Sree Laavanya Padmanabhan
Maroeladal
Summary
A dedicated, trusted and patient oriented medical professional with a wide range of medical skills. Easy going by nature and a good team player. Experience of working normal hours as well as overtime. Reliable, punctual, co-operative, hardworking, willing and eager to learn new tasks and skills quickly. Currently working at West Rand Health District in Johannesburg, covering clinics in the surrounding West Rand area and offering primary health care knowledge and skills back to the community.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior Medical Officer in Family Medicine
Westrand Health District
01.2021 - Current
- Taking full history and examining patients, ordering appropriate investigations and other
- Diagnostic procedures and consulting with other medical practitioners to evaluate patients' physical and mental wellbeing
- Prescribing and administering medications and treatments for patients
- Attending to Patients in the Out-patient’s department
- Providing emergency and acute care and management
- Advising patients and their families on health care including health promotion, disease, illness and accident prevention
- Providing counseling and support to patients and their families on a wide range of health, trauma and lifestyle issues
- Performing patient advocacy role
- Coordinating or managing primary patient care
- Providing continuous care to patients
- Reporting births, deaths, and contagious and other diseases to governmental authorities.
- Attending regular compulsory academic meetings for continuous medical education
- Leading multi-disciplinary team meetings and undertaking responsibility of suppressing HIV Viral loads in minors and adults. Accomplished 100% HIV viral load supression for minor patients and about 70% HIV viral load supression for adults under my care.
Medical Internship as an Intern
Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital
01.2018 - 12.2019
- Taking full history and examining patients, ordering appropriate investigations and other
- Diagnostic procedures and consulting with other medical practitioners to evaluate patients' physical and mental health
- Joining of ward rounds with consultants in the care of patients
- Prescribing and administering medications and treatments for patients
- Performing and assisting in routine surgeries
- Attending to Patients in the Out patients department together with senior medical professionals
- Assisting in administration of anesthesia in theatre during anesthesia rotation
- Providing emergency care and acute care management
- Assisting in delivering babies and provide pre-natal and post-natal care
- Advising patients and their families on health care including health promotion, disease, illness and accident prevention
- Providing counseling and support to patients and their families on a wide range of health and lifestyle issues
- Performing patient advocacy role
- Coordinating or managing primary patient care
- Providing continuous care to patients
- Supervise home care services during the family medicine rotation
- Reporting births, deaths, and contagious and other diseases to governmental authorities.
- Attending regular academic meetings in the various medical specialties
Education
Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBCHB) - General Medicine
Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University
Gauteng12.2017
Skills
- Currently working in family medicine as a Senior Medical offering primary health care services to patients in need
- Basic medical skills in internal medicine, obstetrics, anesthetics, trauma, surgery, family medicine, orthopedics, and pediatrics
- Basic computer skills in word, excel, PowerPoint, outlook, and internet
- Empathetic and compassionate - understanding the importance of patient-centered care
- Time management - prioritizing and triaging patient care according to urgency
- Leadership and teamwork - working in multidisciplinary teams and taking leadership roles to provide patient care
- Critical thinking and problem solving - making informed decisions and solving complex medical problems for patients using biopyschosocial framework
- Communication skills- active listening and effective communication techniques to build strong relationships with patients and help them understand their medical condition
Certification
Neonatal resuscitation course- 2024
Languages
English
Afrikaans
Zulu
Tamil
Personal Information
- ID Number: 9206110916081
- Date of Birth: 11/06/1992
- Gender: Female
- Marital Status: Married
Drivinglicense
Code 8
Hobbies and Interests
- Amateur Photography
- Badminton
- Yoga
- Travelling
Timeline
Senior Medical Officer in Family Medicine
Westrand Health District
01.2021 - Current
Medical Internship as an Intern
Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital
01.2018 - 12.2019
Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBCHB) - General Medicine
Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University
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