Heidi K. Thomason has over 15 years of experience in nutrition and healthcare. She currently works as a clinical dietitian, splitting her time between two hospitals and consulting. She implements medical nutrition therapy plans, monitors patients, and collaborates with healthcare teams. Thomason also has experience providing community nutrition education to a variety of groups and developing educational materials. She has strong administrative, organizational, and computer skills from previous roles. Thomason holds a Bachelor of Science in Nutrition and Food Science from CSU Chico and completed a dietetic internship program.

1. HEIDI K. THOMASON, R.D.
207 Chestnut Avenue, Red Bluff, CA 96080 – (530) 638-9166
heidikthomason@yahoo.com
http://heidithomasoncareerportfolio.yolasite.com
PROFESSIONAL PROFILE
 Implements therapeutic medical nutrition therapy plan assessments with monitoring and evaluation
 Dynamic community nutrition educator with 5 years of experience providing tailored nutritional education
and creative ways to improve overall health for all ages and situations including: school classrooms,
elementary school gardens, teachers, after-school program staff, pregnant women, new mothers, health
fairs, farmer’s markets, inpatients, home health patients, dietary staff, and senior nutrition programs
 Participates effectively as part of the health care team, communicating well with all members
 Able to adapt to a variety of work environments and positions within the nutrition services departments at
St. Elizabeth’s and Mercy Medical Center, Redding according to my current role and their needs
 Productive team member with 15 years of experience working in an administrative capacity
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
St. Elizabeth’s Community Hospital & Mercy Medical Center, Redding May 2015 – Present
Clinical Dietitian 80/20 split between hospitals and contracts
 Successfully develop medical nutritional therapy to patients by developing a nutritional plan of care in a
timely manner, monitor and evaluate plan of care and adjust plan to aid patient achieve maximum benefits
 Collaborate with health care team using current and accurate knowledge to adjust patient plan of care
 Track and document all productivity and report to regional and local leaders at meetings and conferences
 Serve as an expert resource on current nutritional education by developing education materials and
information for patients, hospital staff, diet office, home health and senior nutrition programs
Center for Healthy Communities, Chico, CA January 2012 – August 2013
Community Nutrition Assistant II with CalFresh and Tehama County Grant Nutrition Training
 Promoted healthy eating & behavior and aided CalFresh applicants within Tehama County at public events
 Competently created and gave knowledgeable nutrition education presentations on specific health
conditions
CSU, Chico Department of Nutrition and Food Sciences, Chico, CA January 2011 – February 2013
Student Office Assistant to administrative assistant and department chair
 Provided expert clerical support to the department by creating documents, publications, flyers, posters,
spreadsheets, and mail merge documents in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher, and Word
Shasta Properties, Redding, CA May 2006 – January 2011
Administrative Assistant, Bookkeeper & Computer Technologies Expert
 Efficiently managed operating business accounts including billing, bank reconciliation and taxes
 Maintained the website and provided detailed office organization
EDUCATION
California State University, Chico October 2014
Dietetic Internship
 Medical Nutrition Therapy: Created assessments, recommendations and scheduled follow-up evaluations
according to the nutrition care process (NCP) using: chart reviews, labs, patient interviews, and
anthropometric measurements for therapeutic diets, nutritional supplements, and nutrition education.
 Food Service Administration: cross-trained in all kitchen positions: scheduling, payroll, budgeting,
ordering, inventory, menu planning, staff training, and organizing production records
 Community Nutrition: Created nutrition education materials for participants of Tehama County WIC
California State University, Chico May 2013
Bachelor of Science in Nutrition and Food Science
 Option in Dietetics with a GPA of 3.6
Shasta College, Redding, CA July 2009
Associate Degree, General Sciences with Honors
 Biological Sciences focus with a GPA of 3.6