Expert Details
Infection Control, Public Health, Employee Health, and SPD
ID: 738357
California, USA
Skills: Completed HBX CORe (150-hour business certificate program). Management of Health Informatics (eClinicalWorks, Epic system, MediTech, Cerner, AllScripts) and Management of Surgical Instrumentation System ALEX. MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint). SQL, R.
Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Year: 2019 | Degree: MS | Subject: Health Informatics | Institution: University of Maryland |
| Year: 2015 | Degree: MPH | Subject: Public Health | Institution: Columbia University |
| Year: 2013 | Degree: MD | Subject: Internship | Institution: New York Medical College |
| Year: 2012 | Degree: MD | Subject: Doctor of Medicine | Institution: Universidad autonoma de guadalajara |
| Year: 2006 | Degree: BS | Subject: Biology | Institution: Purdue University |
| Year: 2006 | Degree: BA | Subject: Chemistry | Institution: Purdue University |
Work History
| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
|---|---|---|---|
| Years: 2017 to 2019 | Employer: Doctors Hospital at Renaissance | Title: Director of Infection Control and Employee Health | Department: Infection Control and Employee Health |
Responsibilities:•Serves as a resource person for the hospital and community through direct consultation, recommendations and educational offerings.• Serves patients by managing staff; developing and enforcing infection control policies and services to provide a safe and healthy environment. • Responsible for the planning, development, coordination, implementation and evaluation of the hospital wide infection control program. • Collaborates with and acts as a consultant for the department managers and staff. • Advises implements and evaluates measures necessary to prevent the spread of infections within the hospital and community. • Supervise, plans, develops, implements and evaluates activities and services relating to Employee Health services to provide high quality and cost-effective occupational health services. • Coordinates various vaccines programs and provides employee counseling. • Ensure departmental compliance with Hospital and regulatory requirements. • Communicates abilities and limitations of employees to appropriate supervisor. • Evaluate employee's ability to return to work in collaboration with appropriate health. • Provide pre- and post-counseling to employees regarding exposures to blood and body fluids; advises employees of test results, risk factors, precautions, symptoms, etc. collaborates with Infectious Diseases for additional consultation. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2017 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: Sr. Director of Infection Control and Employee Health | Department: Infection Control and Employee Health |
Responsibilities:Responsible for planning, developing and executing Infection Control and Employee health services programs, and policies and procedures.• Ensures compliance with requirements of CMS, Public Health Department and other applicable regulatory and/or accrediting agencies. • Collaborates with Los Angeles County and Health Department and the Physician Chairperson of the Infection Control Committee in the ongoing surveillance and prevention of all communicable diseases. • Oversees the implementation of best practices to prevent the transmission of infections in the hospital, focusing on primary prevention, population health and infection prevention. • Oversees Infection Control Coordinators to provide ongoing education to all staff on infection prevention plan. • Functions as the hospital Infection Prevention advisor to all necessary hospital committees. Serves as facilitator, educator, resource for leadership and staff relating to Evidence–Based Practice Infection Prevention. • Ensures that HAI NHSN, program and performance data are collected and reported in a timely and accurate manner. • Develops monthly, quarterly and annual reports as specified by the Executive Leadership and California Department of Public Health. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2016 to 2017 | Employer: Prime Health Care | Title: Quality Management | Department: Quality |
Responsibilities:Physician Documentation Review, Infection Control for the Corporate Office. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2001 to 2007 | Employer: Methodist Hospital | Title: Instrument Tech | Department: SPD |
Responsibilities:Sterilization, Decontamination and packing of instruments. |
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International Experience
| Years | Country / Region | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Years: 2016 to 2017 | Country / Region: India | Summary: Help create Infection Control program for the remote team in India for Prime Health Care. |
Career Accomplishments
| Licenses / Certifications |
|---|
| • Licenses: Passed U.S. Medical Exams. ECFMG (Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates) certified (2014). • CCS (Certified Coding Specialist) Bi-Annual, Last Certified 2020, • CDIP (Certified Documentation Improvement Practitioner), Bi-Annual, Last Certified 2020 • CRCST (Certified Registered Central Services Technician), Annual, Last Certified 2021 • CIS (Certified Instrument Specialist), Annual, Last Certified 2021 • CER (Certified Endoscope Reprocessor), Annual, Last Certified 2021 • CRCR (Certified Revenue Cycle Representative), Bi-annual, Last Certified 2019 • HACP (Healthcare Accreditation Certification Program), Annual, Last Certified 2021 • COVID-19 Community Ambassador, June 2021- Present • Emerging Infectious Disease Frontline Facility Training, January 2020 • Infection Control Risk Assessment Training, January 2020 • Infection Prevention and Control for Acute Care Setting, November 2019 • Infection Prevention and Control Certificate, State of California, September 2019 |
| Awards / Recognition |
|---|
| Top 10 male student award for excellence, scholastic achievement and civic services. Top 100-student award for scholastic achievement, co-curricular activities, and community service. Biology Club Scholarship. |
Language Skills
| Language | Proficiency |
|---|---|
| Farsi | Native |
| Spanish | Fluent |
Fields of Expertise
quaternary ammonium compound, steam sterilization, Covid-19 consultant to entertainment industry, insurance for Covid-19 losses, COVID-19, catheter-related infection, disinfection, disinfection by-product, medical waste disinfection, infection control, public health epidemiology, employee drug testing, employee engagement, employee empowerment, E. coli infection, infection, wound infection, cardiovascular infection, central nervous system infection, cytomegalovirus infection, Borrelia infection, drinking water disinfection, gram-negative bacterial infection, medical waste chemical disinfection, gram-positive bacterial infection, infection prevention, herpes virus infection, kidney infection, meningococcal infection, municipal wastewater disinfection, nosocomial infection, water disinfection, wastewater disinfection, urinary tract infection, surgical infection, ozone disinfection by-product, respiratory tract infection, streptococcal infection, sexually transmitted infection, staphylococcal infection, sinus infection, documentation process, medical documentation, antimicrobial medical device, biomedical instrumentation, biomedical application, biomedical informatics