Leslie Taylor

Psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner and healthcare executive with 20+ years leading clinical operations, nursing teams, and system-wide programs across major academic and community health systems. Dual expertise in advanced psychiatric practice and executive administration — bridging clinical excellence with transformational leadership to drive measurable outcomes in quality, efficiency, and patient experience. Founder, Metis Psychiatry Associates; two-time recipient of Baltimore Magazine's Nursing Excellence Award (2023 & 2025).

Psychiatric Mental Health NP (CRNP-PMH) - LifeBridge Health – Sinai & Northwest Hospitals; Concurrently: RN, UM St. Joseph Medical Center & CRNP-PMH, Sheppard Pratt

(2023-01)

Deliver psychiatric evaluation and medication management across emergency and inpatient service lines at Sinai & Northwest Hospitals. Concurrent roles: CRNP-PMH, Sheppard Pratt Adult Crisis & Stabilization Unit; IOP Treatment Provider; and RN, inpatient psychiatry, UM St. Joseph Medical Center.

Founder & Psychiatric Provider - Metis Psychiatry Associates, LLC

(2023-01)

Founded and operate an independent community psychiatry center integrating medication management, psychotherapy, and wellness modalities for underserved populations. Consultant/Contractor: Harford Health & Wellness, Premier Wellness Healthcare, and Silkman Law, LLC.

Corporate Manager – Clinical Integration, Quality, Operations & Transitional Care - LifeBridge Health, Population Health

(2021-01)

• Architected and launched a system-wide Transitional Care Team, reducing length of stay, readmissions, and ED utilization for high-risk patients.
• Design and execute grant- and institutionally-funded community health programs, delivering on time and on budget across concurrent initiatives.

Hospital Operations Coordinator / Nursing Leadership - Christiana Care, Union Hospital

(2015-01 - 2021-12)

• Directed nursing operations and staffing across all shifts for a 72-bed acute care facility.
• Primary clinical and operational resource for emergency and inpatient teams; led crisis triage and emergency response protocols.

Patient Care Manager – Surgical Service Line - Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center

(2013-01 - 2015-12)

• Oversaw Neurosciences Critical Care, Intermediate Care, and Neurosciences Unit (31 total beds) plus Stroke Program — $4.5M budget, 70 FTEs; sustained labor utilization at 98–100%.
• Earned Joint Commission Stroke Center re-accreditation; improved HCAHPS scores in nursing communication, medication education, and overall rating.

Patient Care Manager & Clinical Education Specialist – Medicine Service Line - MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center

(2008-01 - 2013-12)

• Managed Renal Med-Surg (48 beds) and overflow unit (18 beds); $6.8M budget, 94 FTEs — largest fiscal portfolio in tenure.
• Designed clinical education programs and led development of nursing residency to strengthen pipeline and retention.

Multiple Roles: RN (Emergency & Level II Trauma), Nurse Manager, Travel Nurse, Education Specialist, Adjunct Faculty & Clinical Instructor - Eastern Maine Medical Center, Penobscot Valley Hospital, Kindred Healthcare Corporation, Medical Staffing Network, Redington-Fairview General Hospital, Kennebec - Maine

(2002-01 - 2008-12)

Began nursing career as RN in emergency and Level II trauma settings at Eastern Maine Medical Center and Penobscot Valley Hospital; advanced to Nurse Manager, Skilled Care Unit, Kindred Healthcare Corporation; and Travel Nurse in emergency and critical/intensive care across Maine (Medical Staffing Network). Expanded into clinical education and academia as Education Specialist at Redington-Fairview General Hospital; Adjunct Faculty and Clinical Instructor, Kennebec Valley Community College School of Nursing — establishing the clinical, leadership, and teaching foundation for subsequent management and executive roles.

PhD Candidate - Forensic Psychology - Walden University (2022-01 - 2023-12)

MSN - Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner - Regis College (2022-01)

MS - Executive Administration - University of Maryland, School of Medicine (2011-01)

BSN - Nursing - University of Maine (2002-01)