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, SC12-2022
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