Maria 'Rose' Carreon, BSN, RN
Killeen,TX
Summary
Seasoned nursing professional offering proven clinical knowledge, natural interpersonal strengths and technical abilities. Experience with EPIC EMR charting, medication administration and interdisciplinary collaboration focused on optimizing patient care and support. Quality-focused and patient-oriented Registered Nurse with 34 years of diverse experience in direct patient care and 5 years experience as a leader over staff supervision and department operations. Skilled at multitasking and prioritizing patient needs and daily assignments.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
RN Wound Care Case Manager
Advent Health Wound Care Clinic #2
07.2023 - Current
- Complete case management reviews for patients by providing specific assessments according to protocols and procedures and documenting it in patient specific chart
- Completed clinical competence in wound care procedural skills, treatments, and patient and/or caregiver education related to patients specific wound care management
- Hyperbaric Oxygen (HBO) trained to be able to dive and monitor patients in a 100% Oxygen filled chamber, and serve as back-up for HBO Tech in case of absence.
- Able to multitask and handle patient flow in a timely manner
- Effectively collaborate with Clinic Nurse Manager, health care providers, Program Director and Medical Director, regarding clinic and patient needs
- Work with outside agencies to meet patient needs such as DME companies, Home Health Agencies, and referring physician offices.
- Competent in demonstrating critical thinking and wound care suggestions and recommendations.
- New patient intake of VS, History, Initial wound assessment, and case management care plans
- Assisting provider during debridement and dressing wounds as instructed by provider for optimal wound care treatment.
- Experience with MHR programs EPIC and i-Heal daily
- Also use of Microsoft programs such as word, excel, pdf, power point.
Clinic RN
Baylor Scott and White Health (KLHHC FAM MED)
04.2023 - 07.2023
- Duties include approving daily schedules composed by CMA3 for staff, huddles, monthly internal tracers and cross tracers for sister clinics, AED/O2 checks, Hand Hygiene audit and reporting, all monthly logs and forms, room audits, daily weekly huddles with staff and providers, and meeting with Clinic Manager regularly 2-3 times a week to keep them in the loop of how the clinic was doing
- Managed calendar for staff PTO request/approval/denials
- Monitored provider’s schedules daily to ensure appointments were properly scheduled
- Purposeful rounding on staff every hour to assess any needs, questions, or concerns.
- Provide education and re-education as needed for staff, and ensure staff completes training modules annually
- Managed Huddle board and kept tract of metrics being followed for nursing
- Daily duties including in-basket, injections, phone calls, starting IV’s and emergency situations
- Assisted with clinic forms: Home Health, DME, FMLA, Short term disability, handicap placards, etc
- TCM calls for post hospital discharge patients
- Met and collaborate with Leadership weekly to address clinic concerns and needs
- Huddle with staff to put out new information weekly regarding changes, or address areas of concern TVFC Coordinator for state vaccines for the clinic
- Attended weekly clinic leader huddle with Regional Nurse Manager
- Assisted CMA’s staff on the floor when needed from basic rooming, injections, pre-op exams to procedures
- Attending BSWH mandatory 1 year RN residency program appointments and assignments 2 days a week where I visit other specialty clinics to get an insight on what staff RN’s work duties are and learn processes to help family medicine with referring patients and specific testing that needs to be completed prior to appointment with specialist.
