Ravi Pallipamu, Microbiologist, Mba, Cic Email & Phone Number

Hermosa Beach, Ca, Us

Dallas, Texas, Us

Fairfax, California, Us

Chattanooga, Tennessee, Us

CEO, Owner Lean Six Sigma Blackbelt Certified in Healthcare Provides consultation services, fishbone diagrams, RCAs, improves processes due to quality failures.  Performs Gap Analyses

Temecula, California, Us

Performed infection prevention duties on an interim basis until a perm was placed.

Coos Bay, Or, Us

 Approved to purchase 2 ultrasound-guided systems, to increase PIV insertions vs PICC, which lead to 10% lower CL utilization. Recommended and initiated PIV start training for all RNs with of the Education department).  Lowered hospital onset rate of C. difficile infection by changing testing algorithm supported by the CDC. Replaced paper hand hygiene tally with hand-held electronic devices hospital wide.  Reported HAIs in NHSN using EPIC.  Lead and presented at monthly IC committee.

El Segundo, California, Us

 Supervised 1 IP, 1 employee health nurse Wrote Covid-19 workplace mitigation plan and provided 24/7 guidance. Revised CLABSI policy to be in line with best practices: INS and CDC guidelines. Lead 2 successful Joint Commission surveys. Worked intimately with Performance Improvement and EVS Director to improve HCAHPS. Decreased central line usage by 20%: Transitioned facility to decrease CL utilization by inserting midline catheters.

Duarte, Ca, Us

 Device Associated Infection Rate (DAIR) Committee chair: committee to reduce CLABSIs. Daily isolation and device rounds and central line and foley catheter validation. “Day hospital”/Ambulatory surgery center weekly rounds, scope processing, SPD.  Spearheaded multi-departmental transition to endoscope culturing (prevent CRE contamination) Reduced CLABSI rate by 15% Streamlined NHSN reporting using Medmined 3rd party surveillance software Transition facility to 100% electronic NHSN reporting

Montclair, Ca, Us

 Supervised 1 Employee Health nurse Co-chaired Corporate (12 hospitals) Infection control quarterly meetings Zero CLABSI 2011 Project, Root Cause Analysis, Employee Health Monitoring Tool Refined Employee Health program (N95 maskfit, PPDs, health screen, needlesticks, vaccinations) Increased employee Flu immunization by 15% in two years (450 employees)

Sacramento, Ca, Us

As a state HAI Field Infection Preventionist, provided regional consultative services to acute care hospitals in LA county. Assisted IPs on connecting and reporting HAIs through NHSN. Provided consultation in the surveillance of required measures; Conducted validation of NHSN data and train hospital staff to perform self-validation;Evaluated adequacy of facility infection prevention programs including participation in regional collaborative initiatives.

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Served on the LA APIC BOARD

Victorville, Ca, Us

Rahway, New Jersey, Us

Served Western Michigan clinicians during the launch of the first HPV vaccine Gardasil vaccine. Maintained a home office, booked daily appointments with doctor offices, conducted professional physician-lead presentations, strongly recommended to nurses and physicians for their indicated patients.

Tumwater, Washington, Us

As supervisor of my laboratory, we served as a CDC “PulseNet” consultant for Western US. I supported other State laboratories in conducting real-time DNA “fingerprinting” to identify foodborne disease clusters (ecoli, salmonella, etc) and hospital outbreaks of MRSA, VRE and other pathogens of epidemiological interest. Provided facility-specific epidemiologic DNA “fingerprinting” reports, and recommendations to infection prevention staff on their source of infection/contamination. Assembled, oversaw and coordinated investigation teams in over 120 foodborne outbreaks nationwide. Seven years' experience training and mentoring dozens of laboratorians in the epidemiology of foodborne disease surveillance, database management and (NHSN) electronic reporting. Dr. Chris Peters, MD, director of San Diego Health Dept considered my DNA fingerprinting department “a Center of Excellence”.

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Healthcare Administration

Bs, Biological Sciences

Mba, Healthcare