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Chaplain
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 12 days ago
About the Role
Salem VAMC is seeking a dedicated Chaplain to provide compassionate spiritual care, support diverse religious practices, and serve as a key member of our interdisciplinary care team. The Chaplain will offer counseling, conduct services, and assist Veterans and families during critical moments. This role supports the mission of delivering holistic, patient-centered care to those who have served our nation.
What You'll Do
- →Duties include but are not limited to: Serves as a Chaplain professional providing complete spiritual 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.
- →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.
Requirements
- ✓You must be a U.S.
- ✓Citizen to apply for this job.
- ✓All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment.
- ✓Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA.
- ✓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 examination.
- ✓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.
Personality Fit
Job ID: e09937e2-c008-42a8-a74c-79cc7a66e4f5
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