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Strengths/Skills
Effective communication
Problem solving skills
Candidate Bio
Contributions and Leadership Achievements
Organization | Position | Term | Contribution |
Audie L Murphy Memorial Veterans Hospital, Kerrville | Long-Term Care Chair for Quality Improvement Comittee | 2022-2023 | Advocated for obtaining a protein modular specifically for tube feeds, to help with efficiency when administering and to enhance patient safety. Proposed implementation of inpatient tube feed order sets. I contributed in creating tube feed order sets during my dietetic internship with the Houston VA, while working under a CNSC dietitian, and was a proponent of creating a similar set for the Audie Murphy VA. |
Michael E. Debakey VA Medical Center | President of Dietetic Intern Class | 2021-2022 | Coordinated and communicated intern activities, such as intern class projects and graduation. |
Employment
Employer | Title | Years | Location |
Kerrville State Hospital | Dietetic & Nutrition Specialist III | 10 months | Kerrville, Texas |
Kerrville VA | Clinical Dietitian | 5 months | Kerrville, Texas |
Practice Areas
Years in Practice Area:
Approximate number of years as a member of this DPG/MIG": 1
Honors and Awards
Organization | Award | Year | Contribution |
Kerrville State Hospital | Shining Star Award | September 2023 | Awarded for additional time spent addressing dietary tasks, such as staying past scheduled hours to address patient needs, or to address interdisciplinary team requests. Additionally, recognized for being a team player, having a positive attitude and willingness to help where needed. |
Shining Star Award | Kerrville State Hospital | August 2023 | Awarded for extra efforts beyond duties. Additional time was spent with a challenging patient to address special needs. The patient's needs were then communicated with the patient's interdisciplinary team and the patient's special requests were met. |