PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Feb 2004- Present

Independent Health Care Consultant
Contract Clinical Service Consulting Danville, CA

Convalescent Hospitals – Provision of social work for facilities in immediate jeopardy and substandard deficient surveys. SW focused on crisis intervention and transfer trauma prevention during facility closures, or training of staff and provision of social work while advancing facility towards regulatory compliance. Services provided include, but not limited to assistance with advance directives, psychosocial assessments, system assessment, behavioral interventions and care planning, MDS, RAPS, discharge planning, psychiatric medication and behavior monitoring, individual and family counseling, referrals, and resident rights advocacy, social work system development and implementation:

• Capitola Care Center, CA 2005
• Monterey Convalescent Hospital, CA 2006
• Applewood Convalescent Hospital, Redding, CA 2006
• Rehab Specialty Inn, Anderson, CA 2006
• Huntington Health Care Center, Los Angeles, CA 2006
  
  

Outpatient Chronic Pain Program - Start up for all aspects of program including policy and procedures, marketing, billing, staffing, hiring, and clinical development:

• Lodi, CA 2004
  
  

Physician Medical Practice - Marketing, strategy, development

• Modesto, CA 2004
  
  

Medical Spas - Start up consulting for marketing, management and operational development:

• Modesto, CA 2004
• Minneapolis, MN 2005
  
  

Social Worker for TCU, SubAcute, LTAC, and Acute Units
Kindred Hospital Modesto

• Modesto, CA Feb 2005 – May 2006

Responsibilities: Established systems in compliance with SNF and Acute regulatory agencies ensuring successful survey completion for 2005. Hired social work and case management staff. Provision of social work to patients, families and residents including assistance with advance directives, psychosocial assessments, behavioral interventions, and care planning, medication management meetings, IDT meetings, resident rights advocacy, MDS, RAPS, admitting and discharge planning, case management, etc. Work with interdisciplinary team. Clinical supervision.

Feb 2002 – Feb 2004

• Director Hospital Marketing
• Director Pain and Rehabilitation Center
• Director Hospital Social Services

Modesto Rehabilitation Hospital

Responsibilities: Management of chronic pain program. Management of hospital social services, and pastoral Department. Hospital marketing included strategic planning, coordination of nurse liaisons, event management, public relations, collateral material development, census development. Increased census to 98% full capacity first time in history of hospital. Restructured case management and social work for clear delineation of roles, qualifications, and tasks as they pertain to regulatory guidelines.



Mar 2001 – Feb 2002

• Director Pain and Rehabilitation Center
• Director Ancillary Services
• Hospital Social Worker/Case Management
  
  Modesto Rehabilitation Hospital
  
  Responsibilities: Management of chronic pain program and Outpatient Physical, Occupational, Speech, and Pastoral Departments. Hospital social worker. 100% filled therapy positions during therapist shortage. Reviewed and revised billing codes and forms for outpatient therapies to increase revenue by approximately 20%.
  
  
  
  Aug 2000 – Mar 2001
  
  
• Director Pain and Rehabilitation Center
• Hospital Social Worker/Case Management

Modesto Rehabilitation Hospital

Responsibilities: Management of chronic pain program. Hospital social worker on acute, transitional care, sub acute, and outpatient units.



June 1996- Aug 2000

• Director Pain and Rehabilitation Center
• Director Hospital Program Development including Hospital Turn Around
• Projects Central California Rehabilitation Hospital-Tenet
  
  Modest Rehabilitation Hospital-Ocadian
  
  Responsibilities: Management of chronic pain program, hospital program development and assigned various failing units or programs for turn around. Successful turn around programs include Health Information Services/ CQI, Hospital Admitting Department, and Hospital Marketing Department. Coordinated and wrote hospital 2000 business plan.
  
  
  
  Sept 1994 – June 1996
  
  
• Director Pain and Rehabilitation Center
• Director Hospital Program Development

Central California Rehabilitation Hospital

Responsibilities: Management of chronic pain program, and fiscal, market, and implementation coordination of new revenue sources for hospital. Added IV/PIC line program, work conditioning program, vent weaning unit, diabetic foot and amputee program, transitional care unit, burn and wound care program, and dynamic biofeedback program. Included analysis of oncology program, hemodialysis program, geriatric psychology unit, Hospice unit, and interventional block programs.



July 1992- Sept 1994 and through Feb 2004

• Director Pain and Rehabilitation Center

Central California Rehabilitation Hospital

Responsibilities: Developed, implemented, directed inpatient and outpatient chronic pain program. Responsible for all aspects of program coordination, evaluating, marketing, budget, development. Successful guidance through 1996 CARF accreditation, and 1994 and 1999 American Academy of Pain Management accreditation surveys. Zero staff turn over for 8 years. Consistent positive revenue unit. Clinical work including individual, group, family counseling and education, interdisciplinary TX planning, biofeedback, assessments, documentation, case management. Cognitive behavioral milieu therapy.



