EMILY JOHNSON
Merrimac
Summary
Results-oriented Dietitian with 25+ years of experience working in Diabetes Management setting. Dedicated to using evidence-based nutrition to improve patient lives. Expert at counseling, treatment planning and progress monitoring.
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Dietician / Certified Diabetes Care & Education Specialist (CDCES)
Exeter Hospital
10.2007 - Current
- Provider of Medical Nutrition Therapy (MNT) & Diabetes Self-Management education for patients in an outpatient setting. Managing care for varied patient population including individual, group & gestational diabetes care. Assisting in coordination of care with inpatient to outpatient diabetes team as well as community health care teams.
- Additional responsibilities included:
- Development of group education curriculum & group education provider.
- Gestational diabetes care including individualized education sessions & development of Gestational Diabetes Care Program. Development of Group GDM education curriculum. Coordination of gestational diabetes care program with OB & endocrinology teams. Insulin administration education. Surveillance of weekly blood glucose logs & communication with care team with necessary adjustments to insulin regimen. Post-partum outcome tracking.
- Individualized insulin administration education in one-o-one setting. Titration of insulin dosing & communication to patient’s care team when titration is necessary.
- Omnipod certified pump trainer. Medtronic pump trainer. Downloading & interpretation of insulin pump data.
- Continuous glucose monitoring education including Dexcom & Freestyle. CGM start & follow up care for patients. Downloading & interpretation of CGM data.
- Development of diabetes care & education materials
- Community support group provider
- Diabetes education provider for hospital & outpatient physician staff in group setting
- Participant in inter program diabetes care programming
- Adept in telehealth & WebEx patient & group education
Chief Clinical Dietician
McLean Hospital
09.2004 - 09.2007
- Sole provider of medical nutrition therapy at McLean Hospital for all inpatient and partial units.
- Additional responsibilities included:
- Oversee development of rotation menus for inpatient units in conjunction with café & clinical staff
- Development of menu cycles for eating disorder unit & assistance with meal production
- Assist with management to food service & diet office staff
- Provided relief support inpatient hospital coverage at Metro West Hospital, Framingham, MA.
- Individualized nutrition care for all specialized/modified diets on patient units. Provided culturally sensitive nutritional counseling & education to patients.
- Conduct nutrition assessment & management of patients as identified by care team
- Assisted in training of staff with new hires
Nutrition Assistant / Diet Technician
Anna Jaques Hospital
03.2001 - 12.2002
- Assisted patients with meal selection around therapeutic diet under direction of Clinical Dietitian staff. Meal Nutrition education and instruction. Food delivery to residents' rooms, preparing and serving snacks and taking inventory of food and kitchen supplies.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nutritional Science
University of New Hampshire
Durham, NH05-2001
Dietetic Internship
Winthrop University
Rock Hill, SC06-2003
Communications
Emerson College
Boston, MA05-1996
Skills
- Nutrition research
- Sports nutrition
- Food allergy management
- Weight management
- Dietary counseling
- Meal planning
- Nutritional assessment
- Geriatric nutrition
- Nutritional analysis
- Special diets
- Dietary planning
- Evidence-based advice
- Disease prevention
- Patient education
- Diet and activity discussions
- Diabetes management
Certification
CDCES, RD, LDN
Timeline
Registered Dietician / Certified Diabetes Care & Education Specialist (CDCES)
Exeter Hospital
10.2007 - Current
Chief Clinical Dietician
McLean Hospital
09.2004 - 09.2007
Nutrition Assistant / Diet Technician
Anna Jaques Hospital
03.2001 - 12.2002
Dietetic Internship
Winthrop University
Communications
Emerson College
Bachelor of Science - Nutritional Science
University of New Hampshire
Awards
Winner of the Susan Burns Tisdale Patient Care Award at Exeter Hospital November 2023