Sarah Niemer
Sultan
Summary
Principled nurse leader and educator dedicated to providing trauma-informed care. Extensive expertise in emergency nursing, with a focus on pediatric and adult populations, and experience in urban acute care and ambulatory settings. Committed to fostering a culture of collaboration and continuous learning among healthcare professionals. Prioritizing these values to ensure the delivery of high-quality, patient-centered care.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Nurse Faculty, Pediatrics
EvCC
12.2022 - Current
- Instructed nursing students in pediatric ER, PACU, NICU, CICU, PICU and other critical units, providing hands-on guidance in airway management, cardiac management, and medically complex care.
- Developed a comprehensive pediatric nursing curriculum, including lectures, labs, and exams, that aligned with the programs’ educational goals and objectives.
- Regularly assessed and evaluated the effectiveness of pediatric nursing curriculum, utilizing student feedback and other metrics to identify areas for improvement and refine instructional design.
- Designed and delivered engaging and interactive lectures on topics such as growth and development, pediatric illnesses and pharmacological management of pediatric patients utilizing evidence-based practice and current research to inform instructional design. Special attention towards health equity throughout the course.
- Designed and administered comprehensive exams that tested students’ understanding and mastery of course material, including both multiple choice and short answer questions that required critical thinking and application of knowledge, congruent with Bloom's taxonomy.
- Developed and implemented innovative teaching strategies to enhance student engagement and learning outcomes, including the use of case studies, simulations, and experimental learning activities.
- Mentored and advised nursing students in academic and clinical settings, providing guidance and support to help students achieve their academic and professional goals.
- Contributed to nursing program and departmental committees.
Emergency Department Nurse Manager
Swedish
02.2022 - 11.2022
- Company Overview: 36 bed highly acute ED.
- Frequently provided bedside support in a 36-bed ED, managing patient stabilization, respiratory care, and safe handoffs for surgical and critical patients during high-acuity shifts.
- Interregional collaboration with fellow ED Managers and MD partners.
- Identified staff knowledge gap in caring for pediatric patients, developed education and badge buddies to support and grow departmental wide knowledge base.
- Collaborated with a regional interdisciplinary team to identify ways the ED could accommodate a surge in pediatric respiratory patients.
- Collaborated with the inpatient units and region to address boarding within the ED resulting in additional staffing resources being allocated to the emergency department.
- Advocated and obtained additional temporary staff during a time of financial contraction.
- High utilizer of data to drive decision making.
- Reduced FYTO from 40.4% to 14.5%.
- Improved employee engagement by 250%.
- 2 DNV complaints against the department, with no findings.
- Successful ER survey of DNV.
- Partnered with Security and the Safety team to increase security’s presence in the ER; reduced incidents of workplace violence by 80%.
- Investigated and independently resolved complaints from staff, physicians, and patients by leveraging clinical judgment and unit management expertise.
- Developed and implemented strategies targeting accurate pay through software changeover process.
- Created strategies to target nursing and patient satisfaction issues, improve response and patient care quality and suggest actionable improvements to promote hospital-wide quality and safety initiatives.
- 36 bed highly acute ED.
Assistant Nurse Manager
Kaiser Permanente
11.2020 - 02.2022
- Company Overview: 19 bed Advanced Urgent Care akin to freestanding or urban critical access ER, 40,000 patient visits per year. EMTALA facility.
- Provided direct bedside care regularly to support staffing needs in a high-volume, 19-bed advanced urgent care setting, managing critical patient assessments, stabilization, and sedation.
- Primary departmental educator to an interdisciplinary team composed of Providers, RNs, LPNs, MAs, and ER techs. Developed evidenced based education that focused on pediatrics, sepsis, and resuscitation.
- Led department education focused on high-acuity care, including pediatric stabilization, sedation monitoring, and resuscitation skills for interdisciplinary teams.
- Passed DNV ER survey with no findings.
