Yalda Janett Mirdamadi

Infection Preventionist

McLean, VA 22102

adzvy1@r.postjobfree.com

+1-703-***-****

Strives to work with a team utilizing my expertise, knowledge and skills in performing epidemiology, surveillance, implementing healthcare policies to control spread of Healthcare Associated Infections (HAIs), leading clinical research, utilizing the best standard practice following CDC, NHSN, CMS, and TJC based on prevention of infectious diseases transmission, improving public health standards and governmental guidelines. Authorized to work in the U.S. for any employer

Work Experience

HRLA Specialist in Infection prevention & Control Consultant Specialist - Contractor Washington DC Department of Health, Healthcare Regulation Licensing Administration (HRLA) - Washington, DC

June 2015 to March 2018

● Demonstrated effective leadership skills for reviewing all Infection control and prevention activities in DC hospitals, risk assessment, improve quality of care & data of DC hospitals, skilled nursing homes and dialysis centers

● Established, maintained a tracking systems on correcting infection control policies, practice & data at HRLA at DC department of health per current guidelines of the CDC, OSHA, and Medicare, Medicaid

● Followed current state laws, federal laws, and regulatory agency requirements for improvement of infection prevention practice, plans/programs

● Reviewed all infection prevention/control surveillance, policies, risk assessments, plan of correction, educational materials, reporting accurate data process to all local and national agencies

● Ensured the hospitals' compliance with standard measures for preventing exposure to blood-borne pathogens, HAI, CLABSI, SSI, CAUTI, VAP

● Reviewed updated development, implemented ongoing updated prevention methods to stop and control transmission risks of germs to patients and staff.

● Reviewed the hospitals ‘ annual risk assessment programs, provided an updated plan of correction per recent national guidelines.

● Reviewed, implemented and updated a surveillance program for prevention of healthcare acquired infections (HAIs) in DC hospitals.

● Reviewed all DC hospitals ‘protocols for proper disinfecting, cleaning, selecting an effective, safe and harmless products, germicides, antiseptics

● Observed the process of surveillance, data collection, appropriate reporting to hospitals’ stakeholders, infection control, performance improvement committee and ensuring feedback is shared with nursing administration and other departments with improvement plan

● Reviewed the hospital's system on early identification, investigation, prevention policies to stop, control spread of infection, mode of transmission of disease entities

● Reviewed qualification of IPS ability to teach principles and practical applications of infection prevention, control to all levels of healthcare professionals

● Reviewed maintained reporting responsibilities for the DC Department of Health, mandatory compliance with

● Inspected all DC hospitals environmental of care (EOC), reviewed their plan-on rapid detection, evaluation of not using possible hazardous materials.

● Reviewed, implemented Emergency Preparedness Plans, strategic preventive policies, effective recovery responses to Ebola and other epidemic situations at the DC acute care hospitals, long-term acute care hospitals (LTAC) that were presented to the DC Department of Health (HRLA) for confirmation. • Evaluated the plan of actions, reviewed national tracking of new cases of TB, Malaria, new cases of HIV and reporting to DC - HRLA and the CDC.

● Served as a consultant of public health, infection control specialist and an expert advisor for DC hospitals.

● Performed monthly inspection, survey of all DC acute & long-term healthcare facilities, reviewed their infection prevention and, public health prevention policies, food supply safety and sanitation, staff personal and hand hygiene, inspection environmental of care's sanitation to protect safety environments for patients, staff and visitors

● Reviewed the hospitals Infection Prevention, Control Plan and Program to ensure their updated policies & standard practices are in accordance with the recent guidance of the CMS, TJC, the CDC and DC department of health.

● Reviewed tracking of Healthcare Associated Infections(HAIs), device associated infections during federal and licensing surveys in compliance with standard best practices per CMS/CDC,OSHA, APIC and TJC guidelines and regulations.

● Reviewed, analyzed HAI surveillance, data collections, evaluated risk assessment, and mitigated risk factors that played a significant role in causing HAIs found in surveys.

