LINDSAY MISHELL MURPHY, LCSW
East Hartford ,CT
Summary
Professional social worker with experience in hospital setting, specializing in patient advocacy and resource coordination. Skilled in crisis intervention, case management, and emotional support. Strong focus on team collaboration and achieving outcomes under changing circumstances. Valued for empathy, adaptability, and communication skills.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Clinical Social Worker, NICU
Connecticut Children's Medical Center
10.2021 - Current
- Conduct timely psychosocial assessments and evaluations of NICU families which include social, psychological, cultural and financial information.
- Develop an effective working relationship with patients and families to collaborate, advocate, and problem solve in order to enhance their functioning.
- Member of NICU Patient and Family experience committee
- Member of hospital ethics committee and child abuse prevention committee
- Provide on-call support for pediatric traumas and bereavements and provided end of life support to families
- Serve as an active member of an interdisciplinary medical team.
- Cross-cover Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, pediatric emergency department and general medical floors in hospital.
- Implement crisis intervention and /or individual, group and family therapy modalities as needed.
- Collaborates closely with Department of Children and Families (DCF) to coordinate safe disposition plans for pediatric patients.
- Complete consults and provide emotional support and coping to fetal care patients.
Medical Social Worker, Women's Health
PeaceHealth Sacred Heart Medical Center At Riverbend
02.2019 - 08.2021
- Worked in Emergency Department and Women's and Children's Services (Labor & Delivery, Mother/Baby, Pediatrics)
- Trained to cover Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) and Intensive Care Unit (ICU) as needed
- Coordinate with Child Protective Services and other community agencies to ensure safe plan for pediatric patients
- Coordinate individualized discharge plans to manage safe transition back into community and home environments
- Explain medical care options to help families make informed healthcare decisions
- Complete psychosocial evaluations and needs assessments
- Coordinate program referrals for community-based resources
- Successful working within tight deadlines and fast-paced atmosphere
- Provided case management to members of community to help obtain adequate resources and decrease need for Emergency Department visits and hospital admissions
Substance Use and Mental Health Therapist
Oregon Social Learning Center (FAIR Program)
09.2017 - 01.2019
- Conduct mental health assessments, substance use assessments, and urinalysis collections to ensure compliance with treatment plan
- Organize clinical interventions and treatment plans for patients suffering from co-morbid substance use and mental health diagnoses
- Utilize strengths-based and solution-focused therapy to support clients in meeting therapeutic goals
- Provide clients with referrals to community resources
- Trained in substance abuse, co-occurring disorders, and the effects of mental health on employment and housing issues
- Connect clients with community services and resource agencies
- Conduct therapeutic individual and family therapy sessions
- Provide parent management training and supervise visits between DHS involved clients and their children
- Collaborate and communicate consistently with DHS Child Welfare caseworkers, attorneys and other treatment providers
- Develop and implement treatment plans and modify when needed
- Complete required documentation in a timely manner
- Observe and monitor client behavior and responses to treatment
Education
Master of Social Work - Social Work
PACIFIC UNIVERSITY
EUGENE, OR06.2016
Bachelor of Science - Psychology
UNIVERSITY of OREGON
EUGENE, OR03.2014
Skills
- Clinical documentation
- Grief support
- Healthcare navigation
- Interdisciplinary coordination
- Successful patient advocate
- Culturally sensitive
- Active listener
- Complex problem solver
- Trauma-informed care
- Case management
- Conflict de-escalation
- Clinical assessments
Certification
- Licensed Clinical Social Worker- State of Connecticut. License # 15257
References
Available upon request
Timeline
Clinical Social Worker, NICU
Connecticut Children's Medical Center
10.2021 - Current
Medical Social Worker, Women's Health
PeaceHealth Sacred Heart Medical Center At Riverbend
02.2019 - 08.2021
Substance Use and Mental Health Therapist
Oregon Social Learning Center (FAIR Program)
09.2017 - 01.2019
Master of Social Work - Social Work
PACIFIC UNIVERSITY
Bachelor of Science - Psychology
UNIVERSITY of OREGON
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