Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Accomplishments
Certification
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Riley Specht

Arlington,VA

Overview

2
2
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Registered Nurse Operating Room Specialist

Inova Fairfax Hospital
02.2023 - Current
  • Highly skilled and compassionate OR Registered Nurse with 2 years of experience in fast paced, high-stakes operating room environment.
  • Serve as the patient's advocate, ensuring their safety throughout the procedure.
  • Strong knowledge of surgical instruments, aseptic technique, and patient safety protocols.
  • Monitor the patient's vital signs, ensuring proper oxygen levels, blood pressure, and heart rate.
  • Respond to emergencies with calm and precision.
  • Coordinate with surgeons, anesthesiologists, and other OR team members to ensure smooth progression of the surgery.
  • Record details of the procedure, including any complications or special circumstances.
  • Committed to continuous learning, with a focus on best practice and patient centered care.

Registered Nurse Operating Room Fellow

Inova Fairfax Hospital
02.2023 - 01.2024
  • Blended classroom and clinical format program, concentration on didactic and simulation labs in the beginning.
  • Completed AORN Perioperative 101 modules, forming foundation for perioperative fundamentals.
  • Clinical experience supported by preceptors in the OR, rotating through all specialty service lines for both scrub and circulating roles.
  • Demonstrated perioperative nursing skills including aseptic technique, preoperative skin prep, positioning, surgical count and participation in surgical safety checklist process.
  • Able to provide safe and competent perioperative patient care in al specialty service lines.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Nursing

University of South Carolina
Columbia, SC
12-2022

Skills

  • Compassion and empathy
  • Multidisciplinary team collaboration
  • Crisis management and problem-solving
  • Surgical assistance and instrument handling
  • Excellent communication and patient education
  • Operating room protocols and patient safety
  • Aseptic technique and infection control
  • Medication management
  • Documentation and charting accuracy
  • Precepting

Accomplishments

  • Completed nursing perioperative 101 fellowship at Inova Fairfax Hospital (January 2024)
  • Completed Inova Nurse Graduate Residency Program (February 2024)
  • Received Certificate of Excellence for Outstanding Undergraduate Clinical Performance (December 2022)

Certification

  • CPR/AED Certification
  • Basic Life Support Certification (BLS)
  • Certified Foundational Perioperative Nurse

Timeline

Registered Nurse Operating Room Specialist

Inova Fairfax Hospital
02.2023 - Current

Registered Nurse Operating Room Fellow

Inova Fairfax Hospital
02.2023 - 01.2024

Bachelor of Science - Nursing

University of South Carolina

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