Brandee Grenda
Denver,NC
Summary
Clinical services leader with proven ability to drive quality patient care and optimize operational efficiency. Strong focus on team collaboration, ensuring seamless integration of clinical practices and staff development. Skilled in strategic planning, regulatory compliance, and patient-centered care, adaptable to shifting priorities and demands. Recognized for leadership in fostering results-driven environment and enhancing service delivery.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Director of Clinical Services
Culinary Services Group
07.2023 - Current
- Improved interdisciplinary collaboration, fostering strong working relationships among medical professionals for optimal patient outcomes.
- Championed best practice sharing among departments, resulting in more consistent execution of patient care processes and improved outcomes.
- Managed financial resources efficiently, optimizing budgets for maximum service delivery without compromising patient care quality.
- Conducted comprehensive audits to ensure clinical services adhered to established standards, maintaining a high level of accountability across the organization.
- Increased staff retention rates through effective leadership, mentoring, and professional development opportunities.
- Achieved accreditation compliance by maintaining up-to-date knowledge of healthcare regulations and ensuring adherence to industry standards.
- Menu development specific to facility and state requirements
Director of Nutrition Systems
Morrison Healthcare
03.2022 - 07.2023
- Oversaw food preparation, production, and presentation according to quality standards.
- Coached staff on strategies to enhance performance and improve customer relations.
- Identify and solve programming issues between menu data base and hospital EMR
- Provide Operation support within NC and Georgia regions
- Build partnerships between food service and clinical teams
- Improve patient care events by 8-10%
- Create, modify, and manage menu for system hospital
- Clinical Liaison between food operations and healthcare facilities
Clinical Nutrition Manager III
Sodexo
02.2020 - 02.2022
- Evaluated existing policies and procedures, making data-driven recommendations for enhancements that positively impacted patient care.
- Led quality assurance initiatives for the clinical nutrition department, identifying areas of opportunity for improvement and implementing best practice solutions accordingly.
- Implemented innovative strategies to address complex nutritional issues in high-risk populations.
- Served as a liaison between medical professionals and patients, facilitating clear communication regarding nutrition-related concerns.
- Improve medical documentation and coding for reimbursement
- Increase team performance from 90% to 96% through identifying and improving team challenges.
- Enhance health equity in underserved communities
Clinical Nutrition Manager
Community First Medical Center
01.2018 - 02.2020
- Lead clinical RD team, providing annual evaluations
- Managed quality assurance programs including health promotion site evaluations, internal audits, and malnutrition identification.
- Provide MNT to ICU and telemetry floors
- Provide in services to nursing staff in ICU and telemetry floors.
- Evaluate, update, and create various department protocols
- I identified gaps/errors in billing for increased revenue through outpatient as well as inpatient coding.
- Create outpatient nutrition services for community wellness for those in the surrounding community of Portage Park and Northwest Chicago.
Nutrition Support Dietitian
Apria Healthcare
01.2016 - 01.2018
- Nutrition Support Dietitian for infants and adults transitioning to home on enteral nutrition.
- Provided education on enteral nutrition including troubleshooting for equipment.
- Provide guidance and assistance for insurance coverage related to enteral nutrition.
- Managed scheduling for weekend coverage, prioritized and organized tasks efficiently accomplish service goals.
- Worked successfully with diverse group of coworkers across states to accomplish goals and address issues related to enteral products and services
Inpatient Clinical Dietitian
Edward Hospital (Aramark)
11.2012 - 01.2016
- Clinical dietitian for a level 3 NICU, PICU, mother-baby unit, and cross coverage the remainder of units
- Lead a project regarding human milk fortifier with successful outcomes for patients and facility.
- Place TPN orders for the pediatric and adult patients.
- Provide MNT to pediatrics through geriatrics populations Participate in Quality meetings for PICU and NICU.
- Updated medical nutrition therapy practices with evidence-based recommendations.
- Collaborated with nursing department for the development of an Enteral Nutrition policy.
- Precept interns, managed scheduling, and was nominated for outstanding preceptor at NIU.
- Advocated to implement and get Donors breast milk in the facility.