Oct. 1990-July 1992

• Director Eating Disorder Program
• Director Chemical Dependency Detox Program

Medical Center of North Hollywood

Responsibilities: Responsible for every aspect of program development, operations, and fiscal success. This includes clinical, budgetary, marketing, supervisory, and business services management of the inpatient, day treatment, and outpatient eating disorder programs and chemical dependency detox program. Raised company ranking of EDU from 16th to 3rd for census (17 facilities).



July 1990-Oct 1990

• Intake/Assessment Coordinator Eating Disorder Program

Medical Center of North Hollywood

Responsibilities: Conducted assessments, obtained insurance verification, pre-authorization and provided individual financial planning for patients having difficulty with an eating disorder. Organized current intake system with staff and financial coordinator. Responsible for performing administrative functions of the Director as needed.



Nov. 1987-June 1990

• Treatment Coordinator Adolescent Chemical Dependency Program

Modesto City Hospital

Responsibilities: Supervised staff of seven including counseling staff, education coordinator, recreation therapist and aftercare counselors. Carried caseload. Individual and family counseling. Facilitated inpatient groups and family groups. Responsible for monitoring quality assurance. Developed educational lecture series and performed workshops on the topic of adolescent chemical dependency. Responsible for marketing as well as performing administrative functions of the Director as needed.



June 1986- Nov.1987

• Substance Abuse Counselor and County Planning Assistant

San Joaquin County Substance Abuse Services

Responsibilities: Assessments, individual and group counseling with adolescents concerning substance abuse problems in an outpatient setting, school education groups, community service speaking, referral development, and curriculum development. Designed, implemented and Analyzed study which surveyed mental health, drug and alcohol treatment needs in county. Used to assess public priority needs for 1987 funding.



Dec. 1984-Sept. 1987

• Therapist for Behavioral Medicine Clinic

University of the Pacific

Responsibilities: Individual therapy for the treatment of phobias, depression, chronic pain, obesity, obsessive-compulsive disorders, tension headaches, etc. Specialization in treatments using stress management, biofeedback, behavioral approaches, and cognitive therapy. Conducted stress management clinics and seminars for various businesses and industries.



May 1986-April 1987

• Therapist for Nu-weigh Weight Loss Program

Lodi Community Hospital

Responsibilities: Wrote and implemented 19-week therapy program to accompany the gastric bubble medical procedure. Conducted individual and group therapy sessions.

RESEARCH AND PUBLICATIONS*

McMenamy, C.J., Robisch, C.M., & Blalock, J.A. (April 1985). Electromyography Scanning: Implications for its Use in the Diagnosis of Tension and Migraine Headaches. Presented at the Western Psychological Association meeting, San Jose, CA.

McMenamy, C.J., de la Cruz-Schmedel, D., Moore, C., & Howells, G. (April 1985). Diabetes: The Effects of EMG Relaxation Training and Stress Management on Glucose and Insulin Levels. Presented at the Western Psychological Association meeting, San Jose, CA

McMenamy, C.J., & Matheson, D.W. (March 1986). The Effects of Biofeedback and Relaxation Training on Subjective Tinnitus. Presented at the Biofeedback Society of America meeting, San Francisco, CA

Cappas, C., Cohen, E., Simkin, L., & McMenamy, C.J. (April 1986). Peer Social Acceptance and Interpersonal Sensitivity in Type A Children. Presented at the Western Psychological Association meeting, Seattle, WA

McMenamy, C.J., Matheson, D.W., & Howells, G.N. (April 1987). A Behavioral Program to Accompany the Gastric Bubble. Presented at the Western Psychological Association meeting, Long Beach, CA.

McMenamy, C.J. & Gipson, M.T. (March 1987). Electromyographic Biofeedback and Relaxation Training Effects on Eczema-A Pilot Study Presented at the Society of Behavioral Medicine Convention, Washington, DC. Also, (April 1987) presented at the Western Psychological Association meeting, Long Beach, CA

McMenamy, C.J., & Katz, R.C. (April 1988). Decreasing Nighttime Fears in Children. Presented at the Western Psychological Association meeting, San Francisco, CA. Also (November 1988) presented at the AABT Convention, New York.

Perera, S., & McMenamy, C.J. (April 1988). Predictors of Adolescent Substance Abuse. Presented at the Western Psychological Association meeting, San Francisco, CA.

*McMenamy, C.J., Katz, R.C., & Gipson, M.T. (1988). Treatment of Eczema by EMG Biofeedback and Relaxation Training: A Multiple Baseline Analysis. Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry, 19(3), 221-227.

*Robisch, C., McMenamy, C.J., (1998). Behavior Management Token Economy Level System for Inpatient Adolescent Chemical Dependency Patients. Manual written for National Medical Enterprises, Recovery Centers of America. Treatment Foundation Manual for NME Adolescent CD Programs nationally.

