Community Health Nurse
Baltimore City Health Department / Neighborhood Wellness Clinics · Baltimore, MD
Apr, 2021 · Present
• Manage a panel of 180–220 adults and families across East and West Baltimore wellness clinics; prioritize hypertension, diabetes, asthma, and maternal–child follow-up with standing orders and RN protocols.
• Lead weekly home visits and telehealth check-ins for high-risk patients; cut 30-day clinic no-show rates by double digits through reminder scripts, transportation referrals, and evening clinic slots.
• Coordinate vaccine, BP, and A1C screening pop-ups with community partners; regularly exceed monthly immunization and screening targets for assigned ZIP codes.
• Document in Epic/eClinicalWorks with SBAR handoffs to primary care and specialty; flag social determinants (food, housing, utilities) and open closed-loop referrals within 48 hours.
• Mentor two new graduate RNs on community protocols, motivational interviewing, and safety for field visits; maintain BLS/ACLS readiness for clinic emergencies.
Community Outreach Nurse
Mercy Medical Center Community Outreach · Baltimore, MD
Jul, 2017 · Mar, 2021
• Delivered hospital-to-home transition visits for medicine and obstetrics discharges in underserved neighborhoods; reconciled meds, taught red-flag symptoms, and booked primary-care follow-up within 7 days.
• Ran chronic-disease education groups (diabetes, CHF, prenatal) in church basements and senior centers; improved self-monitoring and medication adherence scores on pre/post surveys.
• Partnered with care managers and social work on complex cases involving homelessness, substance use, and intimate-partner safety; documented safety plans and warm handoffs.
• Supported mobile mammography and colorectal screening events; tracked abnormal results to completion with patient navigation calls.
• Maintained accurate outreach logs and quality metrics for grant reporting; contributed to Joint Commission community-benefit narratives.
Student Nurse / Community Nursing Practicum
Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center (Community Nursing Practicum) · Baltimore, MD
Jan, 2016 · May, 2017
• Completed senior BSN community clinicals across Bayview ambulatory and neighborhood sites; practiced home assessment, vaccine administration, and family teaching under RN preceptors.
• Supported TB and STI clinic flow: vitals, education, specimen labeling, and EHR charting with attention to privacy and trauma-informed care.
• Co-led school-based health education sessions on nutrition, asthma triggers, and mental-health resources for middle-school students.
• Observed interdisciplinary rounds linking inpatient teams to community nursing for high-utilizer patients; drafted care-continuity notes used in handoff packets.
• Earned strong practicum evaluations for reliability, cultural humility, and clear patient communication in East Baltimore communities.