Elena Higgins, RDN, LD

Eating Disorders Outpatient Dietitian at NourishRX, LLC
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(386) 825-5501
Location
Greater Boston, US

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Credentials

  • AllerTrain, Manager Status(Allergy Awareness Training)
    Sodexo
    Feb, 2022
    - Oct, 2024
  • Registered Dietitian (RD)
    Commissioner of Dietetic Registration
    Nov, 2020
    - Oct, 2024
  • Responsible Conduct of Research Certified (RCR): CITI Program
    Clemson University
    Sep, 2016
    - Oct, 2024
  • ServSafe
    National Restaurant Association
    Mar, 2021
    - Oct, 2024
  • Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN)
    Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
    Nov, 2020
    - Oct, 2024
  • SBR
    Clemson University
    Sep, 2016
    - Oct, 2024

Experience

    • United States
    • Wellness and Fitness Services
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Eating Disorders Outpatient Dietitian
      • May 2022 - Present

    • United States
    • Hospitals and Health Care
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Patient Services Manager III, Registered Dietitian
      • Feb 2021 - May 2022

      • Lead and manage a team members daily in order to provide patients with a safe and accurate meals daily • Work with Service Response Center on a daily basis to stream-line services• Visited patients and families on a weekly basis in order to gather feedback on services and to problem-solve any critical feedback• Manage and motivate staff despite barriers such as inclement weather, shortages and downtime periods• Organize and provide culturally diverse meals as well as special requests by patients or family members• Participate and prepare team for regulatory agency reviews such as Joint Commission, DPH, FDA and CMS• Aided in implementing Computrition Software and continue to manage Computrition software programing as well as technical functions• In depth teamwork with clinical team to provide safe an appropriate care for eating disorder patients as well as psychiatric unit known as Bader• Lead of organizing Portion Control Guides for nursing as well as for line staff to better control food portioning in order to support patients with eating disorders and patients with diabetes• Received Departmental Recognition due to development of our Russian Menu for influx of Russian patients in Cardiac Units• Strive to create an environment that is inclusive and diverse

    • United States
    • Restaurants
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Waitress/Bartender/Hostess
      • Oct 2020 - Feb 2021

      • Greeted patrons at door applying customer service and building rapport• Organized and delegated waitress staff in order to maximize flow of restaurant to serve each customer in a timely manner• Collaborated with other team members to provide superior service while maintaining efficiency• Mentored and trained incoming waitress, bartender and hostess staff • Greeted patrons at door applying customer service and building rapport• Organized and delegated waitress staff in order to maximize flow of restaurant to serve each customer in a timely manner• Collaborated with other team members to provide superior service while maintaining efficiency• Mentored and trained incoming waitress, bartender and hostess staff

    • Hospitals and Health Care
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Dietetic Intern
      • Aug 2019 - Jul 2020

      The Emory Hospitals Dietetic Internship Program is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND) which is recognized by the United States Department of Education. The program is a challenging nine month long program that includes 20 weeks of clinical rotations, 6 weeks of food service management, 6 weeks of community rotations and 4 weeks of elective rotations. The first 2 1/2 weeks of the program are devoted to orientation and skills development. Throughout the internship, interns are required to complete a set of project curricula including: Case Study Presentation and Paper, Seminar Presentation and a Leadership Project: Six Sigma Methodology quality improvement analysis and plan.

    • United States
    • Restaurants
    • Waitress
      • May 2019 - Aug 2019

      • Greeted patrons at door applying customer service and building rapport• Organized and delegated waitress staff in order to maximize flow of restaurant to serve each customer in a timely manner• Collaborated with other team members to provide superior service while maintaining efficiency• Mentored and trained incoming waitress, bartender and hostess staff• Aided inventory checks as well as inventory audits to assure appropriate food counts and ability to provide to customers • Greeted patrons at door applying customer service and building rapport• Organized and delegated waitress staff in order to maximize flow of restaurant to serve each customer in a timely manner• Collaborated with other team members to provide superior service while maintaining efficiency• Mentored and trained incoming waitress, bartender and hostess staff• Aided inventory checks as well as inventory audits to assure appropriate food counts and ability to provide to customers

    • Supervisor
      • Jul 2015 - Aug 2019

      The '55 Exchange is an on campus ice cream store at Clemson University. This is a student run, non-for-profit organization where students make and sell the ice cream. I work to welcome and provide customer service to high crowd volumes. I am also responsible for opening and closing the store and managing the finances. I am also responsible for leading the team, working to maintain a positive environment and finalizing decisions when needed. The '55 Exchange is an on campus ice cream store at Clemson University. This is a student run, non-for-profit organization where students make and sell the ice cream. I work to welcome and provide customer service to high crowd volumes. I am also responsible for opening and closing the store and managing the finances. I am also responsible for leading the team, working to maintain a positive environment and finalizing decisions when needed.

    • United States
    • Higher Education
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Research Assistant
      • Aug 2016 - May 2019

      Clemson LIFE is a program dedicated to students with intellectual disabilities who desire a postsecondary experience on a college campus. My role was to create, plan and organize meals for the ClemsonLIFE students during the week. This group of students was about 24 students with varying levels of disability. The students would visit local grocery stores with classmates and daily mentors. After the grocery store trip, we would visit the students apartments and help to make dinner based on the tools in the kitchen. The goal of this project was to educate students with intellectual disabilities how to recognize basic cooking techniques as well as to safely prepare a meal. We also taught and mentored students on proper nutrition regarding their disease state as well as storage of foods, longevity of foods,and how to use basic kitchen utensils.

    • United States
    • Hospitals and Health Care
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Dietetic Externship
      • Mar 2018 - Aug 2018

      During this externship I trained under a two Clinical Dietitians. I worked in Oncology in the Center for Integrative Oncology and Survivorship (CIOS) and in the Center for Diabetes of Adults and Pediatrics. In each of these areas I was required to build relationships with the patients, review and analyze charts, create projects and connect with the public through social media platforms. This externship provided me with hands on experience with and insight to my professional goals. I was able to take information I had learned in the classroom and apply it to real life situations.

Education

  • Clemson University
    Bachelor's degree, Food Science, Chemistry Minor
    2015 - 2019
  • Emory University
    Dietetic Internship
    2019 - 2020
  • University of Newcastle
    Bachelor of Science - BS, Food Science and Nutrition
    2017 -

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