Jatifha C. Harris

Jatifha is a neurovascular and stroke acute care nurse practitioner and healthcare quality leader with a career spanning bedside critical care, advanced practice, education, and service-line leadership. Certified across multiple specialties, she has spearheaded system-wide quality and performance improvement initiatives, implemented innovative clinical programs, and contributed to national conferences and publications. Her dual experience in direct patient care and organizational leadership allows her to bridge bedside realities with system-wide transformation. She has contributed to national guidelines and multi-institutional collaboratives shaping best practices in stroke and cardiovascular care. A dedicated educator and mentor, she has taught at several nursing schools and continues to advance nursing practice and patient outcomes through her leadership, scholarship, and community engagement.