Infection Preventionist Consultant
Washington State Department of Health, US
Poulline Castillo is a professional nurse consultant institutional in the Washington State Department of Health’s Healthcare-Associated Infections and Antimicrobial Resistance Section. Her responsibilities as an Infection Preventionist with WA DOH include providing clinical expertise regarding infection prevention practices, outbreak management and preparation efforts for COVID-19 and other highly pathogenic infections. She also supports surveillance of healthcare associated infections (HAIs) in healthcare and non-healthcare congregate settings, and conducts proactive and reactive tele and on-site infection prevention consultations in hospitals, long term care and other healthcare facilities throughout Washington State. Her prior work includes over a decade of clinical experience as a RN in a variety of roles in Long Term Care Facilities, primarily skilled nursing, as well as case management and nurse consultation positions in an ambulatory care setting and with the Washington State Department of Social and Health Services, Aging and Long Term Support Administration, office of Home and Community services hospital unit. Poulline has a Bachelor of Science in Nursing, from Panpacifc University North Philippines and has practiced as an RN in the state of Washington since 2009. She is board certified in Infection Prevention and Control since January 2023.She loves living in the Pacific Northwest with her husbad and two children.
