Medical Care
Resume:
Rev. Raafat R . Aboelfarag
Duarte, CA 91010
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Professional Skills:
- Uses effective decision-making and problem-solving skills in managing patient care, hospital and administrative needs; Demonstrates exceptionally strong communication skills.
- Builds and maintains relationships with community religious leaders and groups
- Serving as a primary Chaplain resource, spiritual advisor, and liaison for the spiritual needs of patients, caregivers, and staff.
- Conducts comprehensive religious services and worship, pastoral ministry, and administration of Chaplain services.
-Leading various complex and sensitive projects, task groups, and assignments to obtain pertinent high-level information needed for Chaplain Service management officials.
-Participates in recruitment, training, supervision and support of spiritual care volunteers.
-Works consistently towards organizational goals and patient satisfaction. Meets and maintains all professional and regulatory standards.
-Participates in professional continuing education activities that advance knowledge, skills and competencies.
-Participates in performance improvement activities to promote continuous improvement in care delivery.
-Demonstrates assimilation of core organizational values within own practice.
-Provides emotional and spiritual intervention in crisis situations. In addition to provide expert spiritual assessments and care plans. As a result, these activities could integrate a person's existential, spiritual and emotional well-being into medical plans, improve quality of care and enhance patient experiences.
-Able to provide cultural competency education to medical teams, enabling ethical and respectful engagement with families whose religious or spiritual beliefs may complicate adherence to medical recommendations.
-Providing thorough guidance and advice to Chaplain Service management staff, other Chaplains, and other stakeholders.
- Ensuring program effectiveness and modification of service pattern, which includes research and leadership of clinical teams.
- Practicing typically in a specialized clinic/program area, that may include intensive and extended pastoral counseling as an integral part of the treatment program, with patients facing complex moral, ethical, or spiritual problems. Experiences
• Years of Experience, and knowledge of senior care. 1997- Present
- Since 1997( My ordination year) until now
As the Senior Pastor in Egypt, I visited sick people, those who are close to death, and consoled families. I have many years of experience in this kind of work. I have experience in this field
- After being in the States, I have been visiting patients of all religious beliefs from 2013 until the present. I have found that being Arabic speaker has been a great benefit when sitting with those from other countries, backgrounds, and faiths.
- During My CPE program at Arcadia Methodist Hospital ( 4 units). From April 2019 to Sep. 2020, I visited more than 2000 patients.
-I have been a volunteer at the City Of Hope since Nov. 2019 until now. I visited many patients on many floors and departments.
To Summerize:
Spiritual care counseling experience in hospital and hospice setting. General Skills
• Fluent Arabic, in addition to English.
• Provides case management and advocacy services including obtainin consumer information, identifying needs and problems.
• Collaborates as a member of a multi-disciplinary team to address the needs of the consumer.
• Assumes leadership role in departmental marketing and program development. Ministeral History:
Billy Graham Association
Volunteer Counsellor May 2020- Present
Helping in interfaith context
Dealing with people’s problems which cause emotional turmoil; seek to improve communication
A volunteer Chaplain, City of Hope Nov. 2019 - Present 1500 E. Duarte Rd, Duarte Ca 91010
Dealing with patients’ problems & their family members. Dealing with Medical Staff Members
Serving Community Aug. 2013- Present
Lake Ave Church
393 N Lake Ave, Pasadena, CA 91101
Experience, and knowledge of senior care.
Caring for patients and Seniors at medical center facilities. Filling their physical needs& Spiritual needs in an interfaith context. Serving Chinese Community June2018 - Dec. 2018
Salvation Army
125 E Valley Blvd,
San Gabriel, CA 91776
As an English tutoring for Kids
Fulfilling their Spiritual & Emotional needs for kids'families Dealing with several problems
Specialist for Child & Family who can provide direct services to children, adolescents, and their families, promotes child and family.
Child & Family Specialist ensures all documents meet current and acceptable standards, maintaining fidelity to the Wraparound model and meeting guidelines for all audit entities. Serving as an Ordained Pastor in Egypt April 1997- April 2011 Sidy Beshr Qebly Presbyterian Church, Jan 2000-May 2011 Alexandria, Egypt,Senior Pastor
Tayeba Presbyterian Church, April 1997-Jan.2000
Minia, Egypt, Senior Pastor
Education:
Chaplain Intern 4 CPE Units April 2019 - Sep.10, 2020 Arcadia Methodist Hospital 300 Huntington Dr, Arcadia, CA 91007 MDiv of Theology
Evangelical Theological Seminary. Cairo, Egypt May 1995 Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting & Finance
Assuit University (Concentration: Accounting) Egypt May 1988 Degree evaluated and recognized as equivalent to US Bachelor’s Degree. References:
Rev. Brenda Simonds
Director, Spiritual Care Department
Arcadia Methodist Hospital
Office phone: 626-***-****
E- mail: ******.*******@*****************.***
Rev. Stephen Wilson M.Div., BCC
Manager, Pastoral Education
ACPE Certified Educator Candidate
Arcadia Methodist Hospital
Office phone:626-***-****
E- mail: *******.******@*****************.***
Rev. Megan Katerjian
CEO of Door of Hope
P.O. Box 90455
Pasadena, CA 91101.
Cell: 626-***-****
E-mail:******@**********.**
Aleta Klein MA LMFT
Covenant Counseling
55 W. Sierra Madre Blvd.,Ste 301
Sierra Madre. CA 91024
Office Phone: 626-***-****
E-mail: **********@****.***
Dr.Gerog Shaker
Senior Pastor, Sidi Bishr Evangelical Presbyterian Church, Alexandria, Egypt Vice President of Presbyterian Church in Egypt
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