Lynn Reid
Director Food & Nutrition Services
Rockford,IL
Summary
Ambitious leader with a proven track record of developing successful food & nutrition operations. Innovative & experienced professional with 21years educating patients and families, monitoring patient nutrition and managing physician-ordered diets. Demonstrated success in collaborating with clinicians to optimize patient plans. Thrive in challenging, fast-paced settings. Organized and dependable at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
Work History
Director of Food & Nutrition Services
Alden Debes Rehabilitation & Health Care Center
06.2014 - 10.2019
- Assessed nutritional needs of patients in effort to provide a diet that enhanced wellbeing & promoted ease & safety with chewing & swallowing
- Customized individualized care plans for each patient
- Provided nutritional counseling
- Met with patients regularly to discuss impact of healthy choices on overall health
- Recruited, trained, & supervised 20 employees
- Monitored the preparation & service of meals to assure high standards of palpability and appearance of food
- Maintained the food, nutrition, and supply budget for facility
Director of Food & Nutrition Services
Lexington Health Care Center
12.2011 - 06.2014
- Verified prepared food met standards for quality and quantity before serving to customers.
- Maintained effective supply levels by monitoring and reordering food stock and dry goods.
- Purchased food and cultivated strong vendor relationships.
- Oversaw a $300,000 buget
- Reduced health risks and safety hazards by preparing beverage products consistently while creating cleaning schedules, restocking items and sanitizing equipment to adhere to health department standards.
- Managed multiple nutritional educational groups to increase client nutrition knowledge.
- Assessed clients' nutritional and health statuses to prescribe appropriate eating and exercise plans.
- Provided appropriate follow-up according to patient's individual treatment goals and referred patients to outpatient and community services as appropriate.
- Assisted patients clients with mean plan development, addressing individualized dietary requirements.
- Partnered with interdisciplinary care team to address resident nutrition programs.
- Completed detailed nutritional assessments of each patient based on health history, medical conditions and energy requirements.
Director of Food and Nutrition Services
P.A. Peterson Center For Health
12.2006 - 05.2011
- Kept facility compliant with health codes, sanitation requirements and license regulations, alleviating potentially heavy fines.
- Trained staff on proper cooking procedures as well as safety regulations and productivity strategies.
- Enhanced financial controls to minimize theft and loss risks, continuously maintaining accurate accounts and cash drawers.
- Determined client-specific nutrient and energy requirements, with consideration to specific lifestyles, physiology and medical concerns.
- Collaborated with physicians and healthcare personnel to determine nutritional needs and diet restrictions of clients.
- Completed detailed nutritional assessments of each patient based on health history, medical conditions and energy requirements.
- Coached individuals on methods for managing chronic diseases with effective dietary plans.
- Developed nutrient-dense recipes and flexible meal templates to meet nutritional objectives.
Dietary Manger
Valley Hi Nursing Home
01.2000 - 01.2006
- Visited with residents to inquire about satisfaction, quality and personal preferences.
- Purchased food supplies for department according to budget limitations.
- Determined client-specific nutrient and energy requirements, with consideration to specific lifestyles, physiology and medical concerns.
- Completed detailed nutritional assessments of each patient based on health history, medical conditions and energy requirements.
- Motivated staff to perform at peak efficiency and quality.
- Reduced health risks and safety hazards by preparing beverage products consistently while creating cleaning schedules, restocking items and sanitizing equipment to adhere to health department standards.
- Verified prepared food met standards for quality and quantity before serving to customers.
- Oversaw food preparation and monitored safety protocols.
- Kept facility compliant with health codes, sanitation requirements and license regulations, alleviating potentially heavy fines.
Education
No Degree - Certified Dietary Manager Course
University of North Dakota
Grand Forks, ND05.2001
Bachelor of Science - Health Sciences & Education
Bradley University
Peoria, IL12.1997
Licenses & Certifications
Skills
- Diagnostic Evaluation
- Clinical Supervision
- Nutritional Education
- Customer Satisfaction
- Supply Ordering and Management
- Food Safety and Quality
- Food Service Team Development
- Cooking Procedures
- Nutritional Health
- Individualized Assessments & Food Counseling
- Special Diet Requirements
- Food Service Operations
Timeline
Director of Food & Nutrition Services
Alden Debes Rehabilitation & Health Care Center
06.2014 - 10.2019
Director of Food & Nutrition Services
Lexington Health Care Center
12.2011 - 06.2014
Director of Food and Nutrition Services
P.A. Peterson Center For Health
12.2006 - 05.2011
Dietary Manger
Valley Hi Nursing Home
01.2000 - 01.2006
No Degree - Certified Dietary Manager Course
University of North Dakota
Bachelor of Science - Health Sciences & Education
Bradley University
Licenses & Certifications
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