Jyotsna Atchula
Woodbury,NY
Summary
Passionate healthcare and public health professional with experience in facilitating health promotion and disease prevention through individual and group support. Proficient in program support, clinical trial research, and working with culturally diverse communities. Seeking a dynamic position with long-term growth potential.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Evidence Based Program Coordinaor
NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
Brooklyn, NY
03.2024 - Current
- Managed NYCTC (New York City Connection) project related to school health.
- Provided resources for effective student education on sensitive topics and assisted teachers in teaching sexual health.
- I have developed a comprehensive and inclusive curriculum for adolescent education for grades 6-12.
- Fostered open communication between family members via LIFT sessions through structural activities.
- Managed connectivity between educational institutions and healthcare provider
- Coordinated with other departments to ensure projects were completed on time and within budget.
- Organized team events to promote a positive work environment.
- Drafted reports summarizing progress on various projects for upper-level management review.
Disease Intervention Specialist
Westchester County Department of Health
New Rochelle, NY
03.2023 - 04.2024
- Health investigator specializing in STDs like Gonorrhea, Chlamydia, Syphilis, and HIV/AIDS
- Implemented comprehensive patient interviews to track condition changes across procedure timelines.
- Enhanced contact tracing procedures to facilitate treatment verification and promote education.
- Contributed to a comprehensive evaluation of patient needs through collaborative efforts.
- Monitored and assessed client progression toward measurable treatment and care plan objectives.
- Guided patients in understanding viable options and aided in prudent decision-making.
- Streamlined information management by utilizing spreadsheets, databases, and word-processing applications.
Health Policy Analyst
AmeriCorps National Civilian Community Corps, NCCC
Rochester, NY
11.2022 - 04.2023
- Evaluated trends in infant and early childhood mental health.
- Crafted in-depth reports that clearly explained policy actions and their impact.
- Evaluated existing policy debates and future roadmap to gauge potential consequences for Infant and Early childhood mental health.
- Maintained a solid grasp of medical terminology to facilitate better comprehension of procedures.
- Managed a high volume of claims by collaborating with team members.
- Enhanced productivity by utilizing spreadsheets, databases, and word-processing apps to categorize and manage information.
Lead Public Health Analyst
CDC
Queens, NY
01.2020 - 10.2022
- Led efforts in handling major public health crises, including COVID-19 and Monkeypox outbreaks as a team lead at JFKQS and EWRQS for the CDC.
- Assisted the Maritime Activities Team with preparedness activities to enhance overall efficiency.
- Expanded knowledge of QBHS operations by actively participating in various initiatives, including assisting with the setup of COVID-19 response activities at both NY and Newark QS from January 2020.
- Conducted secondary and tertiary screening, contact investigations, data entry, and analysis to enhance prevention procedures.
- Ensured that branches were informed about division priorities, strategies, and COVID-19 prevention initiatives.
- Led the PHA team, reviewed submissions, developed and edited meeting material, and talking points, and responded to meeting follow-up inquiries from agency leadership.
- Kept informed about CDC public health updates, trends, and initiatives.
- Developed complex reports by combining multiple datasets using the SAS Data Step programming language.
- Created customized tables and graphs to visualize trends in the data.
Contact Tracer and Research Assistant
Conservative Legacy, AmeriCorps
Navajo, NM
11.2020 - 06.2021
- Provided support and collected information from individuals with positive COVID-19 diagnoses as the main point of contact.
- Efficiently organized next steps for identifying cases and managing proper isolation or quarantine procedures.
- Demonstrated empathetic and professional communication skills while interacting with clients.
- Ensured adherence to self-isolation protocols by maintaining consistent communication with referred resources.
- Monitored quality control of data collection and reporting.
Research Project Analyst
Alliance for Public Health
Kyiv, Unkraine
08.2016 - 05.2018
- Implemented implementation science techniques to evaluate barriers and facilitators of PrEP programming among MSM in Ukraine for HIV prevention.
- Led the team by organizing meetings, ensuring deadlines were met, and maintaining project focus.
- Collected, cleaned, and provided modeling and analyses of structured and unstructured data used for major business initiatives.
- Prepared regulatory documentation and presentations, and highlighted findings to support the project. Designed and built statistical analysis models on large data sets. (eg., SPSS. SAS) to get the quantitative outcomes.
- Enriched the visual appeal of reports while maximizing efficiency for higher-quality results.
Primary Care Physician
Primary Health Care Center
Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh
05.2008 - 07.2016
- Participated in community assignments: Community Health Hospital, a government agency monitoring and evaluation of the communicable disease like HPV vaccine and cervical cancer and non-communicable disease like Diabetic nephropathy. Screened
- Developed and implemented patient treatment plans based on assessment findings.
- Evaluated patients' medical histories, prescribed medications, and ordered laboratory tests.
- Provided education to patients regarding their health care needs and preventive measures.
- Conducted physical exams and interpreted test results to diagnose illnesses or injuries.
- Assisted in the development of new procedures and protocols for patient care within the practice.
- Collaborated with other healthcare professionals to ensure coordinated and comprehensive patient care.
- Maintained accurate electronic medical records of all patient visits, treatments, and outcomes.
- Prescribed medications as needed while ensuring safety precautions were followed according to established guidelines.
Education
Master of Science - Global Public Health
New York University
New York, NY05-2018
Bachelor of Science - Clinical Medicine
Andhra Medical College
India05-2008
Skills
- Infectious Disease Prevention
- Analytical Report Composition
- Operational Quality Initiatives
- Data Acquisition and Administration
- Patient Communication
- Community-Based Research
- Employee Training
- Project Management
Certification
• National Service Certificate by AmeriCorps.
• Federal Emergency Management and Leadership Certificate by FEMA
Accomplishments
- Best Employee award for service for Covid-19
Timeline
Evidence Based Program Coordinaor
NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
03.2024 - Current
Disease Intervention Specialist
Westchester County Department of Health
03.2023 - 04.2024
Health Policy Analyst
AmeriCorps National Civilian Community Corps, NCCC
11.2022 - 04.2023
Contact Tracer and Research Assistant
Conservative Legacy, AmeriCorps
11.2020 - 06.2021
Lead Public Health Analyst
CDC
01.2020 - 10.2022
Research Project Analyst
Alliance for Public Health
08.2016 - 05.2018
Primary Care Physician
Primary Health Care Center
05.2008 - 07.2016
• National Service Certificate by AmeriCorps.
• Federal Emergency Management and Leadership Certificate by FEMA
Master of Science - Global Public Health
New York University
Bachelor of Science - Clinical Medicine
Andhra Medical College
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