MARY JO MORRISSEY MS RD CDE

101 Green Parks Drive

Ellensburg, WA 98926
Phone: (509)962-4893 (H) (509)306-9552
E-Mail: mary_ jo_morrissey@hotmail.com
EDUCATION
Completed 1978 Master of Science Degree, Human Nutrition
Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
Completed 1975 American Dietetic Association approved Dietetic Internsh
ip
University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, I
owa City, Iowa
Completed 1974 Bachelor of Science Degree, Food and Nutrition
North Dakota State University, Fargo, North
Dakota
Completed 1970 High School diploma
Walhalla High School, Walhalla, ND
OTHER EDUCATION

Completed 2001 Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE)

April 6, 2001. Central Washington Universit
y classroom
based instruction with faculty having MCSE,
MCT, MCP credentials.
Completed 2001 Web Specialist Program (8 week training) at Strategy Co
mputers,
Bellevue, WA

CREDENTIALS
Certified Diabetes Educator (CDE) Status: N
ational Certification Board of
Diabetes Educators, May 1, 2004
Certification in Adult Weight Management, O
ctober 2004, American
Dietetic Association.
Registered Dietitian: Commission on Dieteti
c Registration
The American Dietetic Association,
1976 to present.
Certified Dietitian: State of Washington, 1
992 to present
WORK EXPERIENCE
Management and Medical Nutrition Therapy
1992 - Present Kittitas Valley Community Hospital (KVCH) (full-time
40 hours/week)
603 So. Chestnut, Ellensburg, WA 98926
Director of Food and Nutrition Services; D
irector of Diabetes Education
Responsible for:
unionized foodservice employees ( lead cooks and diet aides)
relief registered dietitian for coverage
registered dietitian and registered nurse in diabetes education program
department policies/procedures and job descriptions
90 day probationary and annual employee evaluations
monthly staff education/departmental meeting
presentations at quarterly nursing skills lab
point of sale cash register/kiosk system in hospital cafeteria
computerized foodservice (procurement, menu planning, data collection)
hospital electronic medical record for nutrition assessments/education
meal production for in-patients and cafeteria
clinical dietetics for hospital in-patients including nutritional assessments,
develop hospital nutrition protocols for various diseases
out-patient education for diabetes, obesity and weight management with self-desi
gned power point presentations
Serve on KVCH Medicine-Critical Care, Patient Safety, Leadership Development Tea
m and Diabetes Task Force (Chair) Committees
CQI program for Food and Nutrition Services and Diabetes Edu
cation
1982-1992 Coldwater Regional Mental Health Center (State Men
tal Health Hospital)
620 Marshall Rd, Coldwater, MI 49036
Director of Food and Nutrition Services (f
ull-time 40 hours/week)
Responsible for:
clinical dietitians, unit secretary, foodservice supervisors, cooks, dietary aid
es and truck drivers (staff of 30-35 employees represented by three labor unions
)
department policies/procedures and job descriptions
food inventory and procurement, meal production/menus and delivery to resident l
iving facilities for resident population of 400
employee education, quality assurance program, annual performance evaluations
nutritional assessments of psychiatric and developmentally disabled residents ;
participated on interdisciplinary medical/psychiatric teams.
1983-1984: Collaborated jointly with Foods
ervice and Architecture/Engineering
Firm in redesign of the foodservice operat
ion to a new centralized
Foodservice and food tray delivery system.

Facility now closed

Consultant Dietitian (16 hours/month)

1997-1999 Pinecrest Skilled Nursing Facility, Cle Elum, WA

Consultant dietitian services for skilled nursin
g facility.
Facility now closed.

University Faculty
1992-1994 Adjunct Faculty (part-time 5 hours/week)
Central Washington University, Ellensburg, WA
College of Professional Studies; Department of
Home Economics
Part-time Instructor in Foodservice Systems Management
1978 - 1982 Clinical Instructor (20-40 hours/week)
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI
Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition
Coordinated Undergraduate Program in Dietetics
* lecture presentation and coordinated student dietitian field experience
1976 - 1978 Graduate Teaching Assistant (20 hours/week)
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI
Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition
Coordinated Undergraduate Program in Dietetics

1975 - 1976 Clinical Dietitian (full-time 40 hours/week)

Muscatine Community Clinic (Family Practice Clin
ic)
Muscatine, IA
nutrition education to all referred patients
infant nutrition instruction to new mothers
nutrition seminar presentations to health care teams at this clinic.
consultant dietitian work with two local nursing homes and community nursing ser
vices on nutrition education for high-risk pregnancy
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
American Dietetic Association
Washington State Dietetic Association
Yakima Valley District Dietetic Association - President 2010-2011
American Assn Diabetes Educators
American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (ASPEN)

PUBLICATIONS and PRESENTATIONS

Gines, D., Urlaub - Morrissey, M., and Yelon, S.: Development of Th
ree
Simulations for Training Dietetic Practitioners, J. of Amer. Dietet
ic Assn.
72:5:519-22.
Beier, B., Bergman EA, Morrissey, MJ: Factors Related to the use
Of early postoperative enteral feeding in thoracic and abdominal su
rgery
Patients in the United States, J. Am. Dietetic Assn. Mar. 97(3):293
-5.
2008 Food and Nutrition Conference & Expo
(FNCE), abstract accepted for
poster session. Presentation Title: Effect
iveness of Using a Touch
Screen Kiosk for Point of Sale in a Hospit
al Foodservice Operation.
October 27, 2008, Chicago, IL.