Mackendy Joseph
Hyde Park
Summary
Dynamic youth advocate with hands-on experience at Mattapan Community Health Center, excelling in patient care and clinical documentation. Proven ability to lead community outreach initiatives and engage youth in social justice projects. Skilled in research analysis and public speaking, committed to fostering safe environments and empowering the next generation.
Overview
1
1
year of professional experience
Work History
Clinical Shadower
Mattapan Community Health Center
11.2024 - Current
- Clinical experience.
- Help around.
- Observed patient care activities, including psychological and physical exams.
- Deciphered clinical notes.
Volunteer
WeGotUs
08.2024 - Current
- Created a safe environment for youth volunteers to express themselves freely.
- Assisted with the recruitment process of new youth volunteers.
- Facilitated weekly meetings to discuss relevant topics related to volunteering.
Student Intern
Brigham's & Women's Hospital
06.2025 - 08.2025
- Provided comprehensive operational, organizational, and administrative support for 60 units/pods across an inpatient hospital comprised of 900 beds.
- Organize equipment on various inpatient units, including ambulatory and procedural areas including Endoscopy, Infusion, and Dialysis.
- Developed and operationalized downtime procedure updates, ensuring that 50 inpatient units have access to proper downtime procedures in case of a technology outage.
- Created engaging and adaptable Meet the Staff poster, documenting 150+ Labor & Delivery RN staff names and photos.
- Led noise reduction initiatives targeted at creating a quiet, peaceful, and respectful environment on inpatient units
- Oversaw payroll and staffing record optimization and modernization, converting thousands of paper documents into electronic files
- Using MGB branding guidelines, created PowerPoint presentation template for all nurse leaders and operations staff to utilize in future
- Interacted with senior-level support staff daily and networked with fellow students and professionals alike, learning crucial insight about clinical and nonclinical tasks and roles .
- Consolidate multiple storage spaces on inpatient units and create additional opportunities for staff engagement and satisfaction.
- Participated in interdisciplinary rounding with ICU medical staff, observing and understanding the impact of interdisciplinary medical care within specific patient populations
- Interacted with frontline hospital stakeholders, including but not limited to Staff Nurses, Patient Care Attendants, Doctors, Allied health professionals, and patients.
- Shadowed experienced ED Operations professionals in high acuity, high stress environment. Observed acute traumas and interacted with front-line staff caring for patients, retaining critical skills utilized in complex environments.
- Attended workshops related to nursing, radiology, administrative leadership careers organized by Workforce Development .
- Assembled welcome packets for new families arriving at Labor & Delivery Unit, ensuring that each family have access to up-to-date and welcoming materials.
- Assembled educational, new parent materials for Women & Newborn Health areas, including Labor & Delivery, PostPartum, and NICU, helping to prepare families for next steps in parenthood journey.
Youth Researcher
Center For Community Health Education Research
07.2024 - 08.2025
- Reviewed project activities and prepared and reviewed research
- Wrote a research paper
- Evaluated existing policies and practices related to research initiatives.
- Volunteered at the food pantry and created harm reduction kits
Youth Counselor
Office of Youth Engagement and Advancement ( City Of Boston)
09.2024 - 06.2025
- completed a vertical gardens initiative to help Boston hit net zero by 2050, and to help residents' food security.
- Research
- volunteer
- Represent the youth of Boston.
- Survey resident youth
Education
High School Diploma -
Boston Preparatory Charter Public School
Hyde Park, MA06.2026
Skills
- Patient care
- Clinical documentation
- Research analysis
- Community outreach
- Public speaking
- Team collaboration
- Project management
- Youth Advocacy
- Social justice
Accomplishments
- 4x Summa Cum Laude
- AP Scholar
- Letter of recognition from state senator Liz Miranda
Languages
English Native/ Bilingual
Haitian Creole Native/ Bilingual
Experience
office of youth engagement and advancement, Youth Counselor, Boston, MA, 2024-09, 2025-06, completed a vertical gardens initiative to help Boston hit net zero by 2050, and to help residents' food security., Research, volunteer, Represent the youth of Boston., Survey resident youth
Timeline
Student Intern
Brigham's & Women's Hospital
06.2025 - 08.2025
Clinical Shadower
Mattapan Community Health Center
11.2024 - Current
Youth Counselor
Office of Youth Engagement and Advancement ( City Of Boston)
09.2024 - 06.2025
Volunteer
WeGotUs
08.2024 - Current
Youth Researcher
Center For Community Health Education Research
07.2024 - 08.2025
High School Diploma -
Boston Preparatory Charter Public School