Staff Chaplain - Children's Healthcare of Atlanta - Atlanta, Georgia
(2016-12 - 2022-04)
- Serves as chaplain for Cardiac Services, a 70 plus bed unit, inclusive of a Cardiac Intensive Care Unit, a Cardiac Acute Care Unit and a Cardiac Catheterization Lab
- Provides spiritual care and support to pediatric patients and their families
- Supports cardiac staff by hosting four retreats per year focusing on resilience, teamwork and self care
- Served as chairperson of Shared Leadership Committee, a committee which identifies and implements department goals
- Collaborates with multidisciplinary team to plan and execute best practices for patient care
- Attends care team meetings and daily rounds
- Provides staff support to employees as needed
- Attends cardiac summer camps for patients and leads memorial services
- Serves as a liaison between families and community religious leaders to provide optimal care to patients and their families
- Teaches and mentors students in the chaplaincy training program
- Speaks to post graduate students in the community about chaplaincy training program
- Previously served as chaplain for Transplant Services and provided care and support to patients and their families
- Planned and led memorial services
- Attended summer camp to lead memorial service
Staff Chaplain - Community Hospice of Northeast Florida - Northeast Florida
(2015-07 - 2016-11)
- Served as chaplain for Community PedsCare, the pediatric arm of Community Hospice
- Provided pastoral care and support to pediatric patients and their families in palliative and hospice care in the home
- Provided hospital visits as needed
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary team at weekly meetings
- Provided weekly devotion for team meetings
Substitute Teacher
(2007-09 - 2009-06)
- Provided classroom support and facilitated lesson plans in the absence of regular classroom instructor
Teacher - Metropolitan Christian Academy of the Arts - Tallahassee, Florida
(2006-08 - 2007-04)
- Taught all subjects to 5th grade students as well as provided tutoring
- Prepared and implemented lesson plans
- Served as special area co-instructor
Staff Chaplain - Wolfson Children's Hospital at Baptist Medical Center - Jacksonville, Florida
(1999-09 - 2006-01)
- Provided pastoral care and support to patients and families in the Pediatric Dialysis Unit, Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Adolescent Psychiatry Unit and Adolescent Behavioral Partial Hospitalization Program and Pediatric Infectious Disease Unit
- Participated in daily and weekly rounds and discharge planning meetings
- Provided in-service teachings for hospital staff
- Taught didactics for Clinical Pastoral Education students and staff
- Led weekly chapel services
- Served as a liaison between the hospital and community religious leaders
- Served as a member of the Bio-Ethics Committee
- Worked with the Employee Care Fund
- Coordinator of Children's Chapel Committee
- Former Clinical Pastoral Education supervisory student
Chaplain Resident - Baptist Medical Center - Jacksonville, Florida
(1998-09 - 1999-08)
- Provided pastoral care to patients and families on the Adult Psychiatric Unit, Geriatrics and Pulmonary Unit
- Led a weekly group on the Adult Psychiatry unit
- Served as an on-call chaplain
- Participated in both individual and group supervision
- Participated in interdisciplinary rounds on assigned units
- Received four units of CPE
Pastor - Mt. Olive African Methodist Episcopal Church - East Palatka, Florida
(1997-10 - 1999-10)
- Served as senior pastor
- Functioned as leader in both pastoral and administrative capacities
- Facilitated renovation project for church fellowship hall and parsonage
Field Internship - Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church - Tallahassee, Florida
(1996-09 - 1997-04)
- Developed and led children's worship service
- Observed various meetings to learn about structure, leadership, administrative and operational function of the A.M.E. Church
- Represented church at various community functions
Chaplain Internship, Clinical Pastoral Education - Georgia Baptist Medical Center - Atlanta, Georgia
(1996-06 - 1996-08)
- Responsibilities included providing pastoral care in pediatrics, labor and delivery, prenatal and maternity units
- Served as an on-call chaplain
- Planned and conducted worship services
- Participated in individual and group supervision
- Received one unit of CPE
