William Solomon
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OBJECTIVE
To use the seven years of experience I possess in Public Health to better the communities that I plan to serve. I plan to better serve my communities by providing both education and prevention to protect their health. My skills and education have helped to prepare me for working w/ the community. WORK EXPERIENCE
Contact Tracer
Sept. 2022 – Present
New School University
Remote Work
Tasked with providing Contact Tracing and Case Investigation for individuals diagnosed with Covid-19. In addition, I provide Covid-19 information (basics about the virus and isolation instructions) to students. Also, tasked with data entry as it relates to the student’s diagnosis. Responsible for releasing students from isolation successfully and how to gain access to campus. In addition, I verify the validity of the student’s Covid-19 tests.
Disease Investigation Specialist
Sept. 2021 – July 2022
CDC Foundation
Remote Work
Responsible for providing contact tracing and Case Investigation for covid-19. Also tasked w/ data management such as creating cases in Alabama Health Dept. Database for new patients diagnosed with covid-19. Provide information on isolation & quarantine to patients. Another responsibility was data entry on case diagnosis information in the state database.
Contact Tracer
Feb. 2021 – May 2021
Honda Manufacturing Plant Timmonsville, SC
Responsible for providing approved masks to workers, checking plant production floor for workers wearing approved masks and using them correctly, and assisting with contact tracing for sars-coV-2 positive patients and their close contacts by interviewing them and educating them on isolation/quarantine dates and return to work dates. In addition, I provided health screenings for employees as well as facilitated covid-19 briefings at all new hire orientations.
Contact Tracer/Case Manager
August 2020 – Jan. 2021
Mass Markets Remote Work
Assign cases of patients diagnosed w/ covid-19 to at least twelve different contact tracing investigators and manage their caseloads (make sure they have cases to investigate and complete Quality Assurance forms on cases completed by contact tracers). Also, responsible for making calls to covid-19 patients to interview & complete investigations for the Alabama Dept. of Public Health. Data entry on information related to patient diagnosis as well.
Community Outreach Worker
February 2019 - March 2019
Southeast Health District Georgia Waycross, Ga
Provide HIV testing and education in the community as well as facilitate community HIV outreach events. HIV contact tracing, linkage to care, and data entry as it relates to HIV cases were also job duties. Also worked in a clinic setting storing tests and using controls to assure tests were effective.
Community Outreach/HIV Specialist
April 2018 - April 2019
GA AIDS Coalition Savannah, Ga
Advocate for persons living with HIV at State Capitol (Atlanta) speaking to Representatives. Provide HIV education in the community as well as facilitate large community events providing HIV testing and education. Provided education on PrEP to those communities who benefited from the prescription. Public Health Educator
May 2015 - August 2018
Union Mission, Inc. Savannah, Ga
Provide HIV testing, pre/post testing counseling as well as provide HIV/STI education in the community and facilitate large community events to promote & provide testing. Facilitated support group for LGBTQ persons and those living w/ HIV. Managed three federal grants and provided monthly reports to CDC on testing numbers (HIV). Tasked w/ finding undiagnosed HIV+ in the community and assisted in linking them to care. EDUCATION
Associates Degree in Science of Public health
American Public University System
April 2019 – November 2021
Bachelor’s Degree in Science in Public health
American Public University System
Summa Cum Laude
April 2022 – October 2022
CERTIFICATION
Rapid HIV Testing/Counseling
June 2016
Coastal Health District (Ga)
Certified by Savannah, Ga health district to perform pre/posttest counseling as well as educated on 3 different rapid HIV tests.
Covid-19 Contact Tracing
June 2019
John Hopkins University
Certified to work in the U.S. as a Covid-19 Contact Tracer Covid-19 Contact Tracing
June 2019
ASTHO
Certified as a U.S. Covid-19 Contact Tracer