LVN Clinic Charge Nurse
Baylor Scott & White (KLHHC FAM Med)
04.2019 - 04.2023
- Clinic charge nurse duties included overseeing of all nursing staff to ensure they are working within their scope of practice within the family medicine ambulatory clinic
- 5 CMA’s and 2 LVN’s to cover 6 providers while at Harker Heights Fam Med Clinic Up to 10 CMA’s and 6 LVN’s at once to cover 10 providers while at Killeen-Harker Heights Fam Med Clinic Merged clinic with 3 other clinics and moved from HHC to new location at KHHC FAM Med and charge over 16 nursing staff
- Worked closely with other clinics by providing support staff when other clinics were short or I had extra staff for the day
- Duties include making daily schedules for staff, huddle logs, monthly internal tracers and cross tracers for sister clinics, AED/O2 checks, Hand Hygiene audit, medication audit and reporting, all monthly logs and forms, room audits
- Managed calendar for staff PTO request/approval/denials
- Monitored provider’s schedules daily to ensure appointments were properly scheduled
- Handled a full range of supervisor duties that included personnel, working with HR for hire and terminations, ensured staff were following standards of practice and policies for all clinic encounters
- Purposeful rounding on staff every hour to assess needs, questions, concerns as they come up
- Manage API clocking system for nursing staff and back up for clerical staff in Clinic Mangers absence
- Provided education and re-education as needed for staff, assigned learn assignments as needed, and ensure staff completes training modules annually and competencies
- Managed Huddle board and kept tract of metrics being followed for nursing and family medicine clinics Helped out with annual flu drive and COVID clinics
- Maintain all Nursing ICR’s (employee files) for staff, and meet with HR representative monthly for one-on-one sessions
- Composed and trained staff in new clinic processes and changes in current processes and delegated duties
- Assisted LVN’s with daily duties including in-basket, injections, phone calls, starting IV’s and emergency situations
- Assisted LVN’s with clinic forms: Home Health, DME, FMLA, Short term disability, handicap placards, etc
- TCM calls for post hospital discharge patients
- Met and collaborate with Leadership weekly to address clinic concerns, needs, shared with other charge nurses new findings, useful information, and celebrate positive and negative experiences in the clinic to get feedback on how to better handle a situation or how they could learn from and experience
- Run reports, send out communication letters to patients, and meet deadlines in a timely manner
- Huddle with staff to put out new information daily and weekly regarding changes, or address areas of concern
- Evaluated work performance and productivity of clinic staff and had one on one meetings with staff to discuss any current issues, concerns, positive acknowledgments or position changes
- Counsel staff and review policies as needed
- Texas Vaccines For Children Coordinator for the clinic
- Interviewed, hired, trained, reviewed policies, counseled, wrote up and terminated as needed CMA’s and LVN’s at our clinic
- Sat in on interviews with leadership for new provider hiring into vacant positions
- Attended Charge Nurse Leadership training and classes
- Attended monthly FM Nurse Leader Meeting with clinic charge nurses in our region
- Assisted CMA’s staff on the floor when needed from basic rooming, injections, pre-op exams to procedures.
LVN
McLane Children’s Pediatric Clinic
01.2018 - 03.2019
- Screened, obtained vital signs, patient history, updated medication list and input into Computer EPIC system
- Administered injections by way of IM, intradermal, and SQ
- Held position of TVFC back up coordinator and ImmTrac 2 Administrator
- Kept track of monthly HPV vaccination’s needed
- Preformed Nasal suctions on infant and toddlers as ordered
- Administered oral medications to children and infants
- Administered enemas as ordered by providers
- Updated immunization records in EPIC and ImmTrac as needed
- Set up and assisted with Nexplanon insertions
- Performed EKG’s as needed for all ages of pediatric patients
- Performed hearing test using hand held Welch Allen hearing machine and basic vision screening for all WCC and physicals
- Filled out PKU cards and Lead to state paperwork for patients.
LVN
Baylor Scott & White (HHC Fam Med)
- All nursing administrative duties: Telephone calls, Prescriptions, medication prior authorization request, home health paperwork and faxes, Electronic medication refill request, MyChart (email) messages, and test result reporting
- Handled telephone call inbox to assist with patient questions and concerns and medication refills Faxed and contacted pharmacies and insurance companies for prior authorization approvals
- Conducted diabetic teaching to include, glucometer training, mixing and injecting insulin, diets, and meds
- Handled nursing visits to include BP checks, suture removals, injections and immunizations
- Assisted physicians when CMA not available with annual exams, chaperoning, and procedures
- Responsible for ordering medications and supplies as needed for clinic stock
- Screened, obtained vital signs, patient history, updated medication list and input into Computer EPIC system
- Filled out PKU forms for newborn screens
- Administered injections by way of IM, intradermal, and SQ
- Hold position of TVFC Coordinator and ImmTrac Administrator
- Certified through BSW to be an LVN preceptor for new employees Certified through BSW to place and read PPD test on Employees
- Clinic EPIC User Liaison attending bi-weekly teleconference meetings
- Performed wound care to include cleaning, debriding, irrigating, packing, and dressing wounds
- Fitted patients for crutches and orthotic supplies as needed
- Set up and assisted providers with procedures
- Performed EKGS.
