Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals. To seek and maintain full-time position that offers professional challenges utilizing interpersonal skills, excellent time management and problem-solving skills.
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China Evans-McCall
Winston Salem,NC
Summary
Overview
2
years of professional experience
1
Certification
Work History
Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist
Chaplain Fellow
08.2020 - 08.2021
Job overview
- FaithHealth Chaplaincy and Clinical Ministries chaplains chaplains provide spiritual aid and other support to patients, their family members and employees at Wake Forest Baptist and are available 24 hours a day
- Applied knowledge regarding crisis interventions to assist in emergency situations.
- Met with individuals, discussed issues compassionately and determined appropriate type of involvement to meet spiritual needs.
- Managed office and maintained records and files to offload administrative duties from chaplain.
- CareNet, a partner of FaithHealth, licensed counselors and psychotherapists provide faith-integrated counseling, therapy, education and professional services to individuals, families, groups, congregations, nonprofits and communities throughout North Carolina
- Provided spiritual guidance, emotional support and direct care to residents, family members and staff.
- Led programs such as worship, study, fellowship and service opportunities.
- Officiated special services such as weddings, funerals, baptisms and nursing home services.
- Comforted family members, offered attentive listening and high level of emotional support.
Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center
Chaplain Resident
01.2020 - 01.2021
Job overview
- Facilitated referrals to a variety of educational and support groups, individual counseling, and crisis response resources for bereaved families.
- Counseled and provided care to patients with life-threatening illnesses to help families respond effectively to approaching death of a loved one.
- Prayer - Chaplains can pray and meditate with patients of all faith traditions and cultural backgrounds
- Blessing of Hands - Chaplains offer a ritual for blessing work of staff members at the hospital
- Religious Services - Chaplains can officiate weddings and preside over funerals or memorial services and baby dedications
- Sacraments - Chaplains offer religious sacraments such as baptism, communion, dedications, and blessings
- Visited and counseled hundreds of patients, families and staff in daily shift floor rotation concerning death and dying by providing direct spiritual care.
- Advance Directives - Chaplains are available Monday – Friday from 8 am to 3:30 pm to provide education about Advance Care Planning and to assist with execution of Advance Directives.
Wake Forest Baptist Health
Staff Chaplain
Job overview
- Visited and counseled many patients, families and staff in daily floor shift rotation concerning death and dying by providing direct spiritual care.
- Conducted religious sacraments for sick patients and family members.
- Communicated with interdisciplinary healthcare team to obtain pertinent information regarding patient's condition, family dynamics and health care teams' understanding of need for spiritual care.
- Responded to code blues and other emergencies to verify patient identity and engage and support family.
- Navigated Epic and EHR software to document patient and family interactions.
- Counseled and provided care to patients with life-threatening illnesses to help families respond effectively to approaching death of loved one.
- Provided spiritual guidance, emotional support and direct care to residents, family members and staff.
- Facilitated referrals to variety of educational and support groups, individual counseling and crisis response resources for bereaved families.
Chowan University
Campus Ministry Office Assistant
Job overview
- Welcomed office visitors and alerted staff to arrivals of scheduled appointments.
- Executed record filing system to improve document organization and management.
- Developed correspondence letters, memos and emails.
- Interacted with customers by phone, email or in-person to provide information.
- Completed clerical tasks such as filing, copying and distributing mail.
UNC Rex Hospital
Chaplain Peer Support Mentor
Job overview
- Kept supervisor informed of daily activities and issues.
- Built relationships with others based upon trust and honesty by using active listening and dynamic communication skills.
- Provided spiritual services to patients and families based upon identified needs.
- Increased awareness of and supported participation in self-help and advocacy organizations.
- Provided grief and bereavement counseling to individuals and families.
- Provided spiritual care through visitation, counseling and prayer.
- Quickly learned new skills and applied them to daily tasks, improving efficiency and productivity.
- Maintained energy and enthusiasm in fast-paced environment.
