Chelsea Zirrith seeks an entry-level clinical dietitian position and has a Bachelor of Science in Nutrition and Dietetics from the University of Rhode Island. She has over 600 hours of clinical experience through her dietetic internship at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital where she provided nutrition counseling and education to patients. Zirrith also has volunteer experience assisting with nutrition education programs and working as a volunteer diet technician. She has skills in food safety management, body composition assessments, and various computer programs relevant to clinical dietetics.
Chelsea Zirrith seeks an entry-level clinical dietitian position and has a Bachelor of Science in Nutrition and Dietetics from the University of Rhode Island. She has over 600 hours of clinical experience through her dietetic internship at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital where she provided nutrition counseling and education to patients. Zirrith also has volunteer experience assisting with nutrition education programs and working as a volunteer diet technician. She has skills in food safety management, body composition assessments, and various computer programs relevant to clinical dietetics.
Chelsea Zirrith seeks an entry-level clinical dietitian position and has a Bachelor of Science in Nutrition and Dietetics from the University of Rhode Island. She has over 600 hours of clinical experience through her dietetic internship at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital where she provided nutrition counseling and education to patients. Zirrith also has volunteer experience assisting with nutrition education programs and working as a volunteer diet technician. She has skills in food safety management, body composition assessments, and various computer programs relevant to clinical dietetics.
CAREER OBJECTIVE: Seeking an entry-level clinical dietitian position to utilize my knowledge and skills in dietetics and provide medical nutrition therapy to patients in an acute care hospital setting. EDUCATION Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital, Albany, GA September 2015Present Aramark Dietetic Internship University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI May 2015 Bachelor of Science: Nutrition and Dietetics, Deans List EXPERIENCE Clinical Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital, Albany, GA September 2015Present Completed 600+ hours during a 19 week clinical rotation at this 691 bed acute care hospital Conducted nutrition assessments and provided diet educations to General Medicine, Gastrointestinal, Cardiac, Pulmonary, Renal, Diabetes, Nutrition Support, and Critically Ill patients Interacted ad worked with a variety of healthcare professionals to provide optimal care for patients Phoebe Putney Outpatient Clinics February -March 2016 Diabetes Care Center- provided nutrition and counseling to diabetes or prediabetes patients, organized lesson plans for group education classes, and lead organization of weekly Hot Topics classes during the month of February Radiation OncologyFood System Administration Will update once rotation is completed Volunteer SNAP Ed Volunteer, Providence, RI Fall 2014 Assisted in office work, lesson planning, and cooking demonstrations Visited off site nutrition education programs Teachers Assistant for Applied Nutrition Class, University of RI Fall 2014 Prepared for the lessons by setting up activities Challenged students with questions and helped them answer their own questions Evaluated exams and projects
Volunteer Diet Technician, Bayshore Community Hospital
Summer 2013,2014 Hospital manages 225 patient beds Communicated with patients taking meal orders, Completed tube feeding labels Shadowed Dietitian meetings with hospital patients SKILLS/ ABILITIES ServSafe Food Safety Manager Experience administering BodPod Assessments &Anthropometric Measurements Computer Programs: Proficient in the use of MediTech, KRONOS, CBORD, Nutritionist Pro, and Microsoft Office.