● Served as a of public health consultant reviewed abstracted of medical records, coding, assessed risk factors, analyzed root cause analysis, provided scientific, effective correction plan per TJC, CMS, CDC regulations

● Reviewed the hospitals ‘antibiotic stewardship program to ensure the physicians prescribed the effective antibiotics for patients by reviewing the culture results, have chosen the most maximum sensitive one not the resistant one

● Provided an approved an effective educational program for pharmacy ‘s staff to put a restriction on special antibiotics unless it was approved by the infectious disease specialist in regards to prevent increasing the multiple drug resistant bacteria (MDRO) resistant like Carbapenem Resistant Enterobacteriaceae(CRE)

● Reviewed, use new updated TJC, the CDC/CMS, with safety recommendations, guidelines on a daily basis to ensure the DC healthcare facilities are in updated standard compliance

● Used the CDC survey tool, managed inspection of infection prevention and control department, and reviewed updated policies, procedures to ensure they are effective in preventing spread of infections from patient to patient, staff to patient and vice versa, contamination of environmental care and contamination of medical devices.

● Investigated cluster and outbreaks caused by using epidemiological tools

● Reviewed the record of staff infection control in-service training and vaccination policies and records.

● Reviewed policies, protocols of food department to ensure food safety preparation, sanitized cooking environments, updated appropriate refrigerators' temperature, dishwasher's function, safe storage, freezers, safe food distribution by trained staff who are in compliance with personal, hand hygiene, personal protective equipment (gloves, hair net & apron)

● Reviewed emergency preparedness disaster plans, hazardous programs to ensure patients and staff are safe.

● Conducted an infection control survey/audit on DC health care facilities (Hospitals/ LTAC, ambulatory surgical centers, dialysis centers, and skilled nursing homes) to ensure practices are in compliance with Federal laws & DC regulations.

● Attended kick-off meetings and provided effective public health recommendations to eliminate HAIs in DC health care facilities.

● Attended monthly meetings of cosmetic, beauty salons/barber shops, and spa as an expert of public health advisor to recommend safety advice on monitoring their compliance with OSHA, CDC and CMS guidelines.

● Recommended safety tips on device cleanliness and sanitation used in cosmetic, beauty, and barbershops to prevent transmission of blood borne pathogens (hep-b and hep-c and HIV).

● Researched & reviewed CMS standard best practices on a daily basis setting up goals for improving patients' and residents' quality of care.

● Director of Prevention and Control Infection Department - BridgePoint Hospital National Harbor - Washington, DC November 2010 to May 2016

● Was responsible, accountable for the development, implementation and evaluation of the Infection Control Program/Plan for the Bridgepoint Hospital to bring together various clinical and non-clinical team members to ensure compliance with infection control standards for various regulatory local and national government, federal agencies.

● Was knowledge of The Joint Commission (TJC) on Accreditation of Healthcare Organization standards, the Center for Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention Guidelines, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) final ruling on Blood borne Pathogens Law, CMS and other regulatory standards

● Oversaw, managed, tracked, and performed surveillance of infections (early identification, data collection, analyzed and interpreted and rout cause analysis of Health-care Associated Infections (HAIs), kept highest competency and compliance per the CDC/NHSN/CMS/ OSHA / APIC and the DC Department of Health regulations.

● Reviewed the effectiveness of the updated Infection Control Program/Plan to monitor improvement of quality of care, patient safety, clinical research trials and surveillance.

● Led the Department, worked as a Public Health Consultant, advisor to early Identification, fast elimination of Multiple Drug Resistant Organism (MDROs),TB, HIV, hepatitis and Blood Borne Pathogens in the hospital and community.

● Supervised, managed surveillance of MDROs, CRE-KPC, C.diff, MRSA,VRE and other Health-care Associated Infections, electronically flagged the infected/colonized/isolated patients in compliance with contact/enteric/droplet and airborne precaution

(Transmission based precaution).

● In compliance with Antibiotic Stewardship Program (ASP), monitored the administration of appropriate antibiotics per reviewing the culture's result to prevent increasing of growing resistant bacteria.

● Used professional and clinical skills to direct, manage, coordinate inquiries from healthcare providers.

● Set short, long-term goals on elimination of Multiple Drug Resistant Organism (MDROs), Health-care Associated Infections (HAIs)

● Which reported ZERO Central-line Associated infection (CLABSI) and Catheter-Associated Infections (CAUTI) to the DCHA in 2014.

● Calculated Device Associated Infections (CLABSI and CAUTI) rates, achieved ZERO Central-line Associated infections, and Catheter-Associated Infections (CAUTI)was reported to the DCHA in 2014 and proudly presented on a poster at DCHA for award winning in 2015).

● Implemented, updated, and re-formatted healthcare policies to improve quality of care and patient safety based on Standard Best Practice Guidelines.

● Evaluated data, implemented proper and effective strategies to prevent occurrence of infection, reported to Infection Control, Performance Improvement Quality and Medical Executive Committee (MEC ), DC Department of Health, the CMS and the NHSN on a monthly basis.

