Neillan A. Murphy
Boston
Summary
Knowledgeable psychiatric provider with 10 year history of providing psychiatric nursing care to patients of variable backgrounds and demographics. Strong skills in building rapport, psychiatric assessment, management of symptoms and co-occurring disorders, treatment planning, and fostering provider-patient relationships.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse
Dimock Health Center, Acute Treatment Services
01.2024 - Current
- Provide safe, quality nursing care to patients receiving medically supervised alcohol, benzodiazepine, and/or opioid detoxification treatment at a 36-bed inpatient detox program treating patients across the lifespan while managing comorbid psychiatric and medical diagnoses
Nurse Practitioner Student Intern
Thoughtful Psychiatry
08.2024 - 06.2025
- Function as a psychiatric nurse practitioner providing both in-person and telemedicine psychiatric medication management and psychotherapy services to clients across the lifespan in an outpatient office-based setting under the supervision of a PMHNP-BC.
- Conduct comprehensive mental health assessments utilizing various diagnostic tools and techniques to accurately diagnose and plan treatment for mental health disorders
- Utilize a psychodynamic psychotherapy approach to provide individualized care incorporating evidence-based interventions and various therapeutic modalities including CBT, DBT, ACT, MI, ISTDP, IFS, and MBT
- Provide safe and evidence-based medication management, prescribing and managing psychotropic medications, monitoring side effects, adjusting doses and medication regimes as needed, and providing medication education to patients
- Utilize crisis intervention, de-escalation, and safety assessment skills to ensure patient safety and well-being
- Provide care to special populations such as adolescents and children, geriatric adults, patients with substance use disorders
- Act as patient care advocate through collaboration with other healthcare professionals including mental health clinicians and medical professionals
- Established effective relationships with patients and families by respecting patient rights and involving patients and families in decision making.
- Facilitated the coordination of specialty referrals when necessary for further evaluation or treatment options.
- Improved patient outcomes by providing thorough assessments and implementing appropriate care plans.
Registered Staff Nurse
Gunderson Residence, McLean Hospital
06.2021 - 06.2025
- Provided safe, quality nursing care to patients diagnosed with personality disorders receiving intensive therapeutic treatment in a long-term residential treatment setting within a psychiatric hospital.
- Triage and manage medical or nursing concerns for residential patients
- Utilize therapeutic nursing techniques and provide psychoeducation related to personality disorders, treatment, medications
Nurse Practitioner Student Intern
Klarman Eating Disorders Center, McLean Hospital
05.2024 - 08.2024
- Function as a psychiatric nurse practitioner student providing in-person psychiatric medication management and counseling services to patients ages 16+ diagnosed with eating disorders in a long-term residential treatment setting within a psychiatric hospital setting under the supervision of a psychiatrist.
- Assess and diagnosis eating disorders and comorbid psychiatric and medical diagnoses
- Utilize evidence-based diagnostic interventions to assess patients for psychiatric and medical complications related to history of disordered eating behaviors
- Provide psychotherapeutic support by offering psychoeducation on eating disorders and treatment, utilizing therapeutic techniques such as CBT and MI
Registered Staff Nurse
LEADER Program, McLean Hospital
02.2021 - 12.2023
- Provided safe, quality care for veterans, members of law enforcement, and emergency responders across the lifespan diagnosed with substance use disorders and other comorbid psychiatric diagnoses.
- Triage and manage medical or nursing concerns for patients
- Utilize therapeutic nursing techniques and provide psychoeducation related to substance use disorders, treatment, medications, occupational hazards
Clinical Coordinator Registered Nurse
Klarman Eating Disorders Center, McLean Hospital
06.2020 - 10.2021
- Provided safe, quality nursing care for services to patients ages 16+ diagnosed with eating disorders in a long-term residential treatment setting with responsibilities including oversight of milieu and unit day-to-day operations and workflow.
- Perform clinical coordinator nurse role overseeing day-to-day unit operations and therapeutic milieu management for a 26-bed residential program
- Manage staff of 20+ community residence counselors, provide support during employee onboarding, orientation, clinical supervision, and maintenance of training and certification status
- Providing administrative support, participate in patient treatment planning
- Triage and manage medical or nursing concerns for residential patients
Psychiatric Student Nurse Preceptor
Regis College
08.2020 - 12.2020
- Provided clinical psychiatric nursing care education and supervision to a Bachelor’s degree candidate in their final semester of nursing school.
- Provided nursing education related to safe medication administration and patient monitoring
- Provided nursing education related to eating disorder symptomology, complications, monitoring, and evidence-based treatment recommendations
- Provided nursing education related to psychiatric nursing skills including therapeutic communication techniques and rapport-building, providing trauma-informed care, utilizing various therapeutic modalities to provide skills coaching to patients
- Assessed student progress, provided performance evaluations and feedback, ensured student attainment of core competencies as outlined by academic program
Registered Staff Nurse
Klarman Eating Disorders Center, McLean Hospital
06.2017 - 06.2020
- Provided safe and quality nursing care for services to patients ages 16+ diagnosed with eating disorders in a long-term residential treatment setting within a psychiatric hospital.
- Triage and manage medical or nursing concerns for patients
- Utilize therapeutic nursing techniques and provide psychoeducation related to eating disorders, medication, treatment
- Conduct therapeutic skills groups incorporating techniques from CBT, DBT, ACT
Education
M.D. - Nursing
Duke University School of Nursing
Durham, NC05.2025
Bachelor of Science in Nursing - Nursing
Simmons College
Boston, MA05.2017
Affiliations
APNA Member, American Psychiatric Nurses Association, 2021 – Present
Certification
- Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (MA): RN2317198, expires 09/2026
- NPI: 1548144710
- APRN CSR: APRN10004792, expires 09/2026
- DEA: , expires
- BLS, American Heart Association, expires 10/2025
- Psychiatric-Mental Health RN-BC, American Psychiatric Nurses Association, expires 09/2026
- Registered Nurse (MA) # RN2317198, expires 09/2026
- Massachusetts Medication Administration Program Trainer, Massachusetts Dept. of Mental Health, Expires 11/2025
Timeline
Nurse Practitioner Student Intern
Thoughtful Psychiatry
08.2024 - 06.2025
Nurse Practitioner Student Intern
Klarman Eating Disorders Center, McLean Hospital
05.2024 - 08.2024
Registered Nurse
Dimock Health Center, Acute Treatment Services
01.2024 - Current
Registered Staff Nurse
Gunderson Residence, McLean Hospital
06.2021 - 06.2025
Registered Staff Nurse
LEADER Program, McLean Hospital
02.2021 - 12.2023
Psychiatric Student Nurse Preceptor
Regis College
08.2020 - 12.2020
Clinical Coordinator Registered Nurse
Klarman Eating Disorders Center, McLean Hospital
06.2020 - 10.2021
Registered Staff Nurse
Klarman Eating Disorders Center, McLean Hospital
06.2017 - 06.2020
Bachelor of Science in Nursing - Nursing
Simmons College
M.D. - Nursing
Duke University School of Nursing
Awards
Sigma Theta Tau Member, Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing, November 2023 - Present, Clinical Nurse III, Professional Nurse Advancement Program, McLean Hospital, 2021 - Present, Belmont, MA
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