Matthew Fontenot
Colorado Springs,CO
Summary
I am a unique Clinical Spiritual Care provider with 20+ years of cross cultural experience, a proven knowledge of trauma based support, acute care facilities, hospice, bereavement support, spiritual care services, and pastoral counseling. I am ready to provide my skills to the UC Health care team and successfully fill the spiritual care role for the patients, families of patients, and the caring clinical staff at your hospital.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Spiritual Care
Bristol Hospice
12.2023 - Current
- Provided spiritual care among the diverse religious needs of patients, family and staff such as grief and bereavement support.
- Visited and counseled patients, families, and staff concerning death and dying by providing direct spiritual care.
- Provided spiritual care through visitation, counseling, and prayer.
- Fostered spiritual care among patients and families with consideration for specific needs related to age, culture and other areas.
- 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.
Spiritual Care
Childrens Hospital
10.2021 - Current
- Comforted family members, offered attentive listening and high level of emotional support.
- Applied knowledge regarding crisis interventions to assist in trauma and emergency situations.
- Provided spiritual care through visitation, counseling, and prayer.
- Worked flexible hours across night, weekend, and holiday shifts.
- Supported the team of providers, nurses, and support staff in providing fitting patient care.
- Visited and counseled patients, families, and staff concerning death and dying by providing direct spiritual care.
Spiritual Care Bereavement Coordinator
Gentiva Hospice
03.2022 - 12.2023
- Planned, coordinated and facilitated bereavement groups and delivered ongoing compassionate support to bereaved.
- Applied suitable interventions to meet needs of patients and families and demonstrated understanding of community health, welfare, and social agencies.
- Officiated special services such as weddings, funerals, baptisms, and nursing home services.
- Provided spiritual guidance, emotional support and direct care to residents, family members and staff.
Spiritual Care
Compassus Hospice and Palliative Care
10.2021 - 03.2022
- Supplied spiritual care for diverse religious needs of patients, family and staff such as grief and bereavement support.
- Visited and counseled patients, families, and staff concerning death and dying by providing direct spiritual care.
- Provided spiritual care through visitation, counseling, and prayer.
Chaplain Extern
U C Health
10.2021 - 03.2022
- Provided spiritual care through visitation, counseling, and prayer.
- Provided spiritual guidance, emotional support and direct care to patients family members and staff.
- Supported spiritual care in trauma, burn unit, Cardiothoracic ICU and transplant units.
- Organized and facilitated staff debriefs following difficult cases.
- Comforted family members, offered attentive listening and high level of emotional support.
Community Developer / Spiritual Provider
International Board
09.2006 - 02.2021
- Coordinated with clients and local government officials to provide resources for marginalized populations.
- Supported and familiar with various religious groups including Buddhist, Muslim, Sikh, Hindu, Jewish, Protestant and Catholic faith backgrounds
- Educated staff on organizational mission and goals to help employees achieve success.
- Recruited and trained new volunteers on volunteer program goals and objectives.
- Implemented and developed programs to address poverty and inequality.
- Facilitated outreach activities to build community awareness.
Education
Clinical Pastoral Education - Spiritual Care
UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO Hospital
Denver, CO03-2021
Clinical Pastoral Education Unit - Clinical Pastoral Education
INSTITUTE OF CLINICAL PASTORAL TRAINING
Orlando, FL10-2021
Masters of DivinityTheology - Theological Studies And International Events
NEW ORLEANS BAPTIST THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY
New Orleans, LA05.2006
Bachelor of Science - Business And Education
UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA
Lafayette, LA12.2001
Skills
- Clinical Pastoral Education
- Trauma Spiritual Care and Response
- Experience with support for multiple religions including Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam, Protestant Christian, Catholicism, Sikhism, and Jain
- Clinical Spiritual Care Provider
- Pastoral counseling and Leadership development
- Project coordination
- End of life care and counseling
- Clinical Team support and counseling
- Family Support in Trauma Based Care
- Bereavement Support
Certification
- Trained Educator
- Clinical Pastoral Education 2 Units
- Licensed Minister
References
- Veronica Cole, Executive Director of Bristol Hospice Colorado Springs, Veronica.Cole@bristolhospice.com
- Gina Harvey, Chaplaincy Education Supervisor, Gina.harvey@sanfordhealth.org
- Katherine Walker, Staff Chaplain UC Health, Katherine.Walker@uchealth.org
- Rosaline Cobb, Assistant To Director Of Education, rcobb@icpt.edu
Timeline
Spiritual Care
Bristol Hospice
12.2023 - Current
Spiritual Care Bereavement Coordinator
Gentiva Hospice
03.2022 - 12.2023
Spiritual Care
Compassus Hospice and Palliative Care
10.2021 - 03.2022
Spiritual Care
Childrens Hospital
10.2021 - Current
Chaplain Extern
U C Health
10.2021 - 03.2022
Community Developer / Spiritual Provider
International Board
09.2006 - 02.2021
- Trained Educator
- Clinical Pastoral Education 2 Units
- Licensed Minister
Clinical Pastoral Education - Spiritual Care
UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO Hospital
Clinical Pastoral Education Unit - Clinical Pastoral Education
INSTITUTE OF CLINICAL PASTORAL TRAINING
Masters of DivinityTheology - Theological Studies And International Events
NEW ORLEANS BAPTIST THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY
Bachelor of Science - Business And Education
UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA
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