● Reviewed and assessed the Infection Control Program and occupational health program in order to estimate the required funding, developed departmental annual expenditure, budget assessment, created an effective spending plan to reduce costs. Held staff accountable to reduce waste and costs, expenditure to save funds, and prevent abusing the system.

● Analyzed critical problematic and complex issues along with professional recommendation to solve and transform the culture to a safety culture with providing more educational training sessions.

● Daily reviewing patient's microbiology lab reports, interpreted antibiotic susceptibility report to ensure the appropriate antibiotic with the right dosage/duration/time is administered.

● Served as a major public health advisor by updating Infection Prevention and Control policies, reviewed annual data, used analytical and epidemiologic approach on risk factor assessment to improve health quality, safety for patients and employees.

● Participated monthly in the DC Hospital Association Meetings :DCHA

● implemented research trials, set up effective preventive protocols to eliminate CRE

(Carbapenem Resistant Antibacterial) by performing rectal swabbing to reach out the Prevalence Point of CRE in Washington DC Hospitals and health care facilities.

● Supervised, managed surveillance of MDROs, CRE-KPC, C.diff, MRSA,VRE and other Health-care Associated Infections, electronically flagged the infected/colonized/isolated patients in compliance with contact/enteric/droplet and airborne precaution

(Transmission based precaution).

● Collaborated with the CDC/ NHSN on clinical investigation, identification, of MDROs, device-associated infections (CLABSI, CAUTI, and VAE), Surgical Site Infections (SSI).

● Conducted educational trainings with coaching tasks, in-services on infectious disease issues, public health, safety, prevention of transmission of HIV, HBV, HCV, Ebola, flu, TB, antibiotic stewardship program, multiple drug-resistant organisms (MDROs), occupational health programs, hand hygiene, PPE use, cough etiquette, disinfection of medical devices before/after use. Conducted drills, practiced exposure plan, managed, practiced drill of emergency preparedness ..

● Measured statistically HAIs rate, SIR, data analysis, presented to the Quality Improvement Director and the hospital authorities

● Passed successfully three times the Joint Commission's surveys, five annual DC Department of Health surveys with no deficiencies.

● Participated in all NHSN/APIC training seminars in 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2016 as well as attending in National APIC Annual Conferences in 2013, 2015

● Infection Control Practitioner - George Washington University Hospital - Washington, DC October 2009 to November 2010

● Infection Preventionist

● Conducted surveillance with early identifying infections, collected data, performed data analyses, identified HAIs, and MDROs, assessed data and interpreted it to prevent risk factors and future incidence of HAIs.

● Evaluated data, implemented effective, appropriate preventive strategies, policy/procedures to prevent spread of infection, reported to different committees and DC Department of Health, CMS and CDC/NHSN. • Experienced epidemiological approach of data, analyzing data with federal health regulations

● Revised Infection Prevention and Control program, reported analytical data to hospital's senior leadership, committees and nursing staff with implementation of a plan of action.

● Performed Surveillance of HAIs, MDROs, CRE-KPC, C.diff, VRE, MRSA, Device-Associated Infections (CLABSI, CAUTI, and VAP) and surgical site Infections

(SSI) in hospital, flagged the colonized/infected patients in appropriate isolations & in accordance with the CDC/ NHSN Guidelines.

● Participated in Performance Quality Improvement and other Committees, complied with NHSN and NPSG.

● Provided safety measures on early TB and LTBI identification, prevented spread of active TB disease to patients & staff. Reported to the DC Department of Health.

● Controlled and coordinated with a multi-disciplinary team to prevent spread of multidrug resistant organism (MDROs) in the hospital.

● D.C. Government, Infection Control Officer - Saint Elizabeths Hospital May 2006 to October 2009

● Set practical achievable goals to improve quality of Infection Prevention and control in forensic/psych. patients in the hospital.

● Performed surveillance of HAIs, MRSA, VRE, and other G. negative rods. Placed patients with MDRO in isolation.

● Implemented infection control policies & protocols on exposure prevention and controlled spread of infections to the environment.

● Made Infection Control rounds on a daily basis; inspected environmental services; observed nursing staff to ensure they comply with hand hygiene, PPE use and decontamination of medical devices before and after use.

● Worked as an expert in charge of patients' safety, staff, guests and vendors.

● Consulted & educated patients' family regarding the need for patient's placement in isolation or device insertion.

