Empathetic chaplain with 15 years of experience assessing, developing, coordinating and implementing spiritual care plans. Team-oriented, respectful, compassionate and committed to excellence.
Experienced teacher and mentor to student residents.
Smart individual dedicated to working with emotional needs of others. Offering empathy, patience and commitment to keeping information confidential.
Dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Excellent time management skills. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.
Hardworking with strong organizational skills , detail-oriented and passionate. Ready to help team achieve department and company goals.
Overview
41
41
years of professional experience
Work History
Sr. Staff Chaplain
Houston Methodist Hospital
09.2008 - 08.2023
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.
Counseled and provided care to patients with life-threatening illnesses to help families respond effectively to approaching death of loved one.
Visited and counseled patients, families and staff concerning death and dying by providing direct spiritual care.
Resolved crisis and emotional issues through empathy, support, prayer and scripture.
Conducted religious sacraments for sick patients and family members.
Responded to code blues and other emergencies to verify patient identity and engage and support family.
Navigated EPIC to document patient and family interactions.
Served as day shift chaplain in COVID-19 ICU unit throughout pandemic.
Officiated weddings and offered on-site new home blessings for nurses and funerals for patients.
Supplied spiritual care for diverse religious needs of patients, family and staff such as grief and bereavement support.
Associate Pastor of Worship
Baptist Churches
09.1982 - 04.2008
Recruited volunteers for multiple choirs, orchestra, band and worship teams.
Planned weekly services and coordinated music and special vocals for worship services.
Oversaw administration and management of all areas of music ministry.
Education
Bachelor of Music -
Hardin Simmons University
Abilene, TX
Master of Arts - Church Music
Southwestern Theological Seminary
Ft. Worth, TX
Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) - 4 Units -
Houston Methodist Hospital
Houston, TX
Board Certification -
Association of Professional Chaplains (APC)
Skills
Direct Care
Staff Leadership
Committee Leadership
Student mentoring
Grief Support
Stress Management Assistance
Dynamic Communication Skills
Complex Problem-Solving
Sacraments Administration
Affiliations
Endorsed by the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship.
Ordained minister.
Additional Information
CliftonStrengths - Gallup
Restorative - adept at dealing with problems. Good at figuring out what is wrong and resolving it.
Consistency - keenly aware of the need to treat people the same. Crave stable routines and clear rules and procedures that everyone can follow.
Harmony - look for consensus. Don't enjoy conflict; instead seek areas of agreement.
Adaptability - prefer to go with the flow. A "now" person who takes things as they come and discover the future one day at a time.
Woo (Win others over) - love the challenge of meeting new people and winning them over. Derive satisfaction from breaking the ice and making a connection with someone.
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