- Assist leaders in gathering data for ILPQC (state neonatal nutrition study).
- Oversaw regulatory readiness and review of another facility.
Clinical Dietitian
Vidant Medical Center (Aramark)
09.2011 - 11.2012
- Lead RD for level 1 trauma team, step down SICU, and CICU.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary team members to provide comprehensive care for patients in various clinical settings.
- Educated patients and families on appropriate nutrition management strategies for specific health conditions.
- Used electronic medical record systems proficiently for tracking patient progress notes, orders, and other essential documentation aspects required in daily practice as a Clinical Dietitian.
- Prescribed EN and TPN to ICU patients
Education
MS -
University of Wisconsin Madison
Madison, Wisconsin08.2022
MBA - ID
Dominican University
River Forest, IL05.2011
BS - undefined
Olivet Nazarene University
Bourbonnais, IL05.2009
AS - undefined
Moraine Valley Community College
Palos Hills, IL08.2005
Skills
- Clinical leadership
- Health and wellness
- Interpersonal communication
- Medical Nutrition Therapy
- Healthcare Management
- Patient Safety
- Quality Improvement
- Adaptability
- Compliance
- Collaboration
- Conflict Resolution
Certification
• American Society of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (ASPEN)
• Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (AND)
• National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM)
• Athletics and Fitness Association of America (AFAA)
• Dietitians in Nutrition Support (DNS)
• Cardiovascular Health & Well-being (CV-WELL)
• Clinical Nutrition Management (CNM)
• Pediatric Nutrition (PNPG)
• Dietitians in Medical Nutrition Therapy (DMNT)
• Sports & Human Performance (SHPN)
• Weight Management (WM)
• Healthy Aging (HA)
• Daunting to Doable Nutrition Pro Circle
Accomplishments
- Support and achieve an increase in RD salaries by 7-22%
- Implement science-based products that provide enhanced attainability to underserved communities
- Increase facility revenue and improved healthcare outcomes through initiation and implementation of products and breastfeeding advocacy
- Create healthcare policies and guidelines that align with system and facility needs
- Clinical liaison identifying gaps in patient care events and providing resolutions that resulted in decreasing events by 9% in less than 6 months.
- Participate in published research providing evidence based, best practice recommendations one of which ranking within the top 10% of papers published.
- Passed IDPH and CMS regulations for both acute and long-term care
- Involved in the re-designation of stroke certification, contributed to program resources and community education
Licensures and Certifications
• Registered Dietitian CDR # 0122248
•LDN – For Illinois (164.005523)
• LD – North Carolina (L003884)
• LD – Kansas (2085)
• LDN – Tennessee (3032)
• LD – Oklahoma (2143)
• LD – Indiana (37002631A)
• LDN – Nebraska (1252)
• LDN – Texas (DT84251)
• LD – Kentucky (165226)
• LD –Delaware (DN-0000614)
• LD – Missouri (2016009851)
• LD – Wisconsin (2982-29)
• Certified Lactation Counselor (CLC)
• Certified Nutrition Support Clinician (CNSC)
• NASM Certified Personal Trainer (CPT)
• Group Personal Training Specialist
• NASM Corrective Exercise Specialist (CES)
• AFAA/NASM Group Fitness Instructor (GFI)
• NASM Physique and Bodybuilding Coach
• CPR/AED
• Certificate of Training in Obesity for Pediatrics and Adults
Timeline
Director of Clinical Services
Culinary Services Group
07.2023 - Current
Director of Nutrition Systems
Morrison Healthcare
03.2022 - 07.2023
Clinical Nutrition Manager III
Sodexo
02.2020 - 02.2022
Clinical Nutrition Manager
Community First Medical Center
01.2018 - 02.2020
Nutrition Support Dietitian
Apria Healthcare
01.2016 - 01.2018
Inpatient Clinical Dietitian
Edward Hospital (Aramark)
11.2012 - 01.2016
Clinical Dietitian
Vidant Medical Center (Aramark)
09.2011 - 11.2012
MBA - ID
Dominican University
BS - undefined
Olivet Nazarene University
AS - undefined
Moraine Valley Community College
MS -
University of Wisconsin Madison
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