*McMenamy, C.J., & Katz, R.C. (June 1989). Brief Parent Assisted Treatment for Children’s Nighttime Fears. Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics. 10, 145-145.

Auen, E., McMenamy, C.J, Ralph, N. (May 1993). Pain Clinic - Behavioral Modification for Complex Spine-Post Laminectomy Syndrome. Presented at the Doctors Medical Center Neuroscience Symposium, Monterey, CA.

McMenamy, C.J., (April 1994). Non-drug Therapies - “Can I Learn to Cope?”. Presented at the Doctors Medical Center Pain Management Symposium, Modesto, CA

*McMenamy, C.J., & Auen, E., (June 1994). Policy and Procedure Manual, Staff Orientation Manual, Patient Education Manual, Patient Orientation Manual and Business Manual for Chronic Pain Management Programs. Distributed and sold by American Academy of Pain Management, Sonora, CA.

*Ralph, N. and McMenamy, C.J., (1996) Treatment Outcomes in an Adolescent Chemical Dependency Program. Journal of Adolescents. Vol 31, No. 121, Spring.

Ralph, N., McMenamy, C.J., Auen, E., Nelson, L., Elkins, T. (September 1996) Factors Affecting Outcomes in an Interdisciplinary Outpatient Pain Program. Presented at the American Academy of Pain Management convention, Washington, D.C.

Ralph, N., Elkins, T., McMenamy, Auen, E., Guthrie, S. (Oct 1997) An Outcome Guided Multidisciplinary Pain Program with Quantitative Assessment of Treatment Outcomes. Presented at the 16th annual Scientific Meeting of the American Pain Society, New Orleans, Louisiana.

Guthrie, S., Ralph, N., McMenamy, C., Auen, E., (Oct 1997) An Occupational Therapy Measure of Body Mechanics to Assess Treatment Outcomes. Presented at the 16th Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Pain Society, New Orleans, Louisiana.

Elkins, T., Weaver,P., McMenamy, C., Auen, E., (Oct 1997) Health Attribution Changes In Chronic Pain Rehabilitation. Presented at 16th Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Pain Society, New Orleans, Louisiana.

*Ralph, N., Elkins, T., McMenamy, C., Nelson, L., Auen, E., (July 2001) Neuropsychological Factors Affecting Psychiatric Treatment Outcomes in a Multidisciplinary Outpatient Pain Program. American Journal of Pain Management Vol 11, No. 3, 90-95

*McMenamy, C., Ralph, N., Auen, E., Nelson, L., (April 2004) Treatment of Complex Regional Pain Syndrome in a Multidisciplinary Chronic Pain Program. American Journal of Pain Management. Vol 14. No. 2, 56-62.

AWARDS AND HONORS

Campus Ministry Social Justice Service Award: Presented by Campus Ministry, Gonzaga University 1981.

The Outstanding Leadership and Service Award: Presented by the Dean of Students, Gonzaga University, 1983.

Kappa Delta Pi Nomination: Membership into scholastic education honors society, Gonzaga University, 1984.

Graduate Fellowship Recipient: Awarded partial tuition remission, University of the Pacific, 1984-1986. Teaching Assistantship: Awarded stipend, University of the Pacific, 1986.

Outstanding Workshop Presenter: Awarded by New Beginnings Adolescent Chemical Dependency Program, 1988.

Most Improved Unit Awarded by Rader Institute, 1991.

Outstanding Alumni Program: Awarded by Rader Institute, 1992

Model Program Recognition: Awarded by the American Academy of Pain Management 1994 with program Outpatient, Major Comprehensive Multidisciplinary Pain Program Accreditation of 1994 – 1999.

Model Program Recognition: Awarded by the American Academy of Pain Management 1999, with program Outpatient, Major Comprehensive Multidisciplinary Pain Program Accreditation of 1999 – 2004.

Hospital Outstanding Leadership and Service Award presented by Ocadian Rehabilitation Hospital 2004.

SOCIETIES AND AFFILIATIONS

American Academy of Pain Management - Fellow member, 1994 - 2000
National Association of Social Workers – Member, 1995 - present
American Chronic Pain Association - Board Member, 1994 - 1998

EDUCATION AND LICENSE

Gonzaga University
Spokane, WA
B.A. Psychology
Secondary Education Teaching Certification
Special Education Minor

University of the Pacific
Stockton, CA
M.A. Psychology
Specialization in Behavioral Medicine

California State University Stanislaus
Turlock, CA
MSW Social Work

License Clinical Social Worker - California (LCSW)

Clinical Social Worker in Gerontology (CSW-G) National Association of Social Workers
Specialty Certification

Clinical Social Worker in Health Care (C-SWHC) National Association of Social Workers
Specialty Certification

REFERENCES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST