Erika Jordan
Erika Jordan has been promoted to Director of Operations for University of Maryland Shore Medical Group (UM SMG). Comprised of physicians and advanced practice providers who are affiliated with University of Maryland Shore Regional Health, UM SMG now includes more than 20 practices in a wide range of specialties with office locations in Caroline, Dorchester, Kent, Queen Anne’s and Talbot Counties.
As Director of Operations, Jordan coordinates strategic planning and growth in conjunction with UM SMG leadership, and assists with the development of practice measures and referral trend analysis to support optimal management and growth strategies for individual practices.
Jordan brings to her new position deep experience in nursing management, including her most recent service as Operations Manager for UM SMG – Population Health and as Clinical Nurse Manager for UM SRH, through which she provided management and support services for three clinical departments. She also previously served as Nurse Clinical Coordinator for Maryland Primary Care Physicians, LLC and Charge Nurse in the University of Maryland Shore Medical Center at Easton’s Post Anesthesia Care Unit and Intensive Care Unit. Jordan’s first nursing position with UM Shore Regional Health was as a staff nurse in Telemetry and she previously also served as a Nurse Tech in the Easton hospital’s Emergency Department.
Jordan earned an associate’s degree in nursing from Chesapeake College and an associate’s degree in science from Anne Arundel Community College and is pursuing a master’s in nursing leadership through Wilmington University in Wilmington, Delaware, She and her family reside in Denton, Maryland.
About University of Maryland Shore Regional Health
As part of the University of Maryland Medical System (UMMS), University of Maryland Shore Regional Health is the principal provider of comprehensive health care services for more than 170,000 residents of Caroline, Dorchester, Kent, Queen Anne’s and Talbot counties on Maryland’s Eastern Shore. UM Shore Regional Health’s team of more than 2,200 employees, medical staff, board members and volunteers works with various community partners to fulfill the organization’s mission of Creating Healthier Communities Together.
About the University of Maryland Medical System
The University of Maryland Medical System (UMMS) is a university-based regional health care system focused on serving the health care needs of Maryland, bringing innovation, discovery and research to the care we provide and educating the state’s future physician and health care professionals through our partnership with the University of Maryland School of Medicine and University of Maryland, Baltimore professional schools (Nursing, Pharmacy, Social Work and Dentistry) in Baltimore. As one of the largest private employers in the State, the health system’s more than 29,500 employees and 4,000 affiliated physicians provide primary and specialty care in more than 150 locations, including 13 hospitals and 9 University of Maryland Urgent Care centers. The UMMS flagship academic campus, the University of Maryland Medical Center in downtown Baltimore, is recognized regionally and nationally for excellence and innovation in specialized care. Our acute care and specialty rehabilitation hospitals serve urban, suburban and rural communities and are located in 13 counties across the State. For more information, visit www.umms.org.
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