FAONL Spotlight: Kenneth Bailey

Dr. Kenneth Bailey is the Chief Nursing Officer at UCLA Health – Santa Monica Medical Center, a Magnet-designated organization.  Dr. Bailey is an Adjunct Assistant Professor at the UCLA School of Nursing in the DNP Program and an Adjunct Professor at the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing of Case Western Reserve.  

Dr. Bailey was the first person from practice to serve as the President of the Association for Leadership Science in Nursing, an international organization focused on shaping leadership science, research, and education for academic and practice partners.  He is a Board Member for WISE and Healthy Aging, a not-for-profit organization headquartered in Santa Monica, CA, that provides services for older adults in LA and San Bernardino counties. Dr. Bailey is also a member of Viven Health’s Clinical Advisory Council, an organization focused on simulated learning to change behaviors.

Dr. Bailey holds a Ph.D. and MBA from the University of Phoenix and an MSN and BSN from the Medical University of South Carolina. He is certified in critical care and executive nursing and a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives. Dr. Bailey is a Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing and a Fellow in the American Organization for Nursing Leadership in April. He recently completed a yearlong program and is now a Coldiron Fellow through Marian K. Shaughnessy Nurse Leader Academy at the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing at Case Western Reserve University. 

He has authored or co-authored numerous nursing leadership articles on various topics and is a peer reviewer for numerous professional journals. He also leads a Relational Leadership Collaborative to understand better how relational leaders affect patient and nurse outcomes.