Sarah Herring BSN, RN

Provide operational and clinical leadership for a Level III NICU, partnering with physicians, advanced practice providers, respiratory therapists, and interdisciplinary teams to deliver exceptional neonatal care.

• Lead a multidisciplinary Level III NICU team supporting the delivery of high-acuity neonatal care while fostering a culture of safety, accountability, collaboration, and continuous learning.
• Coached and mentored nursing staff, enhancing professional development and leadership capabilities.
• Coach and mentor nursing staff through professional development, performance feedback, and leadership growth.
• Translated frontline staff feedback into operational improvements, strengthening culture and increasing employee engagement.
• Facilitated difficult conversations and conflict resolution while ensuring psychological safety and accountability among staff.
• Collaborate with executive leadership to implement organizational initiatives across staffing, education, quality, and professional governance.

• Enhanced patient outcomes through compassionate, evidence-based nursing care for critically ill neonates in fast-paced NICU.
• Coordinated with interdisciplinary healthcare teams to ensure optimal patient management and effective treatment planning.
• Mentored new NICU nurses during clinical rotations, sharing expertise and promoting professional growth through hands-on training.

• Managed operations at a 40-bed rehabilitation hospital.
• Led team of RNs, LPNs, and ancillary staff to enhance patient care and operational efficiency.
• Audited charts and reviewed clinical documents to ensure compliance and improve patient outcomes.
• Managed infection control and critical incidents, implementing procedural changes to enhance safety and quality of care.

• Coordinated nursing care on unit through staff assignments, assisted and rounded with physicians, monitored patient orders, and communicated with ancillary departments to ensure seamless patient care.

• Quality and compassionate care provided for critically ill and premature patients in level IV, 82 bed NICU
• Managed high acuity assignments, providing critical care in areas like high frequency ventilation, head cooling, ECMO, bedside surgery, surfactant replacement therapy, and monitoring patients on inhaled nitric oxide while ensuring effective PICC and ART line maintenance and care for g-tube/trached patients.
• Have been a primary nurse for many complex patient diagnoses including but not limited to gastroschisis, CHD, pulmonary hypertension, myelomeningocele, HIE, trisomy 13, trisomy 18, trisomy 22, and hydrocephaly
• Preceptor and mentor for nursing students, new graduates and new staff
• Co-founded COCO NICU Sunshine Committee to enhance family and staff satisfaction rates through targeted initiatives and support.
• Oriented and trained staff nurses for new Maternal-Fetal unit, facilitating smooth transition and integration during opening.
• Member of the Maternal-Fetal Delivery Team that facilitated high risk deliveries
• Resource RN and Relief Charge

• Managed critical care in 50-bed NICU, delivering complex interventions including umbilical catheters, PICC lines, and high frequency ventilation to ensure optimal outcomes for infants
• Delivered developmentally appropriate care for preemies and micro preemies, enhancing their growth and recovery
• Supported families through education and comfort, establishing trusting relationships via one-on-one communication to foster a supportive environment
• Attended deliveries and resuscitation of newborn infants.