Overview
Work History
Education
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Education Certifications
Professional Overview
Core Strengths Technical Skills
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JESCAH CHIMUNDA

Chaplain
Fort Worth,TX

Overview

35
35
years of professional experience

Work History

Chaplain

ULTIMATE PLUS HOSPICE
01.2023 - Current
  • Patients and family visit private homes nursing home facilities
  • In person & phone call visits as needed
  • Information input into Kinser software
  • Bereavement Assessment to Patients and caregivers
  • Identifying Spiritual perspectives, needs (presence, dialoguing, practical needs, prayer, scripture reading, sacraments/rituals), concerns (relationship issues, guilt, unfinished business, fear of death, guilt, and any other personal challenges) Recommend plan of care – problems & interventions Initial and ongoing Plan of Care & Bereavement Plan of Care
  • Coordinating with patients’ spiritual leadership or faith group for pastoral visit Grief support to families; connecting them with support groups
  • Interdisciplinary communication / IDG/IDT Communication

Pastor/Counselor

FIRST DOMINION CHURCH
01.2012 - Current
  • Actively listening, probing, and assessing in order identify needs
  • Working with families: married couples, single parents (men and women)
  • Attending to children’s needs: adults, teenagers, toddlers, and newly born
  • Administering Sacraments of communion, anointing the sick, baptism, marriage, Baby dedications with sharing of Scripture
  • Offering grief support to grieving families by organizing support groups & funeral services
  • Celebrating births, birthdays, and graduation events.

Chaplain Intern – CPE Unit 2

HUGLEY ADVENT HOSPITAL
09.2019 - 03.2020
  • Attended IDT/IDG meetings
  • Palliative/Hospice care, NICU, NCC, ICU, CVICU, ER Operate hot pager and the spectral link phone
  • Respond to Codes: Blue, Stroke, G60, Trauma, CPR, MERT, RRT, STEMI
  • Releasing deceased remains to Funeral Homes, Medical Examiner & sending medical charts and blood specimens with deceased remains
  • Death: Decedent Care, Fetal demise care, contacting Next of Kin; Body viewing
  • Conducting Pastoral Care Rounds to promote a collaborative environment
  • Coordinating with patients’ spiritual leadership or faith group for pastoral visits
  • Liaising with patients & families to Execute paperwork on Advance Directive/Medical Power of Attorney/Do-not-resuscitate (AD/MPOA/DNR)
  • Grief support: Compassion, Empathetic listening, presence, hospitality, & prayer to patients/staff/families as needed/requested; sending sympathy/death anniversary cards
  • Ceremonies: Baby dedications, funeral services, celebrations, & chapel services
  • Coordinating with Police Officers as needed e.g., Gun Shot Wounds patients
  • Entering or retrieving patient’s information into E-log, Death Log, and Epic
  • Interpersonal Relations (IPR) – Open agenda time with peers
  • Didactic Seminars: teaching/learning seminars focusing on a topic
  • Submitting Reflection Papers and Verbatims.

Chaplain Intern – CPE Unit 1

METHODIST DALLAS MEDICAL CENTER
01.2019 - 05.2019
  • Attended IDT/IDG meetings
  • Palliative/Hospice care, NICU, NCC, ICU, CVICU, ER Operate hot pager and the spectral link phone
  • Respond to Codes: Blue, Stroke, G60, Trauma, CPR, MERT, RRT, STEMI
  • Releasing deceased remains to Funeral Homes, Medical Examiner & sending medical charts and blood specimens with deceased remains
  • Death: Decedent Care, Fetal demise care, contacting Next of Kin; Body viewing
  • Conducting Pastoral Care Rounds to promote a collaborative environment
  • Coordinating with patients’ spiritual leadership or faith group for pastoral visits
  • Liaising with patients & families to Execute paperwork on Advance Directive/Medical Power of Attorney/Do-not-resuscitate (AD/MPOA/DNR)
  • Grief support: Compassion, Empathetic listening, presence, hospitality, & prayer to patients/staff/families as needed/requested; sending sympathy/death anniversary cards
  • Ceremonies: Baby dedications, funeral services, celebrations, & chapel services
  • Coordinating with Police Officers as needed e.g., Gun Shot Wounds patients
  • Entering or retrieving patient’s information into E-log, Death Log, and Epic
  • Interpersonal Relations (IPR) – Open agenda time with peers
  • Didactic Seminars: teaching/learning seminars focusing on a topic
  • Submitting Reflection Papers and Verbatims.

