MJ is the Michael Jordan of our team. He exemplifies compassion, professionalism, and ethical care every day, with each patient and coworker. MJ shows compassion for his patients by calmly explaining the ultrasound-guided IV process, answering their questions, and addressing their anxieties. He shows compassion to us, his coworkers, with his sensitive listening and excellent jokes.

MJ shows professionalism in his presentation and his manner with patients and colleagues, always representing Penn Medicine at Home to the highest standards of care. MJ shows ethical care by advocating for his patients and making sure all the bits and pieces of the process come together correctly for each patient. MJ helps patients understand their disease processes and their treatments, empowering them to take charge of their care.

MJ helps us serve our patients well by driving to whatever far-flung address in the Philadelphia metropolitan area to help us with accessing patients with difficult vasculature. MJ is a systems thinker: he is always trying to figure out how we can improve our systems and processes in order to serve patients better. One example is how we have been thinking together about how ultrasound-trained nurses’ time can be used wisely and sustainably. MJ understands that if we can improve this structure, then more nurses will train to place ultrasound-guided IVs, which will increase our capabilities to serve our patients better.

MJ is also trying to get our nurses trained to place midlines. He took the certification class and he is organizing the structures and processes that will be needed in order to implement this new competency for PHIT.