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Enhancing Perioperative Onboarding Through an Education Champion Project.
AORN Journal
|April 27, 2026
Summary
A new education champion project improved onboarding for perioperative staff, leading to higher new hire satisfaction and better integration. This initiative also boosted educator confidence and allowed focus on strategic goals.
Area of Science:
- Healthcare Management
- Nursing Education
- Surgical Technology
Background:
- Perioperative department expansion required increased staffing.
- Identified gaps in onboarding capacity for new perioperative personnel.
Purpose of the Study:
- To develop and implement an education champion project to enhance the onboarding process for new perioperative staff.
- To assess the impact of the education champion project on new hire satisfaction, integration, and perceived onboarding effectiveness.
Main Methods:
- Implemented a six-month education champion project involving two RNs and one surgical technologist.
- Education champions facilitated new staff onboarding, while educators focused on existing staff development.
- Collected survey data from 29 new hires post-implementation.
Main Results:
- New hires reported high satisfaction with the onboarding process.
- New hires demonstrated stronger integration with the perioperative team.
- Education champions reported increased confidence in teaching abilities.
Conclusions:
- The education champion model effectively improved perioperative staff onboarding.
- This project enhanced new hire experience and facilitated educator focus on advanced initiatives.
- The model offers a scalable solution for onboarding challenges in expanding healthcare departments.
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