Sarah Buffa, BSN, RN, CNOR

As the chair of the Employee Engagement and Recognition Committee, Sarah Buffa has played an instrumental role in improving the morale of the unit. Sarah takes the time to recognize staff for birthdays, positive achievements, and successes. She encourages staff to recognize one another with her “Give a Hug” program. This recognizes the staff for helping one another or cheering someone up when they had a challenging day. Sarah also organizes fun holiday activities on the unit to create a fun working environment for the staff. Her positivity is appreciated by everyone on the team. Her passion for ensuring we provide staff with a positive, uplifting, and collaborative environment had played a large role in improving employee engagement. Because of her efforts staff enjoy coming to work daily and can provide exceptional patient care.