consulting Corp. CA, NY, FLA
President / CEO
Consultant to various Hospitals and Healthcare Facilities to ensure compliance with JCAHO and HCFA surveys. Develop menus for various needs and cultures both corporate and individual. Developed the Nutritional aspect of Beverly Hospitals Diabetes Treatment Center. Gave both individual and class education sessions to participants. Currently initiated and developed the All Valley Nutrition and Weight Control center for all age groups.

7/00 8/01 Health servicesCA
Director of Nutritional Services
Oversee entire nutritional services operations for a chain of 28 Healthcare facilities. Oversee the nutritional component of the Corporate account management division consulting to various greater LA area; Acute, Sub-acute, TCU and LTC facilities. Oversee, teach, and train company RDs and Dietary supervisors. Report directly to the VP of professional services. Responsible for overseeing all Regional P&L reports and annual budget forecasting. Create policy and procedures and nutritionally adequate services per State and Federal guidelines.

5/98 2/00
Nutritional Services Consultant
Responsible for overseeing, teaching, training and implementing corporately developed policy and procedures for 10 Healthcare facilities and various TCU contracts. Report directly to the Director of Nutritional Services. Responsible for monitoring the regions P&L reports, continuous quality improvement processes and conducting regular quality assurance projects. Performed clinical documentation and counseled patients. Taught nutrition and Diabetes Management classes for health-care providers.

2/00 7/00 Nutrition , MN
Account Manager
Sales representative for an International Enteral Nutrition company covering Santa Barbara, Ventura and LA counties. Conducted various inservices for health-care providers on equipment and product usage.

1996 1998 Nutrition Services , PA
Corporate Support Dietitian 12/97 5/98
Oversee teach and train the personnel and start-up dietary operations for various accounts. Report directly to the VP of Operations. Conduct inservices for staff RDs and Nurses.
Regional Dietitian 2/97 12/97
Responsible for overseeing 20 accounts in the NY, PA, CT, NJ and MASS areas. Completed monthly and annual quality and P&L compliance projects to ensure consistent standards and services compatible with company goals.
Chief Clinical Dietitian / Food Service Manager 9/96 2/97
Supervise a staff of 4 dietitians and 50 food service workers and budget in a 540 bed SNF. Responsible for maintaining relations between management and union-shop staff.


1991 1997 , NY
Consultant Dietitian 5/97 11/97
Assess and create menus and assess the enteral and nutritional needs and financial restrictions of 40 residents in 4 group home settings.

Social Worker 5/91 5/93
Worked within the federal/state systems to try and find proper care and placements for children both emotionally and developmentally challenged. Acted as Legal Liason between child and court system.

Child Care Worker 5/91 11/97
Work directly with 14 children in a group home setting.

Education:
New York University NYC, NY.
Master of Science Clinical Nutrition, 1996
Hunter College NYC, NY.
Bachelor of Arts Psychology, 1990


Interests and activities:
Legislative Co-chair for California Dietetic Assoc. 2001-2002