Sarah Noecker, RN, MSN, CNOR, RNFA

• Employ strong leadership skills to build an effective Perioperative Fellowship program that is responsive to the needs of the organization and the leadership teams at the individual facilities.
• Provide the foundational knowledge and introductory skills necessary for the students to begin orientation as an Operating Room Nurse.
• Administer the AORN Periop 101 program and the Cine-Med AORN Video Library.
• Organize the educational activities of the six-week Perioperative Fellowship program activities and simulations to support the content of the online learning.
• Use a simulated Operating Room (high fidelity facsimile) to practice hands-on perioperative skills such as scrubbing, gowning, gloving, positioning, draping, back table and setup, sharps safety, and counting.
• Chair the Hackensack Meridian Health Perioperative Nurse Educator Committee.
• Collaborate with network educators to create and update perioperative organizational policies.
• Collaborate with leadership teams and educators in the network to make the Perioperative Fellowship more relevant to their needs and the needs of the students.
• Use feedback from the students to incorporate learning activities more conducive to their learning such as audience response systems and the replacement of tests with games.
• Evaluate team member work product and coach them to improve weak areas.
• Apply strong leadership talents and problem-solving skills to maintain team efficiency and organize workflows.
• Monitor workflow to improve employee time management and improve the students' educational experience.

Provide the foundational knowledge and introductory skills necessary for the student to begin orientation as an Operating Room Nurse. Learn about, and support, the existing Perioperative Fellowship program, including classroom instruction and simulated perioperative skills. Identify creative methods of instruction designed to engage the students in the class.

• Collaborated with network leaders to ensure that organizational policies were in alignment with published guidelines for best nursing practice in the perioperative setting.
• Collaborated with the departmental leadership team to ensure that the educational needs of the organization and the team were met.
• · Collaborated with departments outside the Operating Room to facilitate the exchange of knowledge and sharing of experiences.
• Orchestrated the orientation of newly hired team members by making assignments to facilitate their learning, tracked their progress over time, and provided constructive feedback.
• Acted as a resource for questions about best practice by searching existing resource material and published evidence from recognized experts in the field.
• Provided the annual education, training, and competencies for team members required by the organization and governing bodies.
• Assisted team members with maintaining required competencies, licenses, and certifications.

RN, Ambulatory Surgery Center, working in the Preoperative Area, Operating Room, and PACU (years: 2000-2009)

Service Line Coordinator of Cardiac Surgery (2009-2018)

• Acted primarily as "first scrub" for most cardiac surgical procedures performed at the facility.
• Consulted with surgeons regarding upcoming procedures, preferences, and need for improvement to the program.
• Maintained surgeon preference cards in pristine condition.
• Communicated with members of the heart team on a regular basis to ensure that the most recent developments were known to them.
• Created a monthly "on-call" schedule that was agreeable to all concerned.
• Acted as liaison between members of the heart team and the leadership team.

Promoted to Clinical Nurse Educator (2018-2019)