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SIMON NWACHUKWU

MIDDLETOWN

Summary

Pragmatic Chaplain coordinator skilled in helping many individuals simultaneously in fast-paced environments while remaining calm and composed. Smart individual dedicated to working with emotional needs of mental ill. Offering empathy, patience and commitment to HIPPA.

Compassionate and highly dedicated NACC certified Chaplain with over ten years of experience in listening, assessing, developing and coordinating spiritual care/ support plans for patients, especially psychiatric patients.

Provides prayers, counseling, sacraments of baptism, anointing, reconciliation/penance, mass/Eucharist, Holy Communion, individual and group Bible readings, music listening and arts appreciation as a professional Chaplain. Organizes and leads interfaith chapel services, offering non-judgmental and condemning support to all patients of different age, sex orientation, culture and creed.

Throughout Chaplaincy career:

Rescued suicidal patient suffering from drug abuse and over doze via counseling and preaching.

Supported patients suffering from psychiatric/behavioral illness, substance abuse and HIV/AIDS with prayers, counseling and encouragement.

Comforted patients, families and heal;th-care staff to cope well with stress.

Maintained top mental ill patient satisfaction across various hospitals by delivering compassionate spiritual support and counseling.

Achieved pastoral excellence in providing palliative care to Cancer patients.

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Chaplain Coordinator

Garnet Health Medical Center (former ORMC)
04.2018 - Current
  • Provided spiritual guidance, emotional support, and direct care to residents, family members, and staff.
  • Led programs such as worship, study, fellowship, and service opportunities.
  • Officiated at Mass, anointing of patients, and distribution of communion.
  • Established programs such as worship, study, fellowship, and service for mentally ill patients.
  • Provided spiritual care through visitation, counseling, and prayer
  • Resolved crisis and emotional issues through empathy, support, prayer, and scripture
  • Supplied spiritual care for diverse religious needs of patients, family, and staff such as grief support.
  • Visited and counseled patients, families, and staff concerning death and dying through spiritual care
  • Recruited community chaplains, spiritual counselors, and spiritual care volunteers to adequately meet patient, family, and caregiver needs
  • Counseled and provided care to patients with life-threatening illnesses like cancer (EOL).
  • Conducted religious sacraments for sick patients and family members.
  • Established blessing of hands for over 500 nurses
  • Comforted family members, and offered attentive listening and a high level of emotional support.

Associate Pastor

Church Of St. Joseph
04.2018 - Current

Led programs such as worship, study, fellowship, and service opportunities.

  • Coordinated and spearheaded programs to increase church members' service throughout the community.
  • Attended to the confession of over 50 penitents during Holy week.
  • Anoint over 10 people in their sick beds and end of life.
  • Attend to home visits of home-bound patients.

Pastor

Ahiara Catholic Diocese, Nigeria
01.2015 - 01.2018
  • Increased spiritual care through visitation, counseling, and prayer.
  • Performed special services such as weddings, funerals, baptisms, and nursing home services.
  • Led programs such as worship, study, fellowship, and service opportunities
  • Provided spiritual care through visitation, counseling, and prayer

Education

Master of Science - Education

Fordham University
Lincoln Center New York, USA
05.1994

Master of Science - Philosophy And Theology

Pontifical Urban University
Rome, Italy
05.1990

Skills

  • Spiritual Care
  • Ministry development
  • Effective communication
  • Pastoral counseling
  • Officiating and Sacramental administration
  • Suicide and crisis management
  • Final arrangement assistance
  • Patient and Family support
  • Listening and Spiritual Leadership
  • Team building and effective relationship
  • Volunteer management
  • Spiritual care
  • Worship service assistance
  • Accurate recordkeeping

Certification

NACC Certified Chaplain. National Association of Catholic Chaplains.

Timeline

Associate Pastor

Church Of St. Joseph
04.2018 - Current

Chaplain Coordinator

Garnet Health Medical Center (former ORMC)
04.2018 - Current

Pastor

Ahiara Catholic Diocese, Nigeria
01.2015 - 01.2018

Master of Science - Education

Fordham University

Master of Science - Philosophy And Theology

Pontifical Urban University

NACC Certified Chaplain. National Association of Catholic Chaplains.

SIMON NWACHUKWU