Jeremy Pendergrass
Hiv navigator at Palmetto AIDS Life Support Services of South Carolina, Inc.- Claim this Profile
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Palmetto AIDS Life Support Services of South Carolina, Inc.
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Non-profit Organizations
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1 - 100 Employee
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Hiv navigator
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Dec 2022 - Present
Provide navigation to help service users and their families access and understand medical and essential support services. · Provide rapid linkage to medical care and other essential services services. · Work closely with Specialized\Medical Case Managers to ensure successful rapid linkage to medical care and other essential support services. · Assist with providing counseling, testing, outreach, and education to various publics and populations of focus. · Actively participate in developing and facilitating a recruitment strategy for case finding, testing, and care engagement. · Ensure accurate, appropriate and timely documentation of client services. · Participate in intake process for clients recruitment through testing and outreach events. · Develop rapport with service users, community members, and community partners. · Assist with peer adherence, consumer education, and community education. · Demonstrate ability to work effectivly with diverse races, ethnicities, ages, and different sexual orientations. · Complete in-service training and continuing education as required or requested. · Attend meetings and trainings as requested or required. · Other duties as assigned, requested or required. Show less
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AFFINITY HEALTH CENTER
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United States
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Hospitals and Health Care
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1 - 100 Employee
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Community Health Educator /Peer Adherence
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Feb 2022 - Dec 2022
Responsible for implementation of culturally competent HIV prevention programs including Counseling, Testing and Referral Services, PrEP services, interventions and health communication and education for priority populations. Participates in Continuous Quality Improvement activities of the organization and Performance Management System. Conducts Counseling and Testing services (testing on-site and at off-site locations). Implements counseling and testing protocol, completing assessment and risk reduction education, including pre and posttest counseling. Follows up with patients testing positive for STDs to schedule treatment or make referrals for treatment as needed. Supports patients with at home, self-testing option. Recruits/Assesses vulnerable populations for services such as PEP/PrEP. Assists in identifying high-risk community locations to conduct counseling, testing and referral services. Completes all required documentation in a timely manner. Assists patients in need of additional HIV/HCV/STI follow up in linking to care within the agency. Works with patient and patient's care team to identify barriers to care and treatment. Educates patient on available agency services. Supports integration of services within the medical pods. Participates in huddles, care conferences as needed Show less
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American Red Cross
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United States
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Non-profit Organizations
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700 & Above Employee
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Donor specialist
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Jan 2015 - Feb 2022
Performs all duties and responsibilities in compliance with standard operating procedures, Safety Quality Identity Potency Purity (SQUIPP), regulations outlined in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and other applicable Federal, state and local regulations. Identifies, investigates and retrieves suspect products associated with post donation information, donor deferrals, abnormal or unexpected test results, manufacturing issues and notifications from other sources. Maintains Blood Services records in accordance with ARCBS directives and FDA, state and federal regulations. Research records in order to retrieve requested information. Ensures the team understands all aspects of the prime responsibilities for the day’s tasks. Prioritize and manage responsibilities within different work streams (i.e., modifying case files, maintaining/handling deferred donor’s files). Utilize appropriate methods and a flexible interpersonal to evaluate a variety of case files. Monitor customer satisfaction and assist staff in maintaining excellent customer care standards. Show less
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Sumter Financial Svc Inc
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United States
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Financial Services
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Office Administrator
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Mar 2014 - Oct 2014
Accountable for ensuring operational excellence, adhering to policies/procedures, and complying with internal controls. Contacted or received contact from customers or other claim related third parties to obtain and/or provide necessary file information to comply with quality and process standards. Handled claim files (locates/requests files, files paperwork, reconstructs missing files, moves misfiled documents, sends to other offices, etc.). Wrote and distribute email, correspondence memos, letters, faxes and forms. Liaise with executive and senior administrative assistants to handle requests and queries from management. Show less
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Walmart
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United States
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Retail
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700 & Above Employee
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Sales Associate
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Jun 2012 - Mar 2013
• Maintain a well-organized department using company-wide standardized visual merchandising methods. Meet weekly deadlines of implementation of plans • Assess stock level and maintain shelf life to meet customers request • Demonstrated vast knowledge of cash flow activities with the operation of register 20-100 transactions daily totaled over $1000s in transactions. • Generated smiles with impeccable communication, store knowledge and ability to expedited checkout with an acute meticulous focus on individual service that aided overall satisfactory. • Performed all aspects of customer support, including answering telephones, coordinating special promotions, and providing details for products and services Show less
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Allen University
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United States
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Higher Education
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1 - 100 Employee
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Administrative Assistant
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Aug 2007 - May 2010
General clerical duties including photocopying, fax and mailing. Prepared and modified documents including correspondence, reports, drafts, memos and emails.Scheduled and coordinated meetings, appointments and travel arrangements for managers or supervisors. Prepared agendas for meetings and prepared schedules. Assisted in the supervision of the residence hall, responded to all requests and emergencies during duty hours. Remained on-call for the remainder of the weekend. Attended and participated in staff training. Attended scheduled one-on-one meetings with the Hall Director and/or Assistant Hall Director. Counseled residents regarding personal and academic concerns. Show less
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Education
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Allen university
Bachelor of Arts - BA, Creative Writing