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April 21, 2015

GRACE O’SHAUGHNESSY

845-***-**** *******@********.***

EDUCATION

Columbia University, School of Social Work New York, NY May 2012

Master of Science, Social Work Nonprofit Management Concentration

The College of Saint Rose Albany, New York May 2011

Bachelors of Science, Social Work and Social Justice

Licensed Master Social Worker 2012 – Present

License Number 088736-1

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

The Visiting Nurse Service of New York New York, NY 2011 – Present

Division Manager, Community Mental Health Services

Provides organizational direction, development and staff support to the division of over 20 grant-funded

and Medicaid billable programs

Coordinates and provides ongoing clinical education initiatives for 300 staff across the division

Develops policies and procedures and monitors for compliance

Coordinated the implementation of the VNSNY Health Home case management program and Community Care

Management Partners

Works with division staff to performs needs assessments related to programmatic issues, analyze

findings, and designs appropriate interventions. Supervises administrative staff to support needs of division

Coordinates response to NYS DSRIP initiative, works with PPS’s and develops care models for implementation

The Visiting Nurse Service of New York Bronx, NY 2013 – Present

Part-time Psychiatric Social Worker, Children’s Mobile Response

Provides psychiatric crisis intervention to children 0-18 in the home

F E G S Health and Human Services New York, NY 2011 – 2012

Policy and Development Intern

Managed multiple projects in areas including grant research, writing, communication, event planning, policy/best

practice research

Drafted annual report summarizing youth services programs and drafted grant proposals and RFP’s

New York State Office of Mental Health Albany, NY 2010 – 2011

Policy Intern

Institute for Community Research and Training Albany, NY 2010 – 2011

Research Associate, MHANY – Parents with Psychiatric Disabilities project

PRESENTATIONS

Fall Behavioral Healthcare Meeting Mercerville, New Jersey 2013

The Healthcare Workforce: Engagement and Retention

American Public Health Association – 142 Annual National Meeting New Orleans, Louisiana 2014

Regional implementation of the Affordable Care Act: Influential factors in the variation of Health Home models nationwide

RELATED EXPERIENCE

Toastmasters International, VP of Membership and Public Relations Chapter 009****-**** & 2014