Lynne Varney has over 25 years of experience in social work. She has worked as a social worker and social services director in hospitals, nursing homes, and government agencies. Her experience includes assessing client needs, developing care plans, coordinating services, managing staff, and ensuring compliance with regulations and guidelines. Currently, she is a licensed associate independent clinical social worker pursuing full licensure while working as a personal health partner and social worker at a children's hospital.

1. lynvar@msn.com
Experience
Personal Health Partner-Social Worker
Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital, MultiCare Health System, Tacoma WA
October, 2015-January,2016
 Provide psychosocial support for complex patient/family needs, including situation problems
related to death and dying, coping with crisis, and access to resources
 Provide consultation to physicians and staff regarding patient psychological, financial,
developmental, family and other challenges
 Coordinate patient/family/physician conferences
 Manage the assessment,referrals,reporting, and care coordination associated with suspected
child abuse
 Provide psychosocial interventions addressing any atypical parent or child behaviors
 Provide mental health and suicide assessments,and develop appropriate care and safety plans
 Ensures that appropriate resources are identified and scheduled for patients who required
psychosocial/mental health interventions or therapy
 Provide pertinent patient and family education
 Participate in and contributes to, daily multidisciplinary and physician rounding
 Engage physician partners in psychosocial plan of care
 Assist and collaborate in management of patients with chronic diseases
Social Worker 3, Family Voluntary Services, and CFWS
Division of Child and Family Services,Tacoma, WA
October 2007 –October 2015
 Assess risk of child abuse and neglect: Interview adults, children, and community collaterals to
assess degree of risk;
 Assess safety threats and develop safety plans with families.
 Provides case management services for in-home and out-of-home placement; Develop and
implement appropriate service plan including service agreements with clients
 Provide crisis counseling/intervention to children and families
 Assess need for out-of-home placement; prepare and counsel adults and children regarding the
need for placement, separation of family members and loss trauma, and the steps for
reunification;
 Participate in multidisciplinary and/or multi-agency case staffing;
 Refer clients for psychological, psychiatric, and/or medical evaluations and treatment and other
community resources;
 Explain department policies and provisions of the law to families, individuals, and members of
the community;
 Maintain case records and required forms and reports in prescribed agency format;
 Authorize appropriate funds to implement service plans;
 Serve as program liaison between the agency and community social service, educational, law
enforcement, medical, and judicial agencies
Work First Social Worker 2,
DSHS--EMFS, Tacoma,WA
Lynne M. Varney
7217 140th
Street Ct E, Puyallup WA 98373
253-537-4547, cell 253-442-3705

2. March, 2007-September,2007
 Assessed clients for barriers to employment;
 Developed individual service plans to address employment barriers (i.e. Domestic violence,
substance abuse,mental or physical health issues);
 Directed clients to community resources as indicated by assessment and service plan;
 Monitored client progress and compliance with service plan
Social Service Director
Manor Care Heights Nursing Home,Albuquerque,NM
2003
 Assessed resident and family needs, referred to appropriate services or agencies
 Provided discharge planning for residents receiving skilled care;
 Trained staff on behavioral interventions and monitored Behavioral Management Program;
 Initiated a Family Education program, which grew from 4 to 20 family members;
 Participated in multidisciplinary Quality Assurance team,reviewing patient records and site
procedures
Social & Community Services Line Manager
NM State Human Services Dept. ISD, Santa Fe, NM
June, 1998-December,2002
 Supervised unit of eligibility workers and clerks; responsible for accuracy and timeliness for unit
of people determining eligibility for public assistance programs; assign duties and direct and
monitor work flow; audit and review case records; Interviewed and hired new staff, professional
and clerical.
 Coach and counsel employees; conduct employee conferences and interim reviews; provide
employee evaluation; facilitate establishment of team goals and objectives;
 Developed and implemented county-wide procedures to meet new policy and customer service
guidelines; including facilitating a team that created short and long-term customer service
improvements;
 Design application tracking method, analyze application flow and adjust appointment schedule
based on office impact and Federaltimelines;
 Provide or arrange training to maintain and upgrade worker performance; train on policy and
procedural changes; worked with Regional trainer to develop and implement “Professional
Interviewer” training
 Monitor work program contractors; monitor work sanctions; track office data for work programs;
run and distribute monthly statistical reports.
Social Worker 2
DSHS—EMFS, Tacoma, WA
April, 1996-September,1997
 Developed and monitored client’s individual service plans and objectives based on medical and
psychiatric reports.
 Determined suitability for program to facilitate SSI application, then worked with client, medical
providers and Social Security Administration to facilitate client applications.
 Initiated new system to meet unit statistical reporting goals, including a schedule for use of
reports to monitor work-flow; increasing unit statistical accuracy by 70%;
 Coordinated and developed work experience for volunteers, including training.
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3. Financial Services Specialist 3
Dept. of Social and Health Services—EMFS, Tacoma, WA
November, 1989-April, 1996
 Managed large caseload of public assistance clients, including interviewing and explaining
program guidelines; Determined program eligibility per federaland state regulation, and
department and office policy and procedure.
Operations Analyst
Eligibility Division, Maricopa County Dept of Health, Phoenix,AZ
January, 1988-August, 1989
 Created and facilitated workgroup to streamline medical assistance application process,
decreasing customer wait time by 50% and ensured department met Federal guidelines
 Designed, set-up, and monitored a pilot site to test new application procedures.
 Developed, in team of county health and state employees, a statewide coordinated application
process; developed the training program to implement the new process, and trained county
supervisors and managers on the process.
 Trained management and line staff on policy and procedural changes;
 Participated in Eligibility division management QA team
Education
Master Degree in Social Work
New Mexico HighlandsUniversity, LasVegas, NM
May 2006
B.A. Degree in Psychology
Seattle Pacific University,Seattle, WA
May 1985
Graduate Studies, Psychological Counseling-MFT
Chapman University,Tacoma, WA
1995-1996
Internships
Co-facilitated social skills therapy groups for 4-6th
grade boys.
Other Experience
Federal Way School District, Sept.1985-Oct. 1987
Provided individual and group counseling for children in Elementary School PIP program, a
preventative mental health program for children at risk of school failure.
Licensure
Licensed Associate Independent Clinical Social Worker; have completed supervision hours and am
preparing for exam, expect to be fully licensed by June of 2016
NM Voices for Children,Jan.-May 2006
Created needs assessment survey and data base for community coalition building
S.A.F.E. House Domestic Violence Program,Aug.-Dec. 2005
Developed and administered customer service needs assessment
Outcomes,Inc., Sept. 2004-May, 2005
Provided assessment, diagnosis and individual and couple counseling