Chris Quistad

Experience

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  United Hospital and Children's Hospital of St. Paul

  Jan 1974 - Jan 1980

  Registered Staff Nurse

  Specialized in Adult Critical Care and Newborn Intensive Care Units

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  United Hospital System

  Jan 1980 - Jan 1996

  -Taught parent education classes for couples and new parents: prenatal, C-birth classes, grandparent classes, baby care classes, breast feeding class (also taught independently for 3 years, 1993-1996) -Created and taught nationally recognized “Critical Care Course for Obstetrical Nurses” -Facilitated continuing education classes for perinatal nurses-Wrote and implemented “Family Beginnings” (a new-parent handbook)

  • Parent Education Instructor

    Jan 1988 - Jan 1996

  • Perinatal Nursing Education Instructor

    Jan 1980 - Jan 1988
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  Summit Church

  Jan 1994 - Aug 2009

  Pastoral Care & Family Ministries Pastor

  END OF LIFE CARE: -Met with families following a death, officiated funerals/burials -Created “Planning a Precious Good-bye” booklet (for grieving families) -Composed “Children’s Good Grief” booklet (for grieving children) -Created and led “Grief Care” (6 week support group) -Developed and led “Facing the Holidays with an Empty Chair” -Created and taught “You Only Die Once – Do it With Style” (Full day workshop on end-of-life issues done yearly) PASTORAL CARE PASTOR: -Developed policies and procedures for visitation program -Trained visitation partners for visits 1:1 of home-bound and nursing home people -Created “Forget-Me-Not” Card program for nursing home/home-bound -Organized weekly “Home Touch” newsletter for nsg home/home-bound FAMILY LIFE PASTOR: -Coordinated marriage, parenting courses/classes. -Coordinated Women’s Bibles Studies -Conducted premarital counseling for couples -Officiated at weddings -Women's ministries planning committee member Show less

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  Mercy and Unity Hospitals

  Jan 2010 - May 2010

  CPE Chaplain Internship

  1 CPE unit: Cariovascular ICU, CV Unit, ED

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  Abbott Northwestern Hospital

  Aug 2010 - Aug 2011

  CPE Chaplain Residency

  4 CPE units: Cardiovascular ICU, CV Unit, Park House (Outpt HIV/AIDS Clinic), Mental Health Units

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  Allina Hospitals & Clinics & Children's Hospitals

  Jan 2011 - Aug 2013

  Casual/on-call hospital chaplain

  -Provide spiritual and emotional care to patients and families experiencing hospital crisis and stress. -Faith exploration and strengthen spirituality of patients and families.-Provide end of life comfort and support.

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  St Croix Hospice

  Jul 2012 - Dec 2015

  Chaplain and Bereavement Counselor
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  Ecumen Hospice

  Dec 2015 - Nov 2016

  Chaplain and Bereavement Counselor

  Rehired - Casual chaplain January 2023-present

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  Ecumen

  Dec 2016 - Dec 2021

  Director of Spiritual Care

  RETIRED