- Co-Developed departmental goals and objectives to improve satisfactory rating with patients and staff.
- Co-Directed day-to-day administrative and operational functions for 19 bed facility, providing guidance and leadership to over 70 employees, with 17 direct reports.
- Verified facility remained up-to-date and compliant with laws and regulations.
- Developed strategies to target nursing and patient satisfaction issues, improve response and patient care quality and suggested actionable improvements to promote hospital-wide quality and safety initiatives.
- Fostered improvement in staff development, personnel training, and standards of patient care.
- Reviewed department performance and adjusted coverage to compensate for changing conditions.
- Communicated with members of medical staff and department heads via weekly update meetings and huddles.
- Participated in region wide interdisciplinary committees as well as hospital-based committees.
- 19 bed Advanced Urgent Care akin to freestanding or urban critical access ER, 40,000 patient visits per year. EMTALA facility.
Charge Nurse
Kaiser Permanente
08.2020 - 11.2020
- Provided direct bedside care congruent with Kaiser principles and evidenced based emergency nursing practice, drawing on Trauma II expertise in support of the department's goals.
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols.
- Cared for patients in 19 bed unit, supporting fellow nurses in delivering outstanding treatment to patients.
Registered Nurse, Emergency Department
Providence Regional Medical Center Everett
06.2013 - 08.2020
- Company Overview: Highly acute 79 bed Emergency Department, STEMI, CVA center, Trauma II, Acute Pediatric Receiving Facility.
- Charge Nurse: Clinical and administrative management of the ER during shift via leading the department staff in providing emergent and urgent medical care in an expeditious manner.
- Special Project: Palliative Care. Primary author of house-wide ER initiated palliative care education and program.
- 2017 Presenter at Cardiology Conference regarding palliative care.
- Other roles held within the department: Communications RN, Trauma Control RN, Sepsis RN, Greet RN, Triage RN, Resources RN, and Floor RN.
- Managed care from admission to discharge.
- Highly acute 79 bed Emergency Department, STEMI, CVA center, Trauma II, Acute Pediatric Receiving Facility.
Registered Nurse, Emergency Department
Providence Little Company of Mary Medical Center
07.2009 - 05.2013
- Special Project: Developed new-grad ER nurse curriculum that was CEN and CPEN based.
- Curriculum was adopted and applied to 5 ERs in southern California.
- Provided emergency and critical care via direct nursing care and management of pediatric and adult patients.
- Highly acute ED: STEMI center, Stroke center, EDAP facility, and emergent trauma.
- Specialty ER training in Pediatrics.
- Effective and accurate triage of patients; assessing stated chief complaint to physical findings.
Education
Master's of Science - Nursing
California State University - Dominguez Hills
Carson, CA05.2009
Bachelor of Arts - Political Science, Law
Washington State University
Pullman, WA05.2004
Skills
- Collaborative problem-solving with diverse teams
- Strategic data usage
- Healthcare operations
- Collaborative strategic planning
- Creative brainstorming
- Nursing staff development
- Workflow and patient management
- Emergency Nursing
- Pediatric care
- Nursing Educator
Skills
Excellent, Excellent, Excellent, Excellent, Excellent
Certification
- ACLS - Advanced Cardiac Life Support, AHA
- BLS - Basic Life Support, AHA
Timeline
Nurse Faculty, Pediatrics
EvCC
12.2022 - Current
Emergency Department Nurse Manager
Swedish
02.2022 - 11.2022
Assistant Nurse Manager
Kaiser Permanente
11.2020 - 02.2022
Charge Nurse
Kaiser Permanente
08.2020 - 11.2020
Registered Nurse, Emergency Department
Providence Regional Medical Center Everett
06.2013 - 08.2020
Registered Nurse, Emergency Department
Providence Little Company of Mary Medical Center
07.2009 - 05.2013
Bachelor of Arts - Political Science, Law
Washington State University
Master's of Science - Nursing
California State University - Dominguez Hills
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