Maeann Hulvey

• Enhanced patient satisfaction through effective communication, empathy, and timely response to their needs.
• Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams for comprehensive patient care plans, resulting in better health outcomes.
• Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
• Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.
• Educated patients on disease management and self-care techniques, promoting lifestyle changes for improved health.
• Served as a liaison between physicians and patients'' families to facilitate clear communication regarding treatment options and progress updates.
• Monitored patient reactions to drugs and carefully documented findings.
• Managed patient caseloads effectively, ensuring timely interventions and thorough follow-ups to mitigate potential complications.
• Participated in professional development opportunities regularly to stay current on best practices in the field of nursing.

Worked for Child Protective Services - Acting as a liason between foster parents and physicians to make sure children were receiving State mandated exams and immunizations.

Provided information to foster parents and other caregivers about services provided by Ventura County Public Health.

Provided information and instruction to foster parents related to medical and/or behavioral issues of children in their care.

TB Outreach Nurse to Tuberculosis patients providing support, assessment and education to Tuberculosis patients and their families.

Assessed side effects of tuberculosis medications making sure patients are taking their medications and looking for any allergic and/or untoward side effects of the medications.

Provided in home blood draws on a monthly basis to evaluate the efficacy of the medications provided.

Coordinated with clients' physicians related to issues and assessments of the client.

Tuberculosis clinic, testing individuals related to efficacy of their TB medications.

Provided TB testing for clients needing the same for their prospective jobs.

In home assessment of clients receiving TB medications and assessing their cooperation in taking the medication provided by Sarasota County.

Made assessments of any contacts with those who have been in contact with the TB client and provide testing to make sure they were free of TB.

Attended court to obtain medical information from parents of children being removed from the home in order to provide continuity with the child/children's primary phyician.

Enter immunizations into child's medical record and in the case of missing immunizations making sure the child received the immunizations.

Acted as a liaison between the child's primary physician and the foster care provider.

Made sure children were receiving immunizations and physical/dental check ups as needed.

Assisted Social Workers related to child's medical issues as well as keeping them informed of any medical issues that needed attention.

Helped Social workers with assessments to determine if a potential foster care child/children should be removed from their primary residence.

Behavioral Health RN - for Behavioral Health/Alcohol-Drug potential clients. Provide assessment for possible hospitalization.

After hours assessment to Emergency Rooms in the area to determine if there was a need for admission to a behavioral health unit. In addition, provided information to the ED physician whether or not the client needed a 72 hour hold for safety to himself and/or others.