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Chaplain
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 56 days ago
About the Role
This Chaplain position serves the Central Arkansas Veterans Heatlhcare System, Chaplain Service in Little Rock, AR and provides religious, spiritual, and pastoral care to all persons that are commensurate with the needs, desires, and voluntary consent of the Veteran, caregiver, or staff.
What You'll Do
- →Duties of the Chaplain include, but are not limited to: Serves as a Chaplain professional providing complete religious ministry services to Veteran patients according to their specific needs and desires.
- →Serves as a primary resource, spiritual advisor and point of contact for the spiritual needs of patients, caregivers, and staff.
- →Conducts religious services and worship, pastoral ministry, and administration of Chaplain services Engages as a spiritual leader, a compassionate listener and counselor, especially during times of crisis.
- →Provides emotional support and counseling using empathy and strong interpersonal skills to effectively connect with people of all ages.
- →Ensures assignments are carried out in a pluralistic environment, which encompasses sensitivity to the religious needs of many separate religious denominations and faith groups 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.
- →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 Counsels patients with long term health illness to aid in developing and maintaining patience, determination, and perseverance.
- →Provides advice to mental health patients with deeply troubling concerns of anxiety, depression, obsession, and fear.
- →Provides referrals for continuity of spiritual care 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 Provides guidance and religious instruction to individuals and groups.
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.
- ✓Must pass pre-employment physical evaluation.
- ✓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.
- ✓Must be able to independently operate Government Vehicle.
- ✓Must provide clean driving record report from the DMV during the pre-employment process.
- ✓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.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 332663cb-451a-4f02-b229-719bf50b1cff
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