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.
Duties will include, but are not limited to: Serves as a primary resource, spiritual advisor and point of contact for the spiritual needs of patients, caregivers, and staff. Leads and offers prayers and religious services for Veteran patients, patient families, staff, and community. Provides counseling services to patients and staff. Serves as a fully recognized member of an integrated multi-professional treatment team.
Provides pastoral counseling on medical and ethical matters, including moral injury, problems of conscience, family or marital difficulties, justice or confinement matters, terminal diagnoses, or crisis. Develops measurable, outcome-driven, and evidence-based pastoral care; and creates staff development and wellness programs. Provide all necessary religious worship services and instruction on an individual or group basis for a major faith group.
Administers ordinances, rites or sacraments; prepares and delivers sermons; arranges for the atmosphere and symbolism of worship; and conducts funeral services when needed. Provides crisis intervention and stabilization as required. Collaborates with healthcare teams to create and update treatment plans to address spiritual distress, grief, and loss as existential concerns to enhance holistic care.
Possesses knowledge of advance care planning to educate, inform, and counsel patients and families. Uses skills developing pastoral care programs that are measurable, outcome-driven and evidenced-based within the department guidelines; skills counseling on medical and ethical issues, terminal diagnoses or crises, moral injury, problems of conscience, family or marital difficulties, and justice or confinement matters.
Uses skills supporting the development of staff resiliency and developing programs for staff development and wellness by providing spiritual and emotional support. Uses knowledge of community needs to coordinate with community organizations to provide comprehensive spiritual care utilizing outside community resources to meet the religious needs of patients that cannot be met by chaplain staff. Work Schedule: Sunday-Thursday 0800-1630 (work hours are flexible).
Compressed/Flexible: Available. Telework: Not Available. Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Functional Statement #: 000000 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized. Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized.
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jovita.murphy@va.gov · 253-583-3850
This position is with Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.
The posted pay range is $74678 – $97087/yr.
Applications close on 2026-09-28.
This position is open under the 'Fed Competitive' hiring path.
Source: USAJOBS.gov — U.S. Federal Government
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