Seth Curtis
Hospital Staff Chaplain
Pickerington,Ohio
Summary
Board Certified Hospital Staff Chaplain offering 6 years of experience providing compassionate care and counseling to patients, families and staff. Caring, accommodating and empathic professional experienced in working with people from diverse socio-economic and cultural backgrounds. Committed to attending to spiritual and emotional needs of patients and families.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Night Shift Staff Chaplain
OhioHealth Doctors Hospital
Columbus, OH
01.2020 - Current
- 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.
- Facilitated referrals to variety of educational and support groups, individual counseling and crisis response resources for bereaved families.
- Provided pastoral care coverage for emergency needs at two additional hospitals.
- Completed over 100 medical documents such as living wills and healthcare powers of attorney for patients and family members.
- Expertly managed the Post Mortem Operations Center collaborating with partners including healthcare providers, organ procurement organizations, coroners, and funeral homes to ensure the successful transition of care for deceased patients for 10 separate hospitals.
- Responded to code blues and other emergencies to verify patient identity and engage and support family.
- Resolved crisis and emotional issues through empathy, support, prayer and sacred scripture.
- Conducted religious sacraments for sick patients and family members.
- Comforted family members offering attentive listening and high level of emotional support.
US Army Reserve Chaplain
US Army Reserve
Fort Knox, KY
08.2014 - Current
- Provide pastoral support and counsel to over 500 soldiers, family members, and civilians.
- Organize and lead religious worship services, funerals, and memorial services and ceremonies.
- Provide supervision, guidance, mentorship, and training to 8 subordinate Unit Ministry Teams consisting of 8 chaplains, 13 chaplain candidates and 10 chaplain assistants.
- Led over 20 Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training workshops for soldiers and other government agency workers.
- Organized spiritual support network of 35 local civilian clergy members representing multiple faith backgrounds in support of soldiers and families.
- Served as liaison between a community of 4,000+ individuals and 12 mental health facilities throughout the Kentucky-Indiana region; providing referral, assessment, and treatment information to soldiers and families.
- Earned superior ratings on final evaluation in oral communication, leadership skills, and contribution to group work upon graduation from the Combat Medical Ministry Course.
- Graduated from the Command and General Staff College at the top 20% of my class of 500 personnel.
Ambulatory and Evening Staff Chaplain
Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
Columbus, OH
10.2016 - 01.2020
- Provided spiritual and emotional support to patients, family members, and staff throughout 10 outpatient clinics.
- Regularly rounded and responded to crises, codes, deaths, and other patient, family member, and staff issues throughout 21 inpatient floors.
- Collaborated with clergy from diverse faith backgrounds in order to meet the spiritual and emotional needs of patients and families.
- Led regularly scheduled ecumenical prayer services.
- Led annual presentation on “Understanding Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder” for entire Chaplaincy Department.
- Led quarterly presentation at clinical staff meetings on “The Provision of Spiritual Care in the Hospital Setting.”
- Served as facilitator on The James Hospital Solid Tumor Clinic Support Group.
- Served as a member on The James Ambulatory Relationship Based Care Steering Committee.
Education
Master of Divinity - Christian Ministry
Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
Louisville, KY12.2013
Bachelor of Science - Business Management
University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL12.2004
Skills
- Crisis Management
- Spiritual Guidance
- Pastoral Counseling
- Compassionate Patient, Family and Staff Care
- Professional Relationships
- Staff Leadership
- Grief Support
Timeline
Night Shift Staff Chaplain
OhioHealth Doctors Hospital
01.2020 - Current
Ambulatory and Evening Staff Chaplain
Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
10.2016 - 01.2020
US Army Reserve Chaplain
US Army Reserve
08.2014 - Current
Master of Divinity - Christian Ministry
Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
Bachelor of Science - Business Management
University of Alabama
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