● Followed, updated guidelines of NHSN/ NPSGs/ CMS /APIC/ SHEA/ OSHA, HICPAC recommendations on HAI Prevention and device-associated bundles. staff and environmental of care

Sunshine Assisted Living Home - Vienna, VA

August 1994 to April 2006

Vienna VA

• Supervised residents with communicable disease (MRSA), eliminated spread of MRSA to other patients, staff and environmental care.

• Monitored cleanliness and sanitation of the facility to prevent spread of infections. Chair, Infectious Diseases Department, Associate Professor Mashhad University Hospital, Mashhad July 1990 to July 1994 of Microbiology, Virology, and Infectious Diseases Department; School of Medicine Mashhad, Iran, Associate Professor of Microbiology Mashhad University Hospital, Mashhad July 1986 to June 1990 Virology, and Infectious Disease Department; School of Medicine

• Taught virology, microbiology to Ph.D., medical, dentistry and pharmacy students.

• Responsible for viral diagnostic of rabies, Echo encephalitis, influenza, hep-B, hep-C virus, HIV,enterovirus, aseptic meningitis, by cell culture or serology diagnostic tests (western Blot, Eliza).

• Worked with the project research team and published several research articles.

• Supervised performance of a microbiologist team who worked on identifying inpatient/outpatient bacterial, viral, fungal, and parasitic in Ghaem University Hospital. The biology of microorganisms at the molecular and cellular levels and their pathogenicity, ecology and relevance to public health were the main focus of the team.

• Supervised performance of serological and immunological diagnosis of different cerebrospinal viral specimens from infected body fluids or tissues by immunoassay diagnostic tests and cell cultures.

• Enhanced quality standards and improved the Microbiology Department by checking the sensitivity and assessments of antibiotics that were used to eliminate and control microorganisms.

• Developed quantitative and qualitative measures for evaluating the work performance of staff.

• Investigated the relationship between organisms and disease, including the control of epidemics and the effects of antibiotics on microorganisms.

• Monitored performance, controlled quality outcome compared with standards, recommended appropriate effective advice to increase quality.

• Investigated the existence of any diverse entities that occurred in accordance with the lab deficiencies in the microbiology lab, developed effective advance procedures to eliminate inappropriate outcomes.

• Implemented policies, protocols in accordance with advanced immunoassay technology to improve microbiology lab functions according to advanced immunology methods.

• Provided students & staff with opportunities to attend national and university seminars to grow and update their knowledge to be oriented with new immunoassay devices.

• Ensured that microbiology lab standards and protocols are in compliance with national regulations.

• Ensured that reference work and professional publications are available to students/staff and that equipment and facilities are adequate.

• Monitored hospital's and community's outbreaks, investigated and controlled the risk factors caused the epidemic incidences and the effects of antibiotics on microorganisms when required; and ensured that information was identified by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events. Obtained Public Health Clinical Microbiology license and Clinical Microbiology technologist State Department of Health Service - San Rafael, CA August 1984 to June 1986

San Rafael, California

• Obtained Public Health Clinical Microbiology license and Clinical Microbiology technologist Education

Doctor of Medicine in medicine- specialized in microbiology Infectious Diseases in Pasteur Institute - Tehran, IR 1986 to 1990

Diploma in Medicine

Mashhad University

1969 to 1973

Bachelor of Science

Mashhad University

1966 to 1969 Skills

• Biostatistics (10+ years) • Epic (Less than 1 year) • Excel (10+ years)

• FrontPage (3 years)

• MICROSOFT ACCESS (Less than 1 year) • Communication Skills (10+ years)

• Customer Service

• Microsoft Word (10+ years)

• Front Desk • Security

• Training

• Typing

• Clinical Research

• Microbiology

• Western Blot

• Laboratory Procedures

• Content Management Systems • Laboratory Experience

• Environmental Services

• Infection Control Training • Surveillance

• Quality Assurance

• Anatomy Knowledge

• Emergency Management • ELISA

• Clinical trials

• Product management

• Patient monitoring • Computer skills

Certifications and Licenses

First Aid Certification Infection Control Certification CPR Certification QMHP Certification

RN License

Publications

clinical microbiology

December 1987

described the best, advanced diagnostic technical tests on virology/microbiology Additional Information

Skills:

• MS Access, Excel, PowerPoint, MS FrontPage, Word, and MS Outlook

• Know hospital software applications such as Medi-Tech, Epic system, Quality Net

• Have a comprehensive knowledge of Epidemiology, Infectious diseases, Biostatistics and Clinical Application

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