Experience

Saint Paul University

• Canada
• Higher Education
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Adjunct Professor, Graduate Diploma in Catholic Bioethics, Faculty of Theology

  • Feb 2021 - Present



drgordonself.com

• Literary Author

  • 2014 - Present

  Committed to raise public awareness of contemporary social and ethical issues through the medium of literature. Published author of three novels. Committed to raise public awareness of contemporary social and ethical issues through the medium of literature. Published author of three novels.



Covenant Health Canada

• Canada
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 700 & Above Employee

• Chief Mission and Ethics Officer

  • Sep 2004 - Dec 2022

  Reporting to the president and CEO, provide executive leadership for clinical and organizational ethics, mission integration, diversity, spiritual care, and the critical incident stress self-management program. Responsible for teaching values-based decision-making and moral reflection in various internal and external partner Catholic leadership programs, including board education and formation. Reporting to the president and CEO, provide executive leadership for clinical and organizational ethics, mission integration, diversity, spiritual care, and the critical incident stress self-management program. Responsible for teaching values-based decision-making and moral reflection in various internal and external partner Catholic leadership programs, including board education and formation.



Creighton University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Contract Educational Mentor

  • 2003 - 2005

  School of Pharmacy and Allied Health Professions. Serving as a part-time, online educational mentor in the web-based course, Ethics in Health Professions. Responsibilities included monitoring and grading third year pharmacy student assignments to support their formation in ethical reasoning in health care within the university's Jesuit tradition. School of Pharmacy and Allied Health Professions. Serving as a part-time, online educational mentor in the web-based course, Ethics in Health Professions. Responsibilities included monitoring and grading third year pharmacy student assignments to support their formation in ethical reasoning in health care within the university's Jesuit tradition.



St. Joseph's Residence

• Winnipeg, Manitoba

• Director, Spiritual Care and Mission

  • 2003 - 2004

  Reporting to the executive director and member of the senior administration team, responsibilities included coordination of spiritual care services, mission education and co-chair of the mission and ethics committee. Reporting to the executive director and member of the senior administration team, responsibilities included coordination of spiritual care services, mission education and co-chair of the mission and ethics committee.



Trinity Health

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 700 & Above Employee

• Fellow, Mission Leadership

  • 2002 - 2003

  Reporting to the leader of mission and ethics, Mercy Medical Center, Mason City, North Iowa, and secondarily to the vice president of Mission, Trinity Health, served as project lead for the first organizational-wide mission assessment audit at Mercy and co-lead for several mission discernment processes around key clinical and operational issues. Other teaching responsibilities included mission education, ethics and community benefit ministry. Reporting to the leader of mission and ethics, Mercy Medical Center, Mason City, North Iowa, and secondarily to the vice president of Mission, Trinity Health, served as project lead for the first organizational-wide mission assessment audit at Mercy and co-lead for several mission discernment processes around key clinical and operational issues. Other teaching responsibilities included mission education, ethics and community benefit ministry.



St. Boniface General Hospital

• Winnipeg, Manitoba

• Chaplain

  • 1998 - 2002

  Responsibilities included:pastoral care to patients, family and staff on clinical units; project leader of the Mission and Values team; facilitation of spirituality sessions; research, and other mission-related educational activities. Responsibilities included:pastoral care to patients, family and staff on clinical units; project leader of the Mission and Values team; facilitation of spirituality sessions; research, and other mission-related educational activities.



St. Benedict's Retreat and Conference Centre

• Winnipeg, Manitoba

• Supervisor

  • 1998 - 2002

  Supervisor, Shekinah Spiritual Direction Program Part-time role supervising students in the Spiritual Direction Internship Program. Directed weekend retreat ministry. Supervisor, Shekinah Spiritual Direction Program Part-time role supervising students in the Spiritual Direction Internship Program. Directed weekend retreat ministry.



Self Employed

• Winnipeg, Manitoba

• Spiritual Director and Retreat Leader

  • 1997 - 2002

  Part-time individual and group spiritual direction. Part-time individual and group spiritual direction.



Mercy Medical Center – North Iowa

• United States
• Hospital & Health Care
• 700 & Above Employee

• Intern

  • Aug 2001 - Sep 2001

  Intern, mission leadership. Project regarding evaluating Mercy's Charity Care policy and application process in view of the organization's values and fiscal realities. Intern, mission leadership. Project regarding evaluating Mercy's Charity Care policy and application process in view of the organization's values and fiscal realities.