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Chaplain
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 6 days ago
About the Role
This position is located within the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Veterans Health Administration (VHA), Veterans Affairs Medical Centers (VAMC), Chaplain Service (CS). The position provides services within various settings, including Veterans Integrated Service Networks (VISNs), Inpatient Clinics, Outpatient Clinics, and domiciliaries. The CS provides pastoral counseling and treatment to Veteran patients, patient's families, and staff in various inpatient and outpatient settings.
What You'll Do
- →Duties include but are not limited to: Leads and offers prayers and religious services for Veteran patients, patient families, staff, and community.
- →Conduct rituals in front of groups of people, which requires effective leadership and public speaking skills.
- →Uses leadership skills to lead prayer and religious services.
- →Addresses the religious, spiritual, moral, and ethical problems of patients and staff.
- →Provides counseling services to patients and staff.
- →Conducts regular rounds of hospital wards where patients are critically ill.
- →Ministers to newly admitted, pre- and post-operative patients, the critically ill, and the families of concerned veteran patients.
- →Provides advance care planning education, information, and counsel for patients and their families.
- →Provides pastoral ministry to patients of his/her faith group, including conscientious attention during emergencies and crises.
- →Ensures all patients are provided opportunities for the free exercise of religion and that Veterans are protected from proselytizing and coercing from any source.
- →Engages in group consultative discussions or conferences with these professionals to evaluate and review the patient's progress.
- →Collaborates with treatment team professionals to discuss the recommended course of action, and other informed advice to attain the necessary therapeutic goals for the patient.
- →Develops measurable, outcome-driven, and evidence-based pastoral care; and creates staff development and wellness programs.
- →Supports the development of staff resiliency by providing emotional and spiritual support and compassionate presence.
Requirements
- ✓You must be a U.S.
- ✓Citizen to apply for this job.
- ✓Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
- ✓Must be proficient in written and spoken English.
- ✓Subject to background/security investigation.
- ✓Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.
- ✓Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents).
- ✓Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
- ✓Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP).
- ✓Complete all application requirements detailed in the "Required Documents" section of this announcement.
- ✓As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1 or 2-year trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest.
- ✓In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.
- ✓Upon completion of your trial period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.
- ✓Master of Divinity degree or equivalent educational qualifications as evidenced by a graduate-level theological degree from a college, university or theological school accredited by a member of the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) (https://www.chea.org/) or Association of Theological Schools (ATS) (https://www.ats.edu/) and recognized by the U.S.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 19e8f536-f219-48c2-9981-0fe63a0b3c7c
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