Jennifer Beaklev oversees nursing operations, advances nursing practice and drives excellence in patient care as the chief nursing Officer of the Orlando Health Watson Clinic Lakeland Highlands Hospital.
She began her career at Orlando Health in 2002 as a nurse and has held progressive leadership roles, including patient care administrator at Orlando Health Orlando Regional Medical Center, leading critical care, dialysis, neuroscience, and oncology programs. She also assisted in launching a bone marrow transplant program. Most recently, Jennifer served as chief nursing officer at Orlando Health Jewett Orthopedic Institute and was responsible for driving quality patient metrics and advancing clinical practices across the institute.
Jennifer earned a master's degree in nursing from the university of Central Florida and a doctorate in nursing practice from Chamberlain University. She is a member Of the American Organization for Nursing Leadership and president of the Florida Organization of Nurse Leadership's Central Florida chapter. She is also an advanced certified nurse executive by the American Nurses Credentialing Center.