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LBrooks,MA,RD,LD,CHFS,QMRP
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Diet & Nutrition
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Registered Dietitian, Licensed Dietitian/Nutritionist, Certified HealthCare Facility Surveyor, Qualified Mental Retardation Professional
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LBrooks,MA,RD,LD,CHFS,QMRP
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Degrees
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Education
Mississippi State University, Starkville, Mississippi
Master of Arts in Teaching • Nutrition
1988
Mississippi State University, Starkville, Mississippi
Bachelor of Science • Nutrition
1986
CERTIFICATIONS
• Licensed Dietitian ● State of Mississippi
• Registered Dietitian ● Commission on Dietetic Registration
• Certified Health Facility Surveyor ● HCFA
• Licensed Dietitian/Nutritionist ● State of Tennessee
• Qualified Mental Retardation Professional
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
• Mississippi Dietetic Association
• Memphis Area Dietetic Association
• American Dietetic Association
• Member of Better Business Bureau
• Association of Qualified Mental Retardation Professionals
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My Expert Service
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Professional Profile
• demonstrated abilities as a Registered Dietitian with experience in nursing homes, mental retardation facilities, personal care homes, hospitals, swing bed units, hospice, dialysis, home health and government programs
• successful management / supervisory experience
• excellent background in making assessments and evaluations in compliance with state and federal rules and regulations
• extensive experience in communicating and working closely with physicians, nursing staff, social workers and therapists
• proficiency in time management and organization
• ability to work well independently or as a decisive and contributing team member
• highly self-motivated; career-oriented
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Experience & Qualifications
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Professional Experience
Investigative Techniques, Inc., Southaven, MS
2002 - Present
CCO / Co- Owner
Independent Contractor in Mississippi and Tennessee for hospitals, nursing homes, mental retardation facilities, personal care homes and any other type of facilities under current federal and state regulations. As well as, law offices, private homes, individuals and family members. Assist with compliance issues and all aspects of healthcare needs. Also perform private complaint investigations regarding abuse and/or neglect of patients through observation, interview and medical record review, assessing and evaluating both patients and facilities, working closely and communicating with nursing and medical staff, social workers, therapists and others. Recognized by the courts as an expert, able to provide testimony at every level of facility hearings with government agencies and/or individual suits in a court of law on Compliance with State/Federal Regulations and Standards of Practice for Registered Dietitian. Consulting Registered Dietitian for Clinical Nutrition Services.
Mississippi State Department of Health ● Licensure and Certification Division ● Jackson, MS
1993-2002
Health Facilities Surveyor II / R. D.
Responsible for conducting surveys in Mississippi of hospitals, nursing homes, mental retardation facilities, personal care homes, etc... under current federal and state regulations. Also performed complaint investigations regarding abuse and/or neglect of patients. Served as an integral team member in assessing and evaluating both patients and facilities, working closely and communicating with nursing and medical staff, social workers, therapists and others.
• Certified Health Facility Surveyor by HCFA (successfully passing examinations in nursing, medications, social work and therapy)
Valley Management ● Neshoba County Hospital and Nursing Home ● Philadelphia, MS
1991 - 1993
Registered Dietitian
Clinical for a 120-bed nursing home and a 30- bed hospital. Duties included charting, patient consultation and performing nutritional assessments. Coordinated resident/patient care planning with an interdisciplinary team consisting of RNs,
social workers, MDs and specialized rehab therapists including speech, physical and occupational. Also provided staff training to a variety of professionals.
Southern Health Corporation ● Trace Regional Hospital ● Houston, MS
1990 - 1991
Director of Dietary / Regional Dietary Consultant
Duties included purchasing food for a 60-bed nursing home and a 30-bed hospital/swing bed unit. Responsible for menu planning for the facilities and the public cafeteria. Other duties included managing quality assurance of dietary services, scheduling of 25 employees, food/supplies inventory control, clinical charting, consulting, and performing nutritional assessments of the residents/patients. Worked closely with doctors and facility staff to ensure quality patient care. Provided in-service training for staff personnel.
• Served as consultant to 2 nursing homes and hospitals in Alabama and 1 nursing home in Georgia during this time.
• Developed a quantity food-purchasing bid for all facilities to purchase from one company.
Prairie Opportunity Head Start ● Starkville, MS
1988 - 1990
Nutritionist
Was responsible for menu planning for 15 Head Start Facilities in a 4-county area consisting of 1500 pre-schoolers ages 4 -5 years. Developed 3-month bids for food purchasing. Provided nutrition education for the children as required by the USDA. Supervised food inventories, deliveries and ordering. Developed systems and forms for centers to use. Provided in-service training for sta
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