SELVAKUMARY VEERASINGAM
Kuala Lumpur
Summary
Dedicated Registered Nurse with over 15 years of nursing experience, including more than 13 years in Critical Care across Malaysia and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Experienced in tertiary referral hospitals managing critically ill patients requiring advanced infection prevention and isolation measures. Possess extensive practical experience in Infection Prevention & Control (IPC), including infection surveillance, healthcare-associated infection (HAI) prevention, multidrug-resistant organism (MDRO) management, transmission-based precautions, infection outbreak preparedness, and quality improvement initiatives. Strong advocate for patient safety through evidence-based infection prevention practices, compliance auditing, staff education, and multidisciplinary collaboration. Experienced in managing patients with MRSA, VRE, CRE, ESBL-producing organisms, MDR Acinetobacter, MDR Pseudomonas, Candida auris, Tuberculosis, MERS-CoV and COVID-19, ensuring strict adherence to infection prevention guidelines, isolation protocols and appropriate use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior Staff Nurse II – ICU / HDU / Burn Unit / CCU
Prince Court Medical Centre
Kuala Lumpur
11.2021 - Current
- Provide specialised nursing care for critically ill adult and paediatric patients while ensuring strict adherence to Infection Prevention & Control policies and international patient safety standards.
- Key responsibilities include:
- Provide comprehensive nursing care for patients requiring Contact, Droplet and Airborne Isolation.
- Manage patients with MDRO infections including MRSA, VRE, CRE and Candida auris.
- Apply evidence-based infection prevention measures during invasive procedures including central venous catheter care, urinary catheter care, arterial line care and wound management.
- Ensure compliance with CLABSI, CAUTI and Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia (VAP) prevention bundles.
- Participate in COVID-19 critical care management while maintaining strict airborne isolation protocols.
- Ensure correct selection, donning and doffing of PPE for routine and high-risk procedures.
- Promote hand hygiene compliance among healthcare workers, patients and visitors.
- Collaborate with Infection Prevention & Control personnel during isolation management and infection investigations.
- Participate in continuous quality improvement activities aimed at reducing healthcare-associated infections.
- Mentor junior nurses on infection prevention practices, aseptic techniques and patient safety.
Staff Nurse I Specialist A – Trauma ICU / Progressive Recovery Unit / Intermediate Care Unit
King Abdulaziz Medical City – National Guard Health Affairs
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
09.2016 - 09.2021
- Worked in a 1,500-bed tertiary academic hospital providing advanced critical care while actively supporting Infection Prevention & Control programmes.
- Infection Prevention & Control Responsibilities
- Conducted unit-based Hand Hygiene Compliance Audits within the ICU to monitor adherence to WHO Hand Hygiene guidelines.
- Participated in CLABSI surveillance and compliance audits, monitoring central line insertion and maintenance bundle compliance.
- Monitored infection prevention practices and provided feedback to improve compliance within the unit.
- Managed critically ill patients requiring Contact, Droplet and Airborne Isolation precautions.
- Provided nursing care for patients with MRSA, VRE, CRE, ESBL-producing organisms, MDR Acinetobacter, MDR Pseudomonas and Candida auris.
- Managed patients requiring strict airborne isolation for COVID-19, MERS-CoV and Tuberculosis.
- Applied MRSA decolonization protocols according to institutional guidelines.
- Maintained strict aseptic technique during invasive procedures to minimise healthcare-associated infections.
- Ensured compliance with central line, urinary catheter and ventilator care bundles.
- Performed safe collection, handling and transportation of microbiological specimens.
- Participated in patient cohorting and isolation room management during infectious disease outbreaks.
- Collaborated with Infection Prevention & Control practitioners, physicians and multidisciplinary teams to minimise cross-transmission of infectious diseases.
- Educated newly hired nurses regarding infection prevention measures, PPE compliance and isolation precautions.
- Promoted safe waste disposal, environmental cleanliness and infection prevention practices within the ICU.
- COVID-19 ICU Deployment (2020)
- Managed critically ill COVID-19 patients requiring mechanical ventilation, prone positioning and CRRT.
- Maintained strict airborne isolation throughout patient care.
- Utilised enhanced PPE, including N95 respirators, PAPRs and full barrier precautions during aerosol-generating procedures.
