Infection Control Practitioner

LEILA JUNE NAHAVANDI

*** *. ********* **. *********, VA 24502 • 281-***-**** • **********@*****.***

United States Citizen

Infection Control Practitioner, Hospital Epidemiology

Solutions-driven infection control and prevention professional with extensive experiences in multiple

facets of the design and implementation of infection control policies, procedures, and preventative

techniques to prepare and maintain clinical environments, maintaining compliance with local, state, and

federal regulations and standards, surveillance of hospital-acquired infections as well as reporting, and

education of health care workers and patients regarding disease transmission and prevention methods.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Infection Control & Prevention • Occupational Safety • Epidemiology • CDC • EPA • CAUTI, CLABSI,

VAE, SSI • OSHA • JACHO Survey• DNV/NIAHO Survey

HAI NHSN Surveillance • Sterile Processing • Hand Hygiene • Analytic Presentation • Statistical Analysis

Construction Safety • Healthcare Management Database Systems • Health Department Reporting

Microbiology • Antibiotic Stewardship • Injury and Illness Reporting • Safety Training

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

INFECTION PREVENTION & MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATES, INC. (IPMA), Houston, Texas • 2010-

2013 (3 years)

Infection Control Practitioner - Nexus Specialty Hospital System & Select Specialty Hospitals – Worked

with facility leadership committee and laboratory services on hospital policies to further protect the health

of staff, patients, and visitors. Educated staff on policies and ways to help protect themselves from

acquiring and spreading infectious diseases (i.e. influenza, multi-drug resistant organisms). Worked with

vendors to reduce overall numbers of infections and establish antibiotic stewardship programs with staff

physician boards to advise on best practices to reduce the number of multi-drug resistant micro-

organisms. Participated and lead an Infection Control Committee to provide hospital administration with

monthly data and establishment of goals and implemented successful hand hygiene programs,

• Participated in Joint Commission (JCAHO) and Det Norske Veritas (DNV/NIAHO) surveys

leading to a successful site accreditations with both hospital systems and satellite clinics .

• Initiated and oversaw the Antibiotic Stewardship programs for both health systems while

collaboratively working with pharmacists and Infectious Diseases physician to improve the use of

antibiotics in order to prevent this rise of resistance and successfully decreased the use of broad

spectrum antibiotics.

• Worked with a multidisciplinary team to initiate a nurse driven foley removal protocol to decrease

foley days and catheter associated urinary tract infections (NHSN-CAUTI reportables).

INTERNSHIPS & RESEARCH

Entergy Corporation, Westlake, Louisiana • June 2009- August 2013

Environmental Analyst Intern – Conducted ergonomic evaluations for employees providing appropriate

recommendations and solutions. Conducted Operational Excellence and core HES compliance on

existing power plants, while working towards environmental compliance by monitoring sampling of water,

natural oil, coal, and silica at company sites to ensure compliance with OSHA and EPA standards.

• Successfully maintained the company’s MSDS (SDS) database while conducting audits on

company reports to ensure compliance for the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality

(LDEQ)

Zachry Power Plant, Riesel, TX • June – August 2010

Industrial Systems Safety & Ergonomic Site Observation and Researcher TAMU Research – Analyzed

Occupational Safety Program and System Safety while successfully implemented solutions for ergonomic

and industrial system safety in grinding, scaffolding, and welding.

• Researched and presented appropriate PPE equipment for the employees working with grinding

and pipefitting activities.

LEILA JUNE NAHAVANDI

404 N. Stonemill Dr. Lynchburg, VA 24502 • 281-***-**** • **********@*****.***

United States Citizen

Texas Transportation Institute (TTI), College Station, Texas • June - August 2010

Ergonomics Site Safety Researcher and Presenter (TAMU Research) – Evaluated the Occupational Safety

Program while successfully recommending and implementing ergonomic solutions in sieving, storage,

molding, recombination of asphalt, material pick-up, and testing.

• Researched and personated on ergonomic recommendations for safety.

• Analyzed and reported a detailed cost/benefit analysis for company’s sieving and storage department.

Zachry Nuclear Engineering Department, College Station, Texas • March 2009 – August 2010

Thesis Editor / Assistant – Assisted the Zachry Nuclear Engineering Faculty in the editing of Master

thesis and PhD dissertations for the department while additionally organizing meetings and assisting

support staff and visitors to the department.

West Houston Medical Center Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery, Houston, Texas • May 2007 –

December 2008

Clinical Assistant – Prepared clinic rooms for patients while shadowing various medical personnel through

various surgeries and clinical rounds, transportation of specimen to lab and x-rays to radiology departments.

Education

Master of Public Health (M.P.H.)- Environmental and Occupational Health: August, 2010

Texas A&M Health Science Center School of Rural Public Health

College Station, Texas

Bachelors of Science (B.S.) – Biomedical Sciences & Veterinary Medicine: May, 2008

Texas A&M University

College Station, Texas

Affiliations & Continuing Education

Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC)

The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA)

Infection Prevention & Management Associates, Inc (IP&MA)

National Safety Healthcare Network, extensive training courses (NHSN)

Hospital Volunteer Work

West Houston Medical Center Intensive Care Unit • July 2006 to August 2006

• Assisted nurses on duty to bathe, clean tracheotomy tubes and dress and clean wounds from

central lines.

West Houston Medical Center Emergency Room • July 2006 to August 2006

• Responsible for obtaining vital signs in triage, filed patient information, cleaned and prepared

patient rooms in within the ER, stocked supply room and aided in cleaning debris from patients in

severe accidents.

West Houston Medical Center Laboratory, Houston, TX • June 2002 to July 2006

• Assisted histologist with preparing specimen cassettes, transportation of specimen, logging in

patient data, and assisting pathologist in frozen section biopsies.

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