Taryn Brashear
Thornton,CO
Summary
Experienced and highly motivated Operating Room RN with 5+ years specializing in vascular surgery. Proven success as Interim Specialty Coordinator leading case preparation, equipment planning, and education initiatives. Passionate about advancing patient-centered outcomes, improving OR efficiency, and fostering a collaborative team environment in alignment with UCHealth’s mission to improve lives through healing, learning, and human connection.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Clinical Nurse RN – Interim Vascular Specialty Coordinator
UCHealth
02.2025 - Current
- Lead RN for vascular service, ensuring case accuracy, equipment setup, and instrument readiness for complex procedures (AAA repairs, endarterectomies, thrombectomies, limb revascularizations).
- Collaborate closely with vascular surgeons and OR leadership to anticipate needs, manage team assignments, and resolve intraoperative challenges.
- Oversee supply management and instrumentation planning to ensure cost-effective readiness.
- Identify and coordinate education opportunities for team members, delivering clear communications on new products, equipment, combination cases, and procedural changes.
- Foster a supportive, collaborative team environment with open communication.
Clinical Nurse RN – Operating Room
UCHealth
02.2020 - Current
- Mentor and precept new graduate nurses, travel staff, and surgical technologists, modeling high standards of care, teamwork, and efficiency.
- Anticipate surgical team needs, demonstrating expert knowledge of instruments, implants, and sterile technique.
- Circulate and scrub for complex open and endovascular procedures, adapting quickly to changing case needs across service lines.
- Maintain strict adherence to infection prevention protocols, contributing to reduced surgical site infection (SSI) rates
- Collaborate with surgeons, residents, and multidisciplinary teams to ensure safe, efficient, patient-centered care, surgery flow and preparedness, and patient-centered care to reduce delays and improve efficiency.
- Committed to continuous learning, evidence-based practice, and innovation in a high-volume OR environment
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University of Colorado Denver
Aurora, CO12.2019
Bachelor of Arts - Biochemistry
University of Texas At Austin
Austin, TX12.2011
Skills
- EPIC Charting
- Basic Life Support
- HIPAA Compliance
- Sterile Technique, Infection Prevention
- Interdisciplinary collaboration
- Staff Education & Preceptorship
- Surgical Case Planning & Coordination
Certification
- Registered Nurse (RN)
- Basic Life Support (BLS)
Timeline
Clinical Nurse RN – Interim Vascular Specialty Coordinator
UCHealth
02.2025 - Current
Clinical Nurse RN – Operating Room
UCHealth
02.2020 - Current
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University of Colorado Denver
Bachelor of Arts - Biochemistry
University of Texas At Austin
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