Jenna Polk

Experience

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  Maude L Whatley Health Ctr

  Jan 1993 - Jan 1995

  Dietitian

  Outpatient medical clinic with nutrition services: Assessing food intake and nutrition status; providing individual nutrition counseling; providing nutrition and breastfeeding education; enrolling eligible pregnant and breastfeeding women in WIC; teaching nutrition classes for support groups for hypertension and diabetes; teaching breastfeeding education to prenatal/postnatal clients; teaching nutrition classes in “Parents As Teachers” Program; health screening and sharing nutrition information at health fairs; precepting intern associated with the University of Alabama Dietetic Internship. Show less

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  Hendrick Health System

  Jan 1996 - Jan 1997

  Dietitian

  Assessing nutrition status, making nutrition recommendations and monitoring nutrition status for inpatients; providing individual nutrition counseling in outpatient nutrition clinic; creation of wellness education program, “Joyful Living Seminar”, which was offered in the associated fitness center; instructing water aerobics.

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  Providence Health SC

  May 2010 - Dec 2010

  Outpatient Dietitian

  Providing dietary education to inpatients with nutrition consults; teaching “Heart Healthy Class” for cardiac inpatients; teaching monthly weight loss class for clients; providing individual nutrition education for referred clients; marketing Providence Hospital’s Outpatient Nutrition Counseling Service to providers in Columbia area through phone calls and office visits; assisting in development of marketing tools for services; assisting in implementation of procedures and processes for Outpatient Nutrition Counseling Service; developing forms and tools for Outpatient Nutrition Counseling Service. Show less

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  Palmetto Health

  Dec 2010 - Jul 2014

  Dietitian; Palmetto SeniorCare

  Providing All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) Program- Completing a minimum of biannual nutrition assessments for each program participant; providing nutrition assessments and nutrition education based on referrals and monthly weights; monitoring monthly weights; teaching healthy nutrition classes as requested; providing individual nutrition education to participants and caregivers for chronic kidney disease, diabetes, hypertension, obesity and underweight; monthly nursing home rounds at affiliated facilities for assessment of nutrition status of program participants and providing nutrition recommendations for them as necessary; calculating and recommending tube feeding orders; feeding of participants needing assistance during lunch; ordering and distributing monthly nutrition supplements to participants; creating alternative menus based on caterer’s menu for special dietary needs, i.e. lacto-vegetarian, non-dairy, carbohydrate controlled; precepting dietetic interns from DHEC Dietetic Internship, Columbia, SC and Winthrop College, Rock Hill, SC. Show less

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  MNT, INC

  Sept 2014 - Feb 2016

  Private Practice Dietitian

  Providing assessment and nutrition education through initial and follow-up visits for referred patients with a variety of diagnoses including obesity, overweight, underweight, hypercholesterolemia, hypertension, and gastrointestinal disorders; providing tube feeding assessment and recommendations for referred patients; providing diabetes self management training for referred patients with diabetes; providing insulin pump follow-up education for referred patients on insulin pump therapy; teaching nutrition class for D1 weight loss group; precepting dietetic interns from WKU and shadow for undergrad students. Show less

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  Greenwood Park Parents' Day Out

  Feb 2016 - May 2016

  Assistant Teacher

  Providing supervised care for toddlers and young children; assisting children with crafts; providing children with snacks and assisting with lunch meals provided by parents

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  Med Center Health

  Mar 2016 - Jul 2022

  Providing nutrition assessment and medical nutrition therapy for individuals in one-on-one setting for variety of medical diagnoses, such as diabetes, heart disease, food allergies, eating disorders, etc.; teaching group nutrition classes including diabetes, chronic heart failure, healthy eating, etc.; providing diabetes self-management education; providing various health screenings and general health, wellness and nutrition information at health fairs; leading grocery store tours. Providing coverage for dietitians in Bowling Green, Scottsville, and Franklin; screening new admissions, completing initial and follow up nutrition assessments, providing nutrition education to inpatients as needed

  • Community/Outpatient Dietitian

    Jul 2016 - Jul 2022

  • PRN Clinical Dietitian

    Mar 2016 - Jul 2016
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  Horizon PACE

  Jul 2022 - now

  Registered Dietitian