Jillian R. Lee

Jillian Lee, RN, brings a diverse clinical background with nursing experience in emergency, trauma, and pediatric care to her role as a pediatric nursing educator at the University of San Francisco, Orange County campus. Her passion for nursing education centers on simulation, clinical reasoning, patient safety, and preparing students to provide compassionate, evidence-based care. She is committed to creating engaging learning experiences that build confidence, critical thinking, and clinical competence in future nurses.

• Pediatric nursing
• Emergency and trauma nursing
• Behavioral health emergencies

• Behavioral Health

• Vanguard of Southern California, MSN in Nursing, 2016
• CSU San Bernardino, BSN in Nursing, 2008

• Vocational Nursing Faculty Instructor, Stanbridge University (2025-Present)
• RN Inpatient Care Manager, Rady Children's Hospital of Orange County (2025-Present)
• Clinical Specialist RN- Pediatrics and PICU, CHOC at Mission- now Rady Children's Hospital in Mission Viejo (2022-2025)
• Nurse Educator- Emergency, Trauma and Imaging, Providence Mission Hospital (2019-2022)
• Nurse Educator- Kaiser Orange County (2017-2019)

• Lee, J. (2026). Care of the behavioral health patients in the emergency department [Topic Brief]. Emergency Nurses Association.
• Lopez J, Bindler R, Lee J (2022). Cross-Sectional Analysis of Burnout, Secondary Traumatic Stress, and Compassion Satisfaction Among Emergency Nurses in Southern California Working Through the COVID-19 Pandemic. Journal of Emergency Nursing, 48, 366-375.e2