LVN
Scott & White (Killeen OB/GYN Clinic)
- Screened, obtained vital signs, patient history, updated medication list and input into Computer system Epic
- Collected specimens and processed specimens in preparation for lab pick-up
- Administered injections by way of IM and SQ
- Set up, prepared rooms and patients for procedures such as LEEPs, Colposcopy, Annual Pap Smears, Sonohystergrams, ultrasounds, polyp removals, and Endometrial Biopsy’s, Set up and hooked patients onto NST machine for monitoring
- Handled telephone call inbox in to assist with patient questions and concerns and med refills
- Conducted diabetic teaching to include, glucometer training, mixing and injecting insulin, diets, and meds
- Assisted physicians with Spanish translations, annual exams, chaperoning, and procedures
- Ordered supplies and medications as needed for clinic stock
- Faxed and contacted pharmacies and insurance companies for approvals of medication
- Worked and assisted with new employees training and orientation to clinic settings
- Stocked rooms, cleaned and prepped instruments for autoclave and cleaned and ran controls on autoclave machine and processed instruments in autoclave for sterilization
- Kept up with daily and monthly logs for AED, Refrigerator and room temps, and lab logs
- Managed patient flow and directed 2 CMA's and 1 Clinic Assistant daily to ensure work flow ran accordingly.
LVN (Clinic Nurse)
Winder TMC
- Performed various nursing duties in a clinic setting.
LVN (Nurse Educator)
Child & Youth Services
- Performed nursing education duties in a Child & Youth Services setting.
LVN (Charge Nurse)
Meadow South Health & Rehab
- Performed nursing duties as a charge nurse in a health and rehab facility.
LVN (Clinic Nurse)
Scott &White Clinic
- Performed various nursing duties in a clinic setting.
LVN (Clinic Nurse)
Scott &White Clinic
- Performed various nursing duties in a clinic setting.
LVN (Charge Nurse)
Indian Oaks Living Center
- Performed nursing duties as a charge nurse in a living center.
LVN Student Nurse (Full Time)
Central Texas College
- Performed nursing duties as a student nurse in a college setting.
MA (Clinic Level)
Scott & White Clinic
- Performed various medical assistant duties in a clinic setting.
MA (Clinic Level)
Texas Med Clinic Urgent Care
- Performed various medical assistant duties in an urgent care clinic.
MA (Clinic Level)
Dr. Van Winkle Fam Med Clinic
- Performed various medical assistant duties in a family medicine clinic.
Education
Capstone rotation at BSWH
BSN Student Clinical rotations
BSN Degree -
University of Texas at ArlingtonBSN Program
12.2022
Vocational Nursing Program - Associates Degree -
Central Texas College
12.2003
CBM Education Center
07.1990
Skills
- Clinical judgment
- Compassionate Care
- Health Promotion
- Preventive Care
- Quality Improvement
- Compassionate communication
- Preventive Healthcare
- Nursing Performance Assessments
- Case Management & Care Coordination
- Delegation and Motivation
- Critical Thinking & Decision Making
- Attention to Detail
Immediate goal
Seeking a position in a leadership role as an BSN, Registered Nurse where I can utilize my acquired skills and knowledge and be part of an elite organization that helps to provide quality patient care where there is an opportunity to learn new skills, gain new experience, education, and growth.
Certification
- Active, Registered Nurse, Texas, License #1108138 Exp: 02/29/26
- Active, BLS, 02/2026
Timeline
RN Wound Care Case Manager
Advent Health Wound Care Clinic #2
07.2023 - Current
Clinic RN
Baylor Scott and White Health (KLHHC FAM MED)
04.2023 - 07.2023
LVN Clinic Charge Nurse
Baylor Scott & White (KLHHC FAM Med)
04.2019 - 04.2023
LVN
McLane Children’s Pediatric Clinic
01.2018 - 03.2019
LVN
Baylor Scott & White (HHC Fam Med)
LVN
Scott & White (Killeen OB/GYN Clinic)
LVN (Clinic Nurse)
Winder TMC
LVN (Nurse Educator)
Child & Youth Services
LVN (Charge Nurse)
Meadow South Health & Rehab
LVN (Clinic Nurse)
Scott &White Clinic
LVN (Clinic Nurse)
Scott &White Clinic
LVN (Charge Nurse)
Indian Oaks Living Center
LVN Student Nurse (Full Time)
Central Texas College
MA (Clinic Level)
Scott & White Clinic
MA (Clinic Level)
Texas Med Clinic Urgent Care
MA (Clinic Level)
Dr. Van Winkle Fam Med Clinic
Capstone rotation at BSWH
BSN Student Clinical rotations
BSN Degree -
University of Texas at ArlingtonBSN Program
Vocational Nursing Program - Associates Degree -
Central Texas College
CBM Education Center
- Active, Registered Nurse, Texas, License #1108138 Exp: 02/29/26
- Active, BLS, 02/2026
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