Emily Wax

Experience

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  New York State Education Department

  Aug 2007 - Jun 2009

  Teacher
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  Buffalo State College, Coordinated Program in Nutrition and Dietetics

  Aug 2011 - May 2013

  Dietetic Intern

  Senior Practicum Experience – Women and Children’s Hospital of Buffalo ▪ Calculated and prepared pediatric formula preparations in the hospital’s formula lab▪ Planned and assessed enteral tube feedings and TPN regimens▪ Provided nutrition education to patients in inpatient and outpatient settings including gastrointestinal and cystic fibrosis clinics ▪ Utilized the nutrition care process for a wide variety of patients, recommending nutrition care plans and completing initial and follow-up nutrition assessments▪ Participated in intensive care unit interdisciplinary rounds Show less

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  The Brooklyn Hospital Center

  Dec 2013 - Jun 2018

  ▪ Served as a nutrition support dietitian with primary coverage of the medical and surgical intensive care units and enteral feedings for the entire hospital ▪ Assisted in creating and maintaining the hospital formulary ▪ Completed nutrition-focused physical assessments and created individualized nutrition plans for patients with malnutrition ▪ Participated in multidisciplinary rounds and collaborated with surgical and medical residents, pharmacists, wound care specialists, and other staff ▪ Mentored dietetic interns and provided assistance and guidance to new hires, utilizing my background in education ▪ Led educational sessions for medical residents on current nutrition support guidelines ▪ Built a modified diet for patients with new ostomies and intestinal fistulas▪ Created a plan for a volume-based feeding program for the critical care unit ▪ Created tracking tools for quality improvement for weight monitoring and the rate of advancement of enteral feeds to goal▪ Provided coverage for all units, completing initial and follow up assessments and providing education on conditions including heart failure, new onset diabetes, and renal and hepatic failure Show less

  • Clinical Dietitian - Nutrition Support

    Nov 2015 - Jun 2018

  • Registered Dietitian

    Dec 2013 - Nov 2015
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  A.D.A.M. Health

  Jul 2014 - Jul 2019

  Member of the Medical Review Board - Nutrition

  ▪ Reviewed patient education articles for nutritional accuracy

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  UVA Health

  Jul 2018 - Dec 2019

  Dietitian - Medical Nutrition Support Team

  ▪ Member of the Nutrition Support Medicine team, a group of nutrition support dietitians who cover patients on medical services receiving parenteral and enteral feedings▪ Served as the unit dietitian for the medical intensive care units responsible for screening patients and attending interdisciplinary discharge rounds▪ Completed nutrition-focused physical assessments and created individualized nutrition plans for patients with malnutrition ▪ Participated in multidisciplinary rounds and collaborated with residents, pharmacists, speech language pathologists, and other staff ▪ Mentored dietetic interns ▪ Led a transitions of care workgroup that helped to streamline hand-off of care from inpatient to outpatient nutrition ▪ Wrote departmental clinical practice guidelines for the provision of multivitamin supplements and the usage of off-formulary enteral products ▪ Created a quality improvement project to track the efficacy of patient screening in the medical intensive care units Show less

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  Jamaica Medical Center Hospital

  Apr 2020 - now

  Registered Dietitian, CNSC