Behavioral Health Spiritual Care
Resume:
Donald R. Hudson
Chaplain
**** ******* *****, #****, ******, TX 75214 / 317-***-**** / **********@*****.***
As a compassionate, trained, licensed and ordained minister with many years of pastoral experience, 5 units ACPE – Accredited Clinical Pastoral Education, and over five years of experience in providing pastoral spiritual care, emotional and grief support and counseling to patients, families and staff in a hospital; I am seeking a position as a PRN Chaplain that will allow me to utilize my professional chaplaincy skills in a hospital environment. I understand the important role that the Pastoral Care Department plays to help create an optimum experience in a hospital environment. I am willing and able to take on additional tasks and responsibilities to support the mission and ministry of the Pastoral Care Department.
Work Experience
Albertsons Companies
Manager – 06/02/25 – Current
Responsibilities:
Ensure quality control.
Provide leadership for staff support and team development to assure quality services to diverse populations.
Chaplaincy Ministries Incorporated., Dallas, TX
Chaplain – 04/18/25 – 05/30/25
Responsibilities:
Provide pastoral spiritual care, support and counseling to patients, families and staff on various clinical units, while serving during regular hours and on call.
Texas Health Resources
Pastoral Care Associate – 08/11/2024 – 04/18/25
Responsibilities:
Provide pastoral spiritual care, emotional support and grief counseling to patients, families and staff on various clinical units at two hospital entities/locations through referrals, general rounding, patient follow-up and respond to all hospital codes, deaths, traumas, and stroke alerts.
Provide pastoral spiritual care, support and counseling to behavioral health patients and conduct spirituality group sessions for behavioral health outpatients at two hospital locations/entities.
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital, Dallas, TX
Resident Chaplain – 08/28/2023 – 08/08/2024
Responsibilities:
Provide pastoral spiritual care, emotional support and grief counseling to patients, families, and staff on specialized units – Med Surg, ICU and Behavioral Health. In addition to other units when serving as an on-call Chaplain.
Provide pastoral spiritual care, emotional support and grief counseling and advocacy for patients and families during meetings with physicians discussing treatment and/or discharge plans for patients.
Conduct Spirituality Group Sessions for behavioral health outpatients.
Provide pastoral spiritual care, emotional support and grief counseling to families of patients facing end-of-life decisions.
Provide pastoral leadership, care and spiritual support to families, friends and staff during honor walks for procurement patients and deceased veterans.
Motivation 4 Impact Ministries, Dallas, TX
Founder – 03/2020 – Present
Responsibilities:
Motivation 4 Impact Ministries is a virtual global ministry that provides motivation and inspiration through preaching and teaching the sacred word to address the religious, spiritual, emotional and cultural needs of listeners for transformation.
Albertsons Companies
General Merchandise Manager – 02/ 2022 – 08/2023
Responsibilities:
Oversee the purchasing of general merchandise and operations to ensure quality control. In addition to providing leadership for staff support and team building and development to assure quality service to diverse populations.
Baylor Scott & White Health, Dallas, TX
Hospital Chaplain – 10/2018 – 01/2022
Responsibilities:
Provide pastoral spiritual care, emotional support and grief counseling to patients, families and staff on ICU, Palliative Care, Med-Surg, Cardiac and Cardiovascular, Maternal – Infant Health, Oncology, Organ/Tissue Transplantation, Rehabilitation units, in addition to other clinical units as necessary through general rounding, referrals, responding to codes, deaths, traumas and strokes.
Provide decedent care by coordinating and facilitating the release of deceased bodies to appropriate agencies. Such as funeral homes, medical examiners and organ and tissue donation agencies.
Provide clinical pastoral leadership in Emergency Department to patients, families and staff, and work collaboratively and in partnership with physicians and social workers during death notifications to families and friends, while providing peaceful resolution to crisis and conflict.
Umoja Christian Church, Dallas, TX
Pastor & Founder – 04/2017 – 04/2020
Responsibilities:
Severed as founder and bi-vocational pastor prior to and during COVID. Provided pastoral leadership, spiritual care and counseling, preaching and teaching the sacred word.
Umoja Christian Church, Indianapolis, IN
Pastor & Founder – 03/2007 – 03/2017
Responsibilities:
Served as founder and fulltime pastor, while providing pastoral leadership, spiritual care, counseling, preaching and teaching the sacred word. In addition to developing health and wellness initiatives in collaboration and partnership with local pastors, congregations, and community leaders to promote healthy living.
Education
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital, Dallas, TX
Chaplain Resident // Completed 4 Units of Clinical Pastoral Education Training (CPE) // 08//09/2024
Baylor Scott & White Health, Office of Mission and Ministry, Dallas TX
Chaplain Intern // Completed 1 Extended Unit of Clinical Pastoral Education Training (CPE) // 06/10/2018
Virginia Union University – Samual Dewitt Proctor School of Theology, Richmond, VA
Doctor of Ministry // Completed // 05/08/1999
Virginia Union University – Samual Dewitt Proctor School of Theology, Richmond, VA
Master of Divinity // Completed // 05/14/1994
Criswell College for Biblical Studies, Dallas, TX
Bachelor of Arts in Biblical Studies and Counseling // Completed // 05/11/1990
Skills
Skilled in communicating effectively orally and written with competence in basic computer use to communicate electronically.
Skilled in relating to and working with people of all religions, faith traditions and cultural backgrounds.
Skilled in serving as an advocate for patients and families during family meetings with physicians.
Skilled in conducting ongoing follow-up and assessments during the duration of patient care.
Skilled in collaborating with clinical staff and communicating the social determinates of patients before discharge.
Skilled in debriefing pastoral care providers and clinical staff following critical events, to address stress, fatigue and burnout.
Skilled in establishing and providing safe space in the hospital environment for people to openly express their faith.
Skilled in developing and maintaining a positive working interpersonal relationship with nurse managers, doctors and directors of various departments.
Skills in adhering to all HIPPA rules and regulations according to compliances, while utilizing error prevention tools.
Skilled in providing compassionate care and working with people during crisis, grief and bereavement, with a familiarity of various local resources to address ongoing needs.
Skilled in offering religious and spiritual rituals when appropriate as requested by patients, families and staff.
Skilled in communicating and collaborating with outside clergy as requested by patients and/or families for administering religious rites.
Skilled in providing compassionate and empathetic care to behavioral health patients and behavioral health outpatients.
References
Professional references available upon request.
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