LaQuinta Bailey

Baptist Health Lexington

Lexington, KY

• Provide patient- and family-centered care to critically ill neonates, applying neonatal assessment, respiratory support, medication, nutrition, thermoregulation, infection-prevention, and developmental-care principles.
• Collaborate with physicians, advanced practice providers, respiratory therapists, pharmacists, and other disciplines to coordinate neonatal care, communicate changes in condition, and support safe patient outcomes.

Kentucky Children's Hospital, UK HealthCare

Lexington, KY

• Led clinical product vetting, trials, and evaluation from intake through adoption, gathering clinician requirements, assessing products within neonatal workflows, coordinating trials, and collaborating with vendors and interdisciplinary stakeholders.
• Analyzed complex Level IV NICU workflows and translated frontline clinical needs into standardized practices, policies, education, and process improvements.
• Developed and delivered education for nursing staff on evidence-based neonatal care, new products, workflow changes, and clinical standards.
• Served as a clinical resource to bedside staff and interdisciplinary teams, supporting practice changes and helping clinicians apply evidence and standards to high-acuity neonatal care.
• Developed and standardized policies supporting patient safety, quality improvement, infection prevention, and regulatory requirements.

University of Kentucky HealthCare

Lexington, KY

• Provided comprehensive bedside care for critically ill and medically complex neonates in a high-acuity Level IV academic NICU, including premature infants and newborns requiring intensive monitoring and multidisciplinary care.
• Developed extensive expertise in neonatal assessment, respiratory and hemodynamic monitoring, family-centered care, and recognition of changes in critically ill neonatal patients.
• Educated and supported families throughout hospitalization and discharge while collaborating closely with physicians, advanced practice providers, respiratory therapists, pharmacists, and other disciplines.
• Supported unit quality, safety, infection-prevention, documentation, and practice-standardization initiatives and served as an experienced clinical resource to nursing staff.
• Served as an Epic Super User, assisting frontline staff with clinical documentation workflows, system navigation, and troubleshooting.