Lauren Craig MS, RD
Niagara On The Lake
Summary
Registered Dietitian with seven years of experience practicing in Long-term care settings, and more recent experience in acute-care settings.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Registered Dietitian
Niagara Health
08.2023 - Current
- Provide comprehensive clinical nutrition assessments and implement interventions for inpatients and outpatients
- Monitor and follow-up with interventions to ensure they remain effective in meeting the patient's nutrition goals
- Understand when it is appropriate to initiate Enteral and Parenteral nutrition support
- Prescribe Enteral and Parenteral Nutrition recommendations
- Participate in interdisciplinary rounds and collaborate with healthcare professionals to provide patient-centered care
Registered Dietitian
Orange Lily Group
09.2016 - Current
- Assess the nutrition status for all residents on admission, annually, with significant change in status, and on quarterly basis for High Risk residents
- Complete Dietitian Referrals which may include, but are not limited to; poor oral intake, dehydration, dysphagia, diabetes control, wound healing, significant weight changes, food allergy/intolerances, nutrition counseling/education etc.
- Provide interdisciplinary education on topics such as nutrition and diabetes, enteral nutrition, and dysphagia
- Develop individual dietary care plans which are monitored and adjusted based on each resident's individualized nutrition goals
- Provide nutrition and dietary counseling/education for residents and/or care givers on nutrition in chronic disease and when there are acute changes in health status
- Provide in-put on development of nursing home Policy/Procedures regarding nutrition/hydration, hyper/hypoglycemia, chewing/swallowing difficulties, among others.
- Participate quarterly in the Professional Advisory Committee meeting by presenting nutrition statistics and collaborating with other disciplines to ensure regulatory and quality standards are met
- Collaborate and refer to healthcare professionals including Speech Language Pathologists and outpatient Renal Dietitians to help meet nutrition-related goals
- Familiar with Resident's Bills of Rights and Ministry of Health and Long-term Care regulations
Dietary Aide
Region Of Niagara
05.2012 - 09.2016
- Food Service Handlers Certification
- Served meals to residents in accordance with established schedules, therapeutic menus, and dietary procedures.
- Monitored food safety and sanitation standards in food service areas.
Education
Master of Science - Nutrition And Dietetics
D'Youville University
Buffalo, NY05.2016
Bachelor of Science - Nutrition And Dietetics
Brescia University College
London, ON01.2014
Skills
- Complex Problem-Solving
- Individualized Care Plans
- Nutritional Education
- Nutritional Counseling
- Interdisciplinary Education
- Dysphagia
- IDDSI framework
- Pointclickcare, Traycard, Mealsuites, Point of Service
- Menu Review
MEMBERSHIPS
- Current Registration with College of Dietitians of Ontario
- Working toward: Certified Diabetes Educator
Timeline
Registered Dietitian
Niagara Health
08.2023 - Current
Registered Dietitian
Orange Lily Group
09.2016 - Current
Dietary Aide
Region Of Niagara
05.2012 - 09.2016
Master of Science - Nutrition And Dietetics
D'Youville University
Bachelor of Science - Nutrition And Dietetics
Brescia University College
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