Sarah Youngquist

· Develop, manage, and post daily, weekly, and monthly staffing schedules in Compass Staff Scheduling system as well as written schedule.

· Collaborate with unit Director and Manager on staffing shortages or needs.

· Consult with unit leadership to include manger, team leaders and charge nurses, concerning staff scheduling needs to ensure appropriate and safe levels on all shifts, and monitor overtime needs and utilization.

· Positive and enthusiastic personality ensures surgical team works smoothly and operates as a cohesive and efficient team

· Provides mentorship to new hires and students to world-class standards in sterile technique

· I have wrote the guideline and policies for our call team, with creating employees contracts for these policies.

· I conduct and develop employee year assessments, while monitoring their progress throughout the year.

· I am head of a committee and conduct the agendas, delegate responsibilities to the members, and create an action plan that will deliver results.

· I work together with management to hold employees accountable for their time and attendance

· I am on the committee and play a role in our surgical services incident command center.

• Provided wound care post-operatively to promote healing and reduce risk of infections.
• Setup operating and surgery rooms by preparing equipment and supplies for upcoming procedures.
• Supported smooth transitions between surgeries by promptly preparing the operating room for subsequent cases.
• Managed operating room setup by cleaning and sterilizing instruments and surfaces, maintaining supply inventories, and organizing surgical tools.
• I was part of the spine and neuro team and got a promotion for the staff scheduler.

• Played a key role in reducing OR turnaround time by implementing process improvements for equipment preparation and room cleanup procedures.
• Created and maintained unobstructed operative fields using diverse range of tools.
• Prepared operating rooms with required instruments, ensuring efficient setup for various surgical cases.
• Work together as a team player in any room, and learned new procedures.