Lakeesha Lee

• Improved faculty performance by providing guidance, mentorship, and professional development opportunities.
• Supervised coordinators and assisted with review of student requests for assistance.
• Streamlined administrative processes for increased efficiency in student services and resource allocation.
• Developed effective communication strategies between faculty, staff, students, alumni, and stakeholders.
• Foster and maintain academic-practice partnerships with clinical partners to ensure student access to expertise and application of practice through clinicians and faculty.
• Conduct site evaluations and consider feedback from the core nursing team and site contacts to evaluate the appropriateness of clinical facilities and curricular experiences for the College’s curriculum.
• Partner with the Nursing Lab Manager to plan skills and nursing lab experiences that utilize equipment to its fullest ability and prepare students for practice.
• Manage Clinical Coordinator(s) to achieve expected outcomes.
• Informally and formally review and evaluate delivery of core nursing curriculum, ensuring adherence to established performance standards and regulations, with a focus on leveraging current research to provide constructive feedback for growth and improvement.
• Develop relationships with new faculty, providing resources and guidance for their success

• Provide guidance to nursing students while evaluating performance and providing constructive feedback.

• Motivate students to actively participate in all aspects of the educational process, including but not limited to, class discussions, classroom demonstrations, outside assignments, simulation activities, etc.

• Maintain expertise in subject area in order to provide students with current trends, techniques, and advances in technology that are applicable to the program.

• Participate in department meetings for development and implementation of nursing program curriculum and program policies.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills including the ability to build successful relationships with the students.

• Utilize platforms for different learning experiences including Canvas, Microsoft Teams, and ATI.

• Serve as a liaison to clinical agencies to secure student placement, track agency issues, requirements, and learning opportunities.

• Assist in the identification, recruitment, and touring of new clinical/practicum agency student placement sites under the direction of the Dean and Assistant Dean of Nursing.

• Attend selected community professional meetings and recruitment job fair as assigned.

• Serve as a resource and support person for Clinical Adjunct Professors.

• Develop the clinical schedule for each semester under the guidance of the Dean and Assistant Dean of Nursing.

• Mentor the Director of Nursing for Assisted Living Facility.

• Mentor the Director of Nursing for Skilled Rehabilitation Facility.

• Mentor and train the Assistant Directors of Nursing at Skilled Rehabilitation Facility.

• Recruit, hire, and coach employees to offer high-quality, cost-effective care to all residents.

• Assist with the development of positive employee relations, incentive and recognition programs to promote teamwork and mutual respect.

• Assist with the QAA process.

• Assist with the development and delivery of training materials on infection control, medication administration, antibiotic stewardship, and all other necessary nursing skills.

• Develop and proctor programs for employee enhancement, ie Dining Assistant Program, Certified Nursing Assistant Program, Qualified Medication Aide Program

• Provide guidance to nursing students while evaluating performance and providing constructive feedback.

• Motivate students to actively participate in all aspects of the educational process, including but not limited to, class discussions, classroom demonstrations, outside assignments, simulation activities, etc.

• Maintain expertise in subject area in order to provide students with current trends, techniques, and advances in technology that are applicable to the program.

• Participate in department meetings for development and implementation of nursing program curriculum and program policies.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills including the ability to build successful relationships with the students.

• Utilize platforms for different learning experiences including WebEx, Blackboard, Microsoft Teams, Laerdal V-Sim, and ATI.

• Participated in management team meetings to discuss resident status, census changes, and resident complaints or concerns.
• Oversaw and approved recruitment, hiring and orientation of new nursing staff.
• Ensured regulatory compliance by staying current on industry standards and updating policies accordingly.
• Monitored and evaluated nursing staff performance, providing feedback and guidance to support standards of care.
• Built and maintained positive working relationships with physicians and staff to support seamless healthcare operations.
• Performed rounds to observe care and interview staff, residents, and families.
• Streamlined nursing operations by optimizing staffing schedules, resource allocation, and workflow processes.
• Developed positive employee relations, incentives, and recognition programs to promote teamwork and mutual respect.
• Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams to develop comprehensive care plans for patients with complex needs.
• Worked closely administration to develop and implement best practices to improve patient outcomes.

• Participated in management team meetings to discuss resident status, census changes, and resident complaints or concerns.
• Collaborated with staff, management, and external groups to coordinate patient care.
• Performed rounds to observe care and interview staff, residents, and families.
• Managed nursing schedules and budgets, streamlining processes for cost savings while maintaining high-quality patient care.
• Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams to develop efficient care strategies tailored to individual patient needs.
• Contributed to the accreditation process by maintaining compliance with state and federal regulations for nursing standards.
• Mentored new nurses in clinical practice and procedures, fostering a supportive learning environment.

• Delivered outstanding care to patients with various diagnoses and managed care from treatment initiation through to completion.

• Equipped patients with tools and knowledge needed for speedy and sustained recovery.

• Monitored patient condition, including interpreting and tracking EKG readings, identifying irregular telemetry readings and updating team members on changes in stability or acuity.

• Taught patients how to improve lifestyle choices, dramatically reducing chance of symptom re occurrence.

• Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.

• Managed care from admission to discharge, including patient assessments, care planning, health educations and discharging support to provide comprehensive care.

• Partnered with physicians, social workers, activity therapists, nutritionists and case managers to develop and implement individualized care plans and documented all patient interactions and interventions in electronic charting systems.

• Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process and management and lifestyle options.

• Changed out tracheostomies, gastrostomy buttons and catheters regularly to prevent infection or other problems.

• Accurately documented all elements of nursing assessment, including treatment, medications and IVs administered, discharge instructions and follow-up care.

• Worked in the float pool on Med/Surg, Cardiac Telemetry, Surgical Cardiac, Stroke/Neuro, Renal, and IMCU units.

• Equipped patients with tools and knowledge needed for speedy and sustained recovery.

• Monitored patient condition, including interpreting and tracking EKG readings, identifying irregular telemetry readings and updating team members on changes in stability or acuity.

• Taught patients how to improve lifestyle choices, dramatically reducing chance of symptom reoccurrence.

• Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.

• Managed care from admission to discharge, including patient assessments, care planning, health educations and discharging support to provide comprehensive care.

• Partnered with physicians, social workers, activity therapists, nutritionists and case managers to develop and implement individualized care plans and documented all patient interactions and interventions in electronic charting systems.

• Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process and management and lifestyle options.

• Changed out tracheostomies, gastrostomy buttons and catheters regularly to prevent infection or other problems.

• Delivered medications via oral, IV and intramuscular injections, monitoring responses to catch and address new concerns.