Mebette Eckhardt

About Mebette Eckhardt

Specialties: Motivational Interviewing, customer relations, developing rapport, renal…

Experience

1. Registered Dietitian Case Manager

   Blue Cross NC

   Oct 2019 — Present

   Improve care gaps in health and nutrition knowledge for members• Plan and implement in-service training programs on various nutrition and wellness topics• Perform comprehensive assessment of the members health status, educational, and level of support needs• Coordination team that monitors utilization patterns; identifies and facilitates appropriate health care service delivery for selected members, providers, procedures, and/or diagnoses; and improves the quality and cost efficiency of care and service• Leadership role with internal and external customers of the healthcare team to achieve optimal clinical and resource outcomes• Formulate and implement policies and procedures for organization and operation of nutrition activities. • Develop and manage nutrition education resources appropriate for use by both internal and external customers• Develop a member centric care plan which includes long and short-term goals, a self-management plan tailored to member’s needs, and identification of barriers to meeting goals or compliance to plan of care• Perform ongoing monitoring and management of member including scheduled follow-up with member, discussion of plan with member, appropriate services/education to address needs• Initiate appropriate referrals with supporting documentation to Pharmacy, MSW, and BHCM with assessment of progress towards goals, modification of plan/goals as needed• Provide leadership in all company nutrition activities as mentor/trainer

Education

• East Carolina University

  Batchelor of Science

  1997 — 2001

• Appalachian State University

  Master of Arts

  2002 — 2004

Skills

• Treatment
• Weight
• Wellness Coaching
• Community Health
• Weight Management
• Parenteral Nutrition
• Clinical Nutrition
• Supplements
• Sports Nutrition
• Education
• Medical Nutrition Therapy
• Nutrition Assessment
• Food Allergies
• Heart Disease
• Clinical Research
• Pediatrics
• Public Health
• Enteral Nutrition
• Diabetes
• Nutritional Counseling
• Volunteer Management
• Developmental Disabilities
• Nutrition Education
• Dietetics
• Long-Term Care
• Renal Nutrition
• Wellness
• Volunteer Coordination
• Adolescents
• Health Education
• Prevention
• Nutrition
• Mental Health
• Health Promotion
• Healthcare