Krissy Lane Implemented an Advanced Tray Preparation System at Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare

Krissy Lane, R.D.

Krissy Lane implemented an advanced tray preparation system at Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare.

Details:

Acting Food Service Systems Management Dietitian, Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System, Little Rock, Ark.

Age: 28

Education: B.S. and master’s in nutrition from the University of Central Arkansas, in Conway, Ark.

Years at Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System: 5

Why Selected?

Patricia Bryant, R.D., chief of nutrition and food services, says: This is a complex medical center with two campuses that serves approximately 1,500 meals per day. Knowing the importance of complying with HACCP guidelines, Krissy implemented a new advanced tray preparation system in conjunction with an innovative computerized temperature system that work together to ensure food quality and safety. Krissy also received a best practice award from the medical center for writing a vitamin K menu for patients receiving Coumadin [a medication used to prevent heart attacks and blood clots]. She is a very dedicated and hardworking young dietitian who is full of energy and provides new ideas that have made a great impact in our operation. Krissy’s strong passion for education and her leadership skills allow her to teach evening nutrition classes at a local university. She also works as a dietetic internship preceptor with 14 master’s of science students each year. She has proved to be a preceptor who is dependable, responsible and honest.

Get to know :

What has been your proudest accomplishment?

Finishing my master’s degree.

What would you say you excel at over more seasoned colleagues?

I feel that I bring a fresh insight into technology within my service. I love computers and other gadgets and use this knowledge to advance my career.

What’s the best career advice you’ve been given?

To aim myself down the path I want to follow and to work hard and never give up.

What’s the biggest challenge you’ve had to overcome?

Being in the administrative field at my age is sometimes a challenge. I have to remind myself that I have to work a little bit harder. Sometimes people who are older than me ask how old I am and might not listen to me because of my age. I have to prove that I can do my job, even though I’m young.

What’s been your most rewarding moment?

The most rewarding thing about my job is working with veterans on a daily basis. I am very honored to serve those who served our country.

What would you like to accomplish in your career in the next two years?

I hope to be the best administrative dietitian that I can be. I want to keep working to increase our patient satisfaction scores. I want to continue mentoring dietetic interns at the VA and continue teaching online classes at Liberty University.

What can you look back at now and laugh at?

How busy I thought life was before I had a child. I have a one-and-a-half-year-old and I’m extremely busier now than I was before.

Krissy Lane, R.D.

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