Neeraja Ganeshraj

Experience

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  Infection Prevention & Management Associates

  Oct 2011 - Feb 2012

  Infection Prevention Intern

  I provided support to the functions of the infection control program; duties included surveillance of healthcare acquired infections, data abstraction from patients’ charts, clerical support, device days data collection for catheters and intravenous devices, hand hygiene observations, and environment of care unit rounds.

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  Washington University School of Medicine

  Nov 2011 - Aug 2013

  I conducted statistical analysis on a retrospective cohort of patients admitted to Barnes Jewish Hospital with urinary tract infections (UTIs), mainly identifying health outcomes, risk factors for transfer to the ICU, length of hospital stay, and antibiotic treatment days based on clinical manifestation. Findings were presented at the 2013 European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases Conference in Berlin, Germany. I also facilitate in creating a retrospective cohort of patients admitted to Barnes Jewish Hospital with prosthetic joint infections (PJIs) and conduct statistical analysis of clinical outcomes based variation in antibiotic therapy, site of infection, culture reports. Tasks also include consenting patients for participation in the prospective arm of the study which utilizes 16S rRNA PCR in identifying causative bacteria in culture negative patients. Show less

  • Research Assistant, Department of Psychiatry

    Jan 2013 - Aug 2013

  • Research Assistant, Division of Infectious Diseases

    May 2012 - Aug 2013

  • Data Assistant, Department of Internal Medicine

    Nov 2011 - May 2012
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  Infection Prevention & Management Associates

  May 2013 - Apr 2015

  Infection Control Practitioner

  Achieved certification in infection control. Perform surveillance activities and use and epidemiologic approach to problem solving. Assess patients' status by chart review of observation of infections. Conduct investigation of cluster of infections using epidemiologic methods. Investigate healthcare workers' exposure to communicable diseases and coordinates with occupational health. Provide formal and informal education programs to healthcare providers. Provide patient education regarding disease transmission and prevention methods. Develop, revise and evaluate infection control and control policies and procedures. Serve as an infection control consultant for multiple departments/facilities. Show less

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  Baylor Scott & White Health

  Apr 2015 - Jul 2020

  Manager, Infection Prevention and Control

  Manage infection prevention program at an acute care hospital and ancillary clinics. Implement evidence-based practices to reduce the risk of hospital associated infections. Ensure compliance to Joint Commission, Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services and other regulatory standards as related to infection control and prevention. Facilitate the infection control committee to formulate changes in procedures and processes.

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  Midland Memorial Hospital

  Aug 2020 - now

  Project Manager, Safety and Quality Integration