Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Professional Memberships
Referee
Timeline
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Ritambhara

Lautoka,Fiji

Summary

Accomplished professional with a strong foundation in leadership excellence, decision-making competency, and communication proficiency. Demonstrates expertise in operations management, data analytics and interpretation, and process improvement with a focus on quality and safety. Adept at persuasive negotiation, consistently driving successful outcomes. Committed to leveraging skills to enhance organisational performance and achieve strategic goals.

Motivational leader with record of success in challenging and resource constrained environments. Seeks out change opportunities, capitalising on technologies, improved methods and gaps to surpass targets. History maintaining efficiency and high employee satisfaction with responsive management style.

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience
4036
4036
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Director Clinical Governance & Support

Health Care Fiji
Lautoka, Fiji
10.2022 - Current
  • Developed robust clinical governance structures by establishing clear lines of accountability in an organisation where this unit did not exist.
  • Upheld high standards of clinical governance within practice settings.
  • Developed and conducted training programmes for staff and medical students.
  • Coordinated with clinical governance teams for developing effective risk assessment methods.
  • Maintained highest standards of clinical governance, ensuring patient safety.

Senior Technical Officer Laboratory

Fiji Ministry of Health & Medical Services
Lautoka, Western
01.2016 - 09.2022
  • Led the Western Division Pathology Laboratory through multiple waves of COVID-19 since early 2020 and successfully met expectations of customers and stakeholders.
  • Drive Western Laboratories towards Laboratory Quality Management System compliance with assistance of Quality manager West.
  • Plan, Manage and develop the laboratory services within Western Division and adapt to changing needs and requirements in consultation with Consultant Pathologist and Health Facility Management teams
  • Identify risks and threats to service delivery, resolve or make necessary recommendation in a timely and holistic manner for good quality service continuity.
  • Ensure continuity, consistency and standardization of laboratory services in Western Division.


Laboratory Logistics Officer

Ministry of Health & Medical Services
Suva, Fiji
01.2013 - 12.2015
  • Endorse and maintain supply chain of Laboratory reagents and consumables locally
  • Technical Verification of items, attend and contribute to tender/quotation evaluation, provide technical advice to FPBS procurement office, medicate between suppliers and end users
  • Manage Laboratory items supply chain
  • Attend and contribute towards tender/quo
  • Prepare annual procurement and supply plan for laboratory items
  • Liaise with suppliers in relation to laboratory suppliers on behalf of MOHMS.

Education

Post Graduate Diploma - Health Services Management

Fiji National University
Suva

Service Exams H

Fiji Civil Service
Suva

Bachelor of Science - Medical Laboratory Sciences

Fiji School of Medicine
Suva
01.2008 - 12.2009

Diploma of Higher Education - Medical Laboratory Technology

Fiji School of Medicine
Suva
01.1998 - 12.2000

Certificate of Higher Education - Clinical Governance for Patient Safety and Quality Care

Australasian Institute of Clinical Governance
Australia
03.2023 - 08.2023

Skills

  • Leadership excellence
  • Decision-Making competency
  • Communication proficiency
  • Operations management
  • Data analytics and interpretation
  • Process Improvement with Quality & Safety focus
  • Persuasive negotiation

Professional Memberships

  • Fiji Institute of Medical Laboratory Sciences (Fiji)
  • Australasian Institute of Clinical Governance (Australia)
  • Australasian Colleague of Infection Prevention & Control (Australia)

Referee

Dr Mara Vukivukiseru

Director Medical Services

Health Care Fiji

mvukivukiseru@aspenmedical.com.fj

+679 9084677/9982540


Dr Lusiana Boseiwaqa

HOD Pathology

Health care Fiji

lboseiwaqa@aspenmedical.com.fj

+679 9477185


Ruth Greene

Health Manager

Norfolk Island Health Residential Aged Care Service (NIHRACS)

ruth@phec.com.au

+61 418485392



Timeline

Certificate of Higher Education - Clinical Governance for Patient Safety and Quality Care

Australasian Institute of Clinical Governance
03.2023 - 08.2023

Director Clinical Governance & Support

Health Care Fiji
10.2022 - Current

Senior Technical Officer Laboratory

Fiji Ministry of Health & Medical Services
01.2016 - 09.2022

Laboratory Logistics Officer

Ministry of Health & Medical Services
01.2013 - 12.2015

Bachelor of Science - Medical Laboratory Sciences

Fiji School of Medicine
01.2008 - 12.2009

Diploma of Higher Education - Medical Laboratory Technology

Fiji School of Medicine
01.1998 - 12.2000

Post Graduate Diploma - Health Services Management

Fiji National University

Service Exams H

Fiji Civil Service
Ritambhara