Christopher Jennings

Experience

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  St. Andrews Presbyterian Church (Midland, GA)

  Apr 2005 - May 2011

  Assistant Pastor of Children's Ministries

  Directed teaching and discipleship ministries for children birth through 6th grade; Mentored students interested in church membership and personal growth; Facilitated and provided content for weekly adult community group; Preached, led worship, and taught Sunday School as needed

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  Central Georgia Presbytery

  Jan 2010 - Jan 2011

  Chairman, Sessional Records Committee

  Oversaw the review of church records for 17 churches on an annual basis and led a team of elders to spearhead this effort for the presbytery.

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  St. Francis Hospital (Columbus, GA)

  Jan 2011 - Jun 2011

  Chaplain Intern

  Provided pastoral care to patients, families, and staff in a 300+ bed community hospital; Served as chaplain for cardiology and orthopedic floors as well as the ICU; Teamed with staff chaplains and residents to offer consistent care; regular on-call coverage

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  The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center

  Aug 2011 - Aug 2012

  Chaplain Resident

  Provide pastoral care in a 1,000+ bed multi-cultural academic medical center; Responsible for neurological trauma and gastrointestinal surgery units for entire residency; Unit rotation specialties: Emergency Department, Surgical ICU, Bone Marrow Transplant; Work within the inter-disciplinary team of nurses, doctors and staff to provide optimal care; Respond to level 1 and level 2 traumas and supply regular in-house on-call coverage

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  University of Kentucky HealthCare

  Aug 2012 - Apr 2015

  Staff Chaplain

  Evening chaplain at UK Good Samaritan Hospital, a 200-bed community hospital in downtown Lexington, Kentucky. Lead a spirituality group for adolescent behavioral health patients. Provide pastoral care to patients, families and staff throughout the hospital. Also serve UK Chandler Hospital as needed.

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  Northeast Georgia Health System

  Apr 2015 - now

  Supervise personnel who oversee operations of the Pastoral Care Department and the Clinical Pastoral Education Program.Write and maintain all Policy Statements in compliance with hospital procedures on a yearly basis.Complete all employee reports and records according to established time frames. A. Employee Performance Evaluation B. Time Card/Payroll Records C. Productivity Analysis D. Disciplinary Actions E. Personal Action Forms.Supervise the Pastoral Care crisis intervention team to provide pastoral care to patients, families and staff during a critical incident.Provide pastoral care and counseling to employees.Responsible for the cost effectiveness of the Department.Prepare the annual revenue/expense and personnel budget in accordance with the Medical Center procedures and operates the Department within the approved budget. Show less Plans, implements, and administers a pastoral care department.Provides appropriate devotional/inspirational materials on a weekly basis.Supervises the paid personnel of the department and monitors the work to meet department standards.Provides the spiritual dimension of holistic care to patients, families, and hospital personnel.Writes and maintains all policy statement in compliance with hospital procedures on a yearly basis.Works with the Manager of Pastoral Education and helps with the Clinical Pastoral Education program.Seeks resolutions of problems that arise between clergy and hospital employees and/or physicians as needed.Provides leadership, learning opportunities, and consultation on the role of spiritual care to NGHS.Works with NGMC's ethics program.Works to ensure 24/7 chaplain coverage for the Gainesville and Braselton campuses.Seeks to provide holy rites (prayer, baptism, marriage, etc.) for NGMC patients, families and staff upon request.Works with multi-disciplinary teams to enhance patient care.Works with the Employee Assistance Program to provide crisis response for NGMC staff. Show less

  • Director of Pastoral Care

    Dec 2019 - now

  • Manager of Pastoral Care

    May 2016 - Dec 2019

  • Staff Chaplain

    Apr 2015 - Apr 2016