- Participated in investigational antiviral therapy protocols and safe specimen collection for clinical studies.
- Ensured compliance with infection prevention measures during aerosol-generating procedures including intubation, bronchoscopy, tracheostomy care and suctioning.
- Professional Development
- Successfully completed Ebola Preparedness and Management Training, including enhanced isolation precautions, PPE competency, outbreak preparedness and management of suspected high-consequence infectious diseases.
Staff Nurse – Intensive Care Unit
Melaka General Hospital
Melaka
02.2014 - 09.2016
- Provided comprehensive critical care nursing with emphasis on patient safety and infection prevention, including invasive device care, aseptic technique, isolation precautions, ventilator care and prevention of healthcare-associated infections.
Staff Nurse – Intensive Care Unit
Queen Elizabeth Hospital II
Sabah
08.2012 - 01.2014
- Provided specialised intensive care nursing while maintaining infection prevention standards, invasive device care bundles and multidisciplinary collaboration.
Staff Nurse – Medical High Dependency Unit / Medical Ward
Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Sabah
08.2010 - 08.2012
- Delivered acute medical nursing care with focus on safe clinical practice, infection prevention, medication safety and patient education.
Education
Bachelor of Nursing Science -
Open University Malaysia
07.2026
Diploma - Nursing
College of Allied Health Sciences
Kota Kinabalu, Sabah01.2010
Skills
- Infection Prevention & Control
- Infection Surveillance (KSA)
- Healthcare-Associated Infection (HAI) Prevention
- Hand Hygiene Compliance Monitoring (KSA)
- Hand Hygiene Audit (KSA)
- CLABSI Surveillance & Audit (KSA)
- Central Line Bundle Compliance
- CAUTI Prevention
- VAP Prevention Bundle
- Isolation Room Management
- Patient Cohorting (KSA)
- Contact, Droplet & Airborne Precautions
- PPE Donning & Doffing Competency (KSA)
- N95 Respirator & PAPR Usage (KSA)
- Environmental Infection Control (KSA)
- Aseptic Non-Touch Technique (ANTT) (KSA)
- Safe Specimen Collection & Transport (KSA)
- Sharps Injury Prevention
- Occupational Exposure Management (KSA)
- Outbreak Investigation Support (KSA)
- Staff Education & Clinical Mentoring (KSA)
- Quality Improvement (KSA)
- Patient Safety
- Infectious Diseases & MDRO Experience
- MRSA (KSA)
- VRE (KSA)
- CRE (KSA)
- ESBL-producing organisms
- MDR Acinetobacter baumannii
- MDR Pseudomonas aeruginosa
- Candida auris (KSA)
- COVID-19
- MERS-CoV (KSA)
- Tuberculosis (Airborne Isolation)
- Knowledgeable in:
- MRSA Decolonization Protocols (KSA)
- Active Screening & Surveillance Cultures
- Infection Risk Assessment
- Prevention of Cross-Transmission
- Antimicrobial Stewardship Collaboration (KSA)
Certification
- Registered Nurse – Nursing Board Malaysia
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
- Basic Life Support (BLS)
- Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP)
- Modified Advanced Life Support (MALS)
- Stroke Level I & II
- ICU Privileging
- Basic Medication Safety (ISMP)
- Ebola Preparedness & Management Training
- COVID-19 Critical Care Training
- Infection Prevention & PPE Competency
LANGUAGES
English
Bahasa Malaysia
Tamil
References
Available upon request.
Timeline
Senior Staff Nurse II – ICU / HDU / Burn Unit / CCU
Prince Court Medical Centre
11.2021 - Current
Staff Nurse I Specialist A – Trauma ICU / Progressive Recovery Unit / Intermediate Care Unit
King Abdulaziz Medical City – National Guard Health Affairs
09.2016 - 09.2021
Staff Nurse – Intensive Care Unit
Melaka General Hospital
02.2014 - 09.2016
Staff Nurse – Intensive Care Unit
Queen Elizabeth Hospital II
08.2012 - 01.2014
Staff Nurse – Medical High Dependency Unit / Medical Ward
Queen Elizabeth Hospital
08.2010 - 08.2012
Diploma - Nursing
College of Allied Health Sciences
Bachelor of Nursing Science -
Open University Malaysia