Ranish Shrestha

Experience

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  Heroics Magazine

  Jan 2015 - Jan 2016

  Editor

  Editor for 2 Volumes of Heroics Magazine, the annual magazine of the Bachelors and Masters students at St. Xavier's College

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  Nepal Cancer Hospital and Research Center

  Jun 2017 - Dec 2017

  Intern Microbiologist

  • Patient sample processing in Microbiology laboratory• Identification and Isolation of Pathogens along with their Antimicrobial Susceptibility Pattern• Antibiogram Development• Research into : o Antimicrobial resistance of microorganisms isolated from patients o Retrospective study of Spectra of Breast lesions o EGFR Mutation analysis among lung cancer patients o Role of ROSE in FNAC o Retrospective study of Urinary Bladder lesions o Retrospective study of Gastric and Colorectal Cancers and Lesions Show less

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  Biotechnology Society of Nepal

  Jun 2018 - Oct 2021

  Editor
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  Infection Prevention and Control Nepal

  Jan 2019 - Oct 2021

  Instructor

  • Trainer for healthcare workers about different infection control facets including occupational hazards, disinfection and sterilization, surveillance of healthcare associated infections, isolation precautions and personal protective equipment• Organized one-day orientation programs at hospitals in Kathmandu (Nepal Mediciti Hospital, Nepal National Hospital) and Chitwan (Chitwan Medical College)

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  Nepal Health Research and Innovation Foundation

  Feb 2019 - May 2022

  Research Associate

  • Data management and analysis using statistical package- SPSS• Literature review, manuscript writing, editing, and proof-reading• Completion of several projects with subsequent publications:o ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0137-1888; o Google scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=P_OIEAwAAAAJ

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  Nepal Cancer Hospital and Research Center

  Apr 2019 - Oct 2021

  • Lead team of 13 ward- and department- link in-charges for implementation of infection control policy and continual improvement in indicators and patient quality of life• Conduct infection control audits; surface, air and water sampling for bioburden monitoring• Quality control of disinfectants, hand rubs• Validation of cleaning, disinfection and sterilization activities• Monitor the key performance and behavioural indicators; introduce relevant interventions to mitigate deviations from standards• Investigation of occupational exposures and hazards, implement immediate protective measures and corrective actions; significant reduction in occupational injuries from 2018 to September, 2021• Training healthcare workers on infection prevention and control, occupational hazards, COVID-19 preparedness, aseptic procedures, and quality management system• Conduct and coordinate Oncology and infection control research; o Ongoing projects on antibiotic resistance; predictive and prognostic markers in breast and lung cancer Show less • Trained internal auditor for Quality Management System (QMS), ISO 9001:2015• Part of a team of internal quality auditors tasked with continual improvement in quality standards• Internal audit, non-conformance identification, root cause analysis, corrective and preventive actions• Developing SOPs, forms and formats for departments including Central Sterile Supply, Operations, Biomedical engineering, Medical Oncology, Nursing, Intensive care• Aid external audit for ISO 9001:2015 certification & regulatory inspection for hospital license renewal• After 2 internal audits and an external audit, the hospital was ISO 9001:2015 certified in 2019 Show less • Developed “Procedures for infection prevention and control and healthcare waste management” based on ISO 9001:2015 standards and NABH standards• Developed surveillance system for capturing infection data within existing resource constraints• Conduct infection control audit and surveillance of key performance indicators in infection control• Improved the hand hygiene compliance at the hospital consistently from 34% to 89% (2018-2020)• Conduct and coordinate Oncology and infection control research (Data management, literature review, manuscript writing, editing, coordinating team meetings)• Part of the team engaged in developing the COVID-19 policy, managing fever clinic and coordinate with clinicians for detection, isolation, and contact tracing of COVID-19 cases within given resources• Was awarded and promoted prior to term completion based on achievements and improved KPIs Show less

  • Infection Control Assistant Officer

    Oct 2020 - Oct 2021

  • Certified Internal Quality Auditor: Quality Management System ISO 9001:2015

    Sept 2019 - Oct 2021

  • Microbiologist and Senior Infection Control Assistant

    Feb 2018 - Oct 2020

  • Editor

    Apr 2019 - Jun 2019
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  Griffith College Dublin

  Sept 2021 - Sept 2022

  Student
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  Health Products Regulatory Authority (HPRA)

  May 2022 - now

  I am starting my journey in the human and veterinary health products (pharmaceuticals, medical devices, cosmetics, controlled substances, blood and other tissues) regulatory agency in Ireland-the HPRA, in the operational excellence and quality department.

  • Scientific Officer- GMP Inspections

    Sept 2024 - now

  • Scientific Officer- Quality Management Systems

    May 2022 - Sept 2024