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AMANDA M. HOLLENBACH, MS, RD, LDN, ATC

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19128

610-389-0723 amhollenbach@

CLINICAL NUTRITION MANAGER with 9 years of diverse experience in project management, team leadership, and staff development. Proven ability to:

• Achieve goals above expected standards within set timeframes

• Organize daily operations to enhance efficiency and improve productivity

• Quickly identify, analyze, and implement solutions to problems

• Promote inclusion and motivate others to become involved

QUALIFICATIONS: A personable, multi-dimensional professional offering relevant experience encompassing:

• Client/Customer Service

• Organization/Planning

• Team Leadership/Coordination

• Independent Project Management

• Crisis Management/Resolution

• Evaluating/Maximizing Potential

• Developing/Motivating Staff

• Market Expertise

EDUCATION & CREDENTIALS

MARYWOOD UNIVERSITY, Scranton, Pennsylvania

Master of Science in Sports Nutrition & Exercise Science, 2007

Coordinated Program in Nutrition & Dietetics

KING’S COLLEGE, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania

Bachelor of Science in Athletic Training, 2004

Registered Dietitian, Commission on Dietetic Registration, 2008

Licensed Dietitian-Nutritionist, State of Pennsylvania, 2008

Certified Athletic Trainer, National Athletic Trainers’ Association Board of Certification, 2004

Licensed Athletic Trainer, State of Pennsylvania, 2004

Certified Radiographer, State of Pennsylvania, 2006

CPR/AED for the Professional Rescuer, 2001

Lean Six Sigma White Belt

SELECT ACCOMPLISHMENTS

• Coordinated department preparation for transition of Level I Trauma program to PPMC and accreditation of Penn Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery program; included policy, process, and formulary/diet updates, training of staff, and integration of electronic information systems.

• Collaborated with nursing and therapy services on skilled nursing unit to enhance patient-centered care through interdisciplinary approach to incorporating room service dining with therapy schedules

• Generated a 22% improvement in production and 10% cost savings of nursing unit floor stock by coordinating facility-wide process improvement initiatives

• Enhanced interdisciplinary communication and patient satisfaction through conversion to unit-based clinical nutrition services.

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SELECT ACCOMPLISHMENTS (cont.)

• Developed and implemented specialized behavioral health and gluten-free menus, as well as nutrient-dense menu for nutritionally compromised patients that became a best practice district-wide.

• Generated a 100+% increase in outpatient revenue by establishing a nutrition and wellness center; included a focus on medical nutrition therapy.

• Improved standards, productivity, efficiency, and budget by restructuring and merging Food & Nutrition Services at 2 hospitals.

• Researched, developed, and implemented nutritional parameters for the opening of a long-term care unit and geriatric-friendly emergency department.

• Revised a pediatric weight management program in collaboration with colleague dietitians; served as pilot unit for the updated course.

• Garnered the Spirit of Sodexo Award, 2011.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

SODEXO, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 2014 – 2016

Clinical Nutrition Manager, Penn Presbyterian Medical Center (2014-2016)

• Enhance clinical nutrition services at a 350-bed acute care facility and Level I trauma center, and a 120-bed long-term care unit; includes training and leading clinical and food service team members at each facility, maintaining inventory, controlling costs, and planning menus.

• Lead department in planning and preparation for conversion to Epic EMR.

• Execute quality assurance and performance improvement initiatives.

• Ensure compliance with acute and long-term care regulatory standards.

• Mentor dietetic interns as a preceptor for Sodexo and Indiana University of Pennsylvania internship programs.

SODEXO, Pottsville, Pennsylvania 2008 – 2014

Clinical Nutrition Manager, Schuylkill Health (2009-2014)

• Optimized clinical nutrition services at 2 acute care facilities consisting of 180 beds, 120-beds, and an 11-bed long-term care unit; included training and leading clinical and food service team members at each facility, maintaining inventory, controlling costs, and planning menus.

• Headed the department conversion to CPSI electronic medical record (EMR)

• Executed quality assurance and performance improvement initiatives.

• Ensured compliance with acute and long-term care regulatory standards.

• Increased proficiency by providing patient nutritional care and nutrition education programs as needed

• Mentored dietetic interns as a preceptor for Sodexo and Cedar Crest College internship programs

• Chaired employee Wellness Committee; facilitated development of programs which resulted in employee weight loss of over 2,000 pounds.

• Instituted community wellness programs through collaboration with fellow members of Schuylkill Healthy Communities Coalition.

Clinical Dietitian, Schuylkill Medical Center South Jackson Street (2008-2009)

• Optimized patient outcomes by collaborating with physicians and other interdisciplinary care team members on appropriate diets for patients’ conditions, monitoring physicians’ diet orders, and counseling patients, families, and caregivers on nutritional issues within a 180-bed acute care setting.

• Developed and facilitated nutrition education programs, counseled outpatients, instructed patients in group classes, and completed quality assurance measures.

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PHYSICAL THERAPY ASSOCIATES OF NEPA, Old Forge, Pennsylvania 2007 – 2008

Certified Athletic Trainer

• Coordinated the prevention, care, and rehabilitation of athletic injuries for all sports teams; controlled inventory, budgeting and procurement of supplies, and recordkeeping for the athletic training room.

• Guided physical therapy patients; oversaw scheduling, team member training, and insurance verification at all locations.

• Defined and authored a policy and procedure manual for the organization.

MARYWOOD UNIVERSITY, Scranton, Pennsylvania 2005 – 2007

Graduate/Research Assistant, Human Performance Laboratory

• Completed DEXA scans and exercise testing of research subjects and patients, assisted with ongoing research, maintained the laboratory, and educated college students.

• Investigated the effectiveness of Aridol® as member of Pharmaxis Phase III clinical trial team

Additional Experience: Certified Athletic Trainer, SCRANTON PREPARATORY SCHOOL, Scranton, Pennsylvania (2004-2005)

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

• Academy of Nutrition & Dietetics

• Clinical Nutrition Manager Dietetic Practice Group

• Sports, Cardiovascular, and Wellness Nutritionists Dietetic Practice Group

• American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition

• National Athletic Trainers’ Association

• Pennsylvania Athletic Trainers’ Society

PUBLICATIONS & PRESENTATIONS

• Published, Decreased lung function after inhalation of ultrafine and fine particulate matter during exercise is related to decreased total nitrate in exhaled breath condensate, Inhalation Toxicology, January 2008.

• Presented, Exercise while breathing high ambient auto/truck emission causes decreased lung function in non-asthmatic subjects, ACSM National Conference at New Orleans, 2007.

• Published, Inhalation of ultrafine and fine particulate matter disrupts systemic vascular function, Inhalation Toxicology, February 2007.

• Presented, Ambient particulate matter & soccer fields: a putative cause of airway damage? ACSM National Conference at Denver, 2006.

• Published, Vehicular air pollution, playgrounds, and youth athletic fields, Inhalation Toxicology, July 2006.

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