Leslie Collier, RD

Experience

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  Sodexo

  Nov 1999 - Oct 2008

  Clinical Nutriton Manager

  • Member of multiple interdisciplinary committees • Created a consultant program with Cancer Center • Presented a study to help maintain accreditation for Cancer Program with the American College of Surgeons • Created an outpatient Medical Nutrition Therapy program • Represented the profession and hospital in the media (television, radio, print-newspaper, magazine) • Hire, train, disciplinary action of clinical staff • Clinical coverage

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  Registered Dietitian

  Jan 2000 - now

  Registered Dietitian
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  Private

  Jan 2002 - Apr 2016

  Consulting Dietitian-Head Start, Jails, Agency on Aging

  • Create cycle menus for the to meet nutritional requirements and update as necessary • Assess children's height, weight, BMI, and Hemoglobin; provide nutritional counseling/plans for children's families • Provide in-services for staff as requested • Create a monthly newsletter• Meet with state and federal agencies for review of program

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  Tidewater Dietetic Association

  Jan 2005 - Jan 2007

  President
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  Midland Memorial Hospital

  Oct 2008 - Dec 2010

  Clinical Nutrition and Patient Services Manager

  • Representation of profession and hospital in the media (television, radio, print) • Implemented a consultant program with Wound Management Center • Demonstrated improvements in Press Ganey Scores • Member of multiple interdisciplinary committees • Responsible for hiring, training, disciplinary action of clinical and patient services staff for two facilities • Created a cycle menu for patients to include multiple diets and ensure nutritional adequacy • Regular presenter for Versant Nursing Program • Speaker to multiple organizations in west Texas to include presentations to Mayors' offices and community attended town meetings Show less

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  Morrison

  Jan 2011 - Feb 2013

  Clinical Nutrition and Patient Services Manager

  • Member of multiple interdisciplinary committees • Speaker for various professional and community groups • Presenter for Clinical Orientation • Assisted in opening of new accounts in region (Baltimore and Richmond) • Clinical coverage • Responsible for hiring, training, disciplinary action of clinical and patient services staff for two facilities

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  NMS Healthcare

  Mar 2013 - Jul 2013

  Lead Registered Dietitian

  Care planning, wound rounds, IDT rounds/care, assessment/reassessment of long term acute care residents, cover vent unit

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  Sunrise Senior Living-The Jefferson

  Aug 2013 - Jun 2016

  Food Service Manager and Registered Dietitian
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  Nutrition Dimension

  Jan 2015 - now

  Webinar Peer Reviewer
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  VA Medical Center

  May 2016 - Mar 2023

  Deputy Chief of Food and Nutrition

  Created a 4-week cycle menu for multiple therapeutic diets, rebuilt hospital-wide temperature and humidity monitoring program, created service-wide standards of practice and hospital-wide policies, Assistant Chair-Food Service/Business subcommittee of the Nutrition and Food Services Field Advisory Committee.

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  DEPT OF VA MEDICAL CENTER - RICHMOND

  Mar 2023 - now

  Chief-Nutrition and Food Service