SHAUNA MOYNIHAN SIMPSON

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Worcester, MA 01606

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SELECTED ACCOMPLISHMENTS

●Adept at running Intensive Outpatient Program Groups, 5 days a week at 3 hours a day.

●Manage a full caseload of 70+ clients with substance abuse disorders and other mental health diagnoses

●Created department protocols from scratch, improving the processes periodically as protocol is reviewed

●Developed and maintained 2 main relational and project management databases that were used as the core tool for each department

●Led Decision Quality instrument development project, resulting in instruments that will identify a core set of facts and values that are salient to a patient’s treatment decision

●Proficient in screening, enrolling and interviewing patients and physicians for research projects

EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE:

ADCARE OUTPATIENT (AMERICAN ADDICTION CENTERS)

Substance Abuse Counselor:

●Provides assessment and evaluation services, determines Level of Care, and formulates effective treatment plans.

●Conducts groups for Intensive Outpatient Program, 3 hours per day, 5 days a week.

●Manages a caseload of 70+ substance abuse clients, providing individual and group counseling, case management services, crisis intervention, and maintains effective communication with collateral contacts

●Fosters open and honest communication with clients in order to establish rapport and encourage growth in the therapeutic relationship.

UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL, Worcester, MA 2016-2019

Research Project Director:

●Responsible for supporting enterprise-wide projects. Assists the Primary Investigators in leading and documenting project activities, including assisting in applying for grants to obtain funding for health care projects.

●Plans and directs project related activities of small and medium size projects that will vary in scope including the management of resources in a matrix environment.

●Develops and implements projects while adhering to UMMS’s Project Management guidelines.

COMMUNITY HEALTHLINK, Leominster, MA 2015-2016

Mental Health Clinician:

●Wrote treatment plans and met with clients for individual counseling to assist in attaining treatment plan goals. Documented progress of goals and objectives in progress notes

●Facilitated clinical, educational and rehabilitation groups using standard group therapy techniques.

●Conducted client evaluations including bio-psychosocial assessment, diagnostic formulation and initial treatment recommendations

●Conducted family therapy with mother and child as indicated.

UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL, Worcester, MA 2014-2015

Project Associate: (CONTRACT)

●Responsible for supporting enterprise-wide projects. Assists the Director in leading and documenting project activities, and may lead sub-components of a project.

●Planned and coordinated project related activities of small and medium size projects that will vary in scope including the management of resources in a matrix environment.

●Develops and implements projects while adhering to UMMS’s Project Management guidelines.

COMMUNITY HEALTHLINK, Worcester, MA 2012-2014

Counselor:

●Responsible for assisting in the coordination of residential services and providing professional treatment and care to female residents with substance abuse issues.

●Provide quality care and close intensive supervision of female clients in a residential treatment setting.

●Responsible for providing a range of residential counseling and skills training services to clients and their families, tracking and reporting on resident’s treatment progress.

CHANDLER PSYCHOLOGICAL SERVICES, Worcester, MA 2010-2012

Consultant:

●Provided comprehensive psychological screening of police, fire, and transportation security applicants

●Participated in Fit for Duty Assessment of police, fire and transportation security employees

●Delivered large scale psychological screening for the Department of Corrections applicants

FOUNDATION FOR INFORMED MEDICAL DECISION MAKING, Boston, MA 2002-2007

Senior Research Associate:

●Created and coordinated the evaluation process regarding the clinical accuracy of a portfolio of health education media and Web-based medical decision aids.

●Developed all evaluation documents including survey instruments for patient and physician reviewers

●Analyzed all patient and physician data and created summary documents to be used by the production team as a basis for revision

●Negotiated and managed work plans and schedules with the production team and evaluation sites

●Research Assistant for Shared Decision Making research, Informed Healthcare Consumer: Getting the Health Care That’s Right for You

●Provided content for and developed the organization’s project management database

BOSTON HEALTHCARE ASSOCIATES, Boston, MA 2000-2002

Senior Market Research Associate:

●Lead recruiter for healthcare market research projects, overseeing a team of 2 recruiters.

●Established recruitment process protocol, collaborating with all departments to ensure projects progress smoothly and deadlines are met.

●Represented Boston Healthcare at many large annual pharmaceutical and medical device conferences while conducting market research projects

●Involved in all aspects of Market Research projects including data collection, analysis, and presentation.

●Established and maintained external relationships with various members of the Medical Director and Lab Advisory Board.

●Created and maintained a database of over 2500 physicians, healthcare providers, and biotech/pharmaceutical executives.

OTHER EMPLOYMENT:

NEW ENGLAND ORGAN BANK, Newton, MA 2000

Administrative Associate:

●Collaborated with hospitals to coordinate on-call schedule for Transplant Surgeons, and provided appropriate and timely coverage information during transplant cases.

●Responsible for QA of medical case records, hospital files, and training materials.

●Provided administrative support to four departments: Human Resources, The Call Center, Donation Coordination, and Donor Family Services.

MASSACHUSETTS SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO CHILDREN, Worcester, MA 1999

Intensive Family Intervention Clinician:

●Provided crisis intervention services to DSS involved families including individual, family, and play therapy

HENRY LEE WILLIS COMMUNITY CENTER, FRESH START PROGRAM, Leicester, MA 1998

Clinical Coordinator:

●Coordinated clinical services within a residential group home for adolescent females.

●Provided group psycho-educational counseling, family therapy, case management and crisis intervention.

COMPUTER SKILLS:

●MS Office (Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Publisher, Outlook)

●MS Access

●SPSS 14.0 (Statistical Package for the Social Sciences)

●Stat Transfer 7.0

●ACT Database

EDUCATION:

NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY, Ft. Lauderdale, FL MS - Clinical Psychology GPA: 3.6

CONNECTICUT COLLEGE, New London, CT BA - Psychology Overall GPA: 3.6

SENIOR HONORS THESIS: “Health Habits and Health Locus of Control: A Comparison of Subjects With and Without Previous Hospital Experience”, Data analyzed by SPSS.

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