- Worked flexible hours; night, weekend, and holiday shifts.
- Assessed spiritual needs and concerns of patients through direct communication or information obtained by other personnel.
Education
Chowan University
Bachelor of Science from Psychology, Humanities
University Overview
Liberty UniversityLynchburg, VA
Master of Arts from Divinity
06.2019
University Overview
Pastoral Counseling Concentrated in Parent and Children Advocacy
Winston-Salem State University
Master of Science from Rehabilitation Counseling
2023
University Overview
focus on mental health counseling Clinical mental health counseling, deaf and hard of hearing, transition, and vocational evaluation. Rehabilitation counselors assist individuals who are disabled with obtaining competitive employment and achieving independent living goals. Rehabilitation counselors have a multifaceted role that includes vocational services, case management, job development, and placement counseling.
Campbell University Divinity School
ACPE Clinical Pastoral Education
University Overview
Pastoral Care Services provides an interfaith ministry of pastoral care and support to the patients, family members, visitors, and staff of UNC REX Healthcare. We seek to respond to the spiritual and emotional needs of persons living with the experience of illness and hospitalization while respecting their own beliefs and traditions. We believe the spiritual and emotional parts of living with illness and its meaning are vitally important for the lives and relationship of persons. Our mission is to care for the souls of patients, families, and staff of UNC REX. As a chaplain I have chaplains are here to provide spiritual guidance to patients, families, visitors and staff. We offer spiritual and emotional support regardless of religious beliefs, helping patients and families seek meaning, find strength and remember hope. The purpose of CUDS is to provide Christ- centered, Bible-based, ministry focused theological education. Campbell is committed to a holistic approach to graduate theological education in
UNC
The Peer Support
University Overview
Specialist uses their own unique, life-altering experience in order to guide and support others who are in some form of recovery. This typically refers to patients recovering from addiction, mental health disorders or abuse.
Cary High School
High School Diploma
University Overview
Skills
- Behavior Modification
- Data Entry
- Written and Oral Report Creation
- Crisis Intervention
- Event Planning
- Interpersonal Communication Skills
- Public Speaking
- Interdisciplinary Collaboration
- Social Justice
- Group Sessions
- Spiritual care
- Pastoral counseling
- Spiritual leadership
- Spiritual instruction
- Children's ministry
- Public speaking
Accomplishments
Accomplishments
- As a chaplain I offer ministerial and spiritual guidance to patients, patients families, and staff persons in level one academic trauma medical atmosphere
- I provide information about a normal grieving process and coping mechanisms for the future
- I specialize and conduct spiritual interfaith services and perform holy sacraments
- As a patient advocate, I lean heavily on compassionate listening, spiritual counseling techniques along with thinking critically which is my strong suite
- While finishing a Master Of Science in Rehabilitation Counseling, I hope to offer more crises intervention, and management, providing services to patients across multiple populations such as mental health facilities and medical communities.
Additional Information
Additional Information
- AWARDS/ AND SERVICE , Dean's List 2014 Christian Service Award May 2015In recognition of Christian faith and commitment expressed in service and works benefitting the university, community, classmates, friends, faculty and staff.
Certification
- Certificate of Ordination, United Church of Christ, Spring, 2023
Affiliations
Affiliations
ACPE Certifications
Timeline
Chaplain Fellow
Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist
08.2020 - 08.2021
Chaplain Resident
Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center
01.2020 - 01.2021
Staff Chaplain
Wake Forest Baptist Health
Campus Ministry Office Assistant
Chowan University
Chaplain Peer Support Mentor
UNC Rex Hospital
Chowan University
Bachelor of Science from Psychology, Humanities
Liberty University
Master of Arts from Divinity
Winston-Salem State University
Master of Science from Rehabilitation Counseling
Campbell University Divinity School
ACPE Clinical Pastoral Education
UNC
The Peer Support
Cary High School
High School Diploma
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