Pastor

DAYSTAR TELEVISION NETWORK
06.2004 - 01.2012
  • Counseling, praying, and ministering to people of diverse cultures and ethnicities
  • Giving hope in desperate situations: suicide callers, chronic and despondent callers, grieving callers
  • Data entry into Donor Direct

Assistant Pastor

FULL GOSPEL ASSEMBLIES INTERNATIONAL
01.1989 - 01.1999
  • Grief support: Compassion, Empathetic listening, presence, hospitality, & prayer for patients staff & families; hospital visits & Post Bereavement plan of care Ceremonies: Baby dedications, funeral services, celebrations, & chapel services.

Education

Master of Arts - Theology

Dallas Baptist University
Dallas, TX
08.2018

BBA - Management Information Systems

Dallas Baptist University
Dallas, TX
05.2004

Associate of Arts - Practical Theology

Christ For The Nations Theology Institute
Dallas, Tx United States
05.2001

Skills

  • Mental Health Awareness
  • Grief Support
  • Proficient in [Software]
  • Spiritual Care
  • Effective Communication
  • Spiritual Guidance
  • Interpersonal Skills
  • Attention to Detail
  • Self Motivation
  • Reliability
  • Teamwork and Collaboration
  • Professionalism
  • Excellent Communication
  • Mercy Ministry
  • Active Listening
  • Professional Demeanor
  • Adaptability and Flexibility
  • Multitasking Abilities
  • Counseling
  • Mission-Oriented
  • Task Prioritization
  • Officiating
  • Written Communication
  • Problem-Solving Aptitude
  • Spiritual Leadership
  • Goal Setting

Education Certifications

  • Master’s in Theological Studies (MIS), Dallas Baptist University, Dallas, Texas, 08/03/18
  • Bachelor of Business Studies: Major – Management Information Systems, Dallas Baptist University, Dallas, Texas, 05/2004
  • Advanced Pastoral Diploma, Christ for The Nations, Dallas, Texas, 05/11/2001
  • Ordination, Full Gospel Assemblies International, Zimbabwe, 08/2005
  • Ordination, Fellowship of Ministers and Churches, Dallas, Texas, 05/08/2012

Professional Overview

  • FIRST DOMINION CHURCH, SOUTHLAKE, TEXAS, Pastor/Counselor, 2012, present, Southlake, Texas
  • ULTIMATE PLUS HOSPICE, Chaplain, 01/2023, present
  • Police Chaplain (Clergy and Police Alliance – CAPA), Tarrant County
  • HUGLEY ADVENT HOSPITAL, Chaplain Intern – CPE Unit 2, 09/2019, 03/2020
  • METHODIST DALLAS MEDICAL CENTER, Chaplain Intern – CPE Unit 1, 01/2019, 05/2019
  • DAYSTAR TELEVISION NETWORK, Pastor, 06/2004, 01/2012
  • ULTIMATE PLUS HOSPICE

Core Strengths Technical Skills

  • Ordained pastor
  • Mature orthodox Christian faith
  • Educator
  • Parish ministry with population of diverse culture appreciating difference
  • Pastoral care/counseling to grieving patients, families & care providers
  • Humble & resilient to pressure
  • Compassionate, diligence & pursuing excellence
  • Strong service ethic
  • Conflict management skills & Innovative problem solver
  • Ability to build trust and strong partnerships with others
  • Professional and retaining assuring posture to staff and families during traumatic situations & easily adapting to change
  • Excellent empathetic listening, pastoral presence, and hospitality in stressful moments
  • Effective verbal and written communication skills
  • Data Entry Skills
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Word Office 365, Donor Direct, Epic Software, Kinser Software
  • High Typing Speed (60+ wpm)

Timeline

Chaplain

ULTIMATE PLUS HOSPICE
01.2023 - Current

Chaplain Intern – CPE Unit 2

HUGLEY ADVENT HOSPITAL
09.2019 - 03.2020

Chaplain Intern – CPE Unit 1

METHODIST DALLAS MEDICAL CENTER
01.2019 - 05.2019

Pastor/Counselor

FIRST DOMINION CHURCH
01.2012 - Current

Pastor

DAYSTAR TELEVISION NETWORK
06.2004 - 01.2012

Assistant Pastor

FULL GOSPEL ASSEMBLIES INTERNATIONAL
01.1989 - 01.1999

Master of Arts - Theology

Dallas Baptist University

BBA - Management Information Systems

Dallas Baptist University

Associate of Arts - Practical Theology

Christ For The Nations Theology Institute

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