Education and Professional Certification
Dietetic Internship
University of Delaware - Newark, DE
B.S. Foods and Nutrition
San Diego State University – San Diego, CA
Registered Dietitian (RD)
Commission on Dietetic Registration
University of Delaware - Newark, DE
B.S. Foods and Nutrition
San Diego State University – San Diego, CA
Registered Dietitian (RD)
Commission on Dietetic Registration
Nutrition Related Experience
Nutrition Blogger
Keep it Simple Recipes: jenniferlegrand.weebly.com/blog.html, Oct 2014 - Present
Volunteer
Emergency Food Resource Center at Catholic Charities/St. Vincent De Paul Village Kitchen, San Diego, CA, Mar 2012 - May 2012
Research Assistant
SDSU Research Foundation, San Diego,
CA, Sep 2011 – May 2012
Keep it Simple Recipes: jenniferlegrand.weebly.com/blog.html, Oct 2014 - Present
- Monthly blog of recipes including the nutrient analysis and nutrition/cooking tips
Volunteer
Emergency Food Resource Center at Catholic Charities/St. Vincent De Paul Village Kitchen, San Diego, CA, Mar 2012 - May 2012
- Assist in bagging and serving food to individuals and families in need at the Food Resource Center
- Serve meals to individuals and families in need at the St. Vincent De Paul Village Kitchen
Research Assistant
SDSU Research Foundation, San Diego,
CA, Sep 2011 – May 2012
- Entered food logs of participants into a nutrition database and produced nutrient analyses
- Collected blood work of participants and prepared the test food for the study
Work Expierence
Consultant Dietitian, Registered
Local adult day healthcare & long term care facilities, Jun 2015 - Present
Diet Technician, Registered
UC San Diego Medical Center, 392-bed hospital, Hillcrest, CA, April 2013 - Jul 2015
Diet Technician, Registered
Eldorado Care Center, 250-bed Facility, El Cajon, CA, Sep 2012 - March 2013
Country Hills Health Care, 300-bed Facility, El Cajon, CA, Feb 2011 - April 2013
Local adult day healthcare & long term care facilities, Jun 2015 - Present
- Provide direct medical nutrition therapy to multi-cultural, geriatric and adult psychiatric populations
- Assess patient nutrition risk, initiate nutrition interventions and provide diet education
Diet Technician, Registered
UC San Diego Medical Center, 392-bed hospital, Hillcrest, CA, April 2013 - Jul 2015
- Performed clinical nutrition screens and identified high risk patients
- Researched patient data for signs of malnutrtion, triggers for weight loss and skin issues
- Provided diabetic, congestive heart failure, cardiac, renal and general diet education to patients
- Partnered with RD staff to provide ongoing nutrition care to patients in areas of med/surg, ICU, burn, trauma, oncology, transplant, HIV/AIDS, and NICU units
- Analyzed menus and recipes, standardized recipes using CBORD's Foodservice Suite and tested new products
- Assisted food service manager with food production, patient services and conducted QI processes
- Guided patients in food selection, preparation and menu planning, based upon nutritional needs
- Prepared infant formula based on MD diet order for the neonatal intensive care unit
- Calculated MD ordered patient calorie counts and documented results
- EHR proficient in EPIC system
Diet Technician, Registered
Eldorado Care Center, 250-bed Facility, El Cajon, CA, Sep 2012 - March 2013
Country Hills Health Care, 300-bed Facility, El Cajon, CA, Feb 2011 - April 2013
- Single DTR responsible for initial and quarterly nutrtional reviews
- Answered concerns of residents and family members
- Provided nutrition education and counseling to residents
- Used Sysco TraySys and Computrition program to create/edit diet cards
- Maintained integrity of the residents’ diet orders and ensure that residents receive their proper diets
- Monitored residents’ weight variance to identify trends in weight gain or loss and relayed interventions to RD
- Performed meal rounds weekly to ensure a quality dining experience
- Conducted in-services/training for dietary and nusring staff on nutrition, dietary policies and procedures
- Partnered with the RD and nursing staff to identify nutritional concerns and interventions
- Completed MDS forms in a timely manner per state guidelines
- Developed therapeutic menus using a nutrient analysis database system to ensure DRIs are met
Professional Affiliations
- Active Member, Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (AND), San Diego Dietetic Association (SDDA)
- Active Member, San Diego State University Student Nutrition Organization (SNO), Sep 2010 – May 2012
Honors
- Dean’s Honor List, San Diego State University, July 2012
- Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society Member, San Diego Community College District, Dec 2009