Katherine Sterling Hodges
Ocean Springs
Summary
Dedicated Registered Dietitian with expertise in nutritional assessment, meal planning, and patient education. Proven ability to collaborate effectively within healthcare teams and adapt to evolving dietary needs. Skilled in clinical nutrition, counseling, and evidence-based practices to deliver tailored solutions. Committed to achieving measurable results in dynamic settings.
Overview
2
2
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Dietitian
The NS Group, Skilled Nursing and Rehab Facilities
02.2025 - Current
- Enhanced geriatric health outcomes through individualized Medical Nutrition Therapy, ensuring regulatory compliance.
- Developed evidence-based care plans by performing comprehensive nutrition assessments for residents.
- Optimized nutrition care by collaborating with interdisciplinary teams during care conferences.
- Ensured regulatory compliance by reviewing menus and monitoring therapeutic diet implementation.
- Initiated interventions and care adjustments using nutritional trends, lab values, and intake data.
- Educated staff on therapeutic diets, dysphagia management, and nutrition documentation best practices.
Dietetic Internship
Mississippi State University
08.2023 - 04.2024
- Acquired over 1,064 hours of diverse Supervised Practice Experience.
- Improved renal care at Fresenius Kidney Care through hands-on clinical practice.
- Supported pediatric and transplant patients in clinical settings and outcomes.
- Engaged with community health organizations to promote nutrition and wellness initiatives.
- Enhanced food service operations at Starkville Oktibbeha School District and Aramark.
- Presented research findings at MS Academy of Nutrition & Dietetics conference.
Education
Master of Science - Health Promotion
Mississippi State University
Starkville, MS12-2024
Bachelor of Science - Food Science, Nutrition And Health Promotion
Mississippi State University
Starkville, MS05-2023
Skills
- Deliver individualized Medical Nutrition Therapy (MNT) to geriatric residents in skilled nursing and rehabilitation addressing chronic disease management, wound healing, dysphagia diets, and weight stabilization in line with regulatory guidelines
- Perform comprehensive nutrition assessments (initial, quarterly, annual, and as needed for clinical changes) and develop evidence-based care plans to support resident health outcomes and compliance with MDS standards
- Collaborate consistently with interdisciplinary teams—including nursing, therapy, and physician staff—to optimize nutrition care, participate in care conferences, and support quality resident outcomes
- Ensure therapeutic diet implementation by reviewing and approving menus, monitoring diet modifications, and verifying compliance with federal, state, and facility standards
- Monitor nutritional trends, lab values, and intake data; initiate appropriate interventions such as oral and enteral supplementation, feeding assistance, and care adjustments
- Provide targeted education to nursing and dietary staff on therapeutic diets, thickened liquids, dysphagia management, and nutrition documentation to support best practices
- Support dietary operations through menu review, portion control guidance, sanitation inspections, and in-service training to maintain regulatory compliance and safe food service practices
Certification
State Dept. of Health Certifications, August 2023
● 2023 Annual HIPAA Privacy & IT Security Training
● STD/HIV Employee Security & Confidentiality Oath Training
Institute of Child Nutrition Certificates of Completion, December 2023
● Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point Certification for School Nutrition Programs
● Basic Culinary Math: Calculating Food Cost & Management
ServSafe Food Protection Manager, February 2022
Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Foundation Membership, Present
American Heart Association Basic Life Support Program (CRP & AED), July 2024
Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative Program, June 2023
Timeline
Registered Dietitian
The NS Group, Skilled Nursing and Rehab Facilities
02.2025 - Current
Dietetic Internship
Mississippi State University
08.2023 - 04.2024
Master of Science - Health Promotion
Mississippi State University
Bachelor of Science - Food Science, Nutrition And Health Promotion
Mississippi State University