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Duties 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.
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.

Serves as a fully recognized member of an integrated multi-professional treatment team.

Maintains liaison with physicians, medical officers, psychologists, nurses, therapists, social workers, or others involved to exchange information relative to the background and current condition of patients.

Supervises, trains and coaches volunteer groups who offer their services as assistants as needed.
Engages in group consultative discussions or conferences with medical 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.

Locates other Chaplains and/or persons from the community to provide patients' religious needs if necessary. Uses knowledge of different faiths to perform various religious rituals, lead prayers, and answer spiritual questions.

Provides guidance and/or support for patients to express values through processes such as life review, oral history, and end of life preparation and documentation.

Maintains records and appropriately documents chaplaincy care services in the Electronic Health Record Management (EHRM) system/Computerized Patient Record System (CPRS) through either service approved template or Subjective, Objective, Assessment, and Plan (SOAP) note format.

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.

Addresses fears that patients have when facing surgery and answers questions regarding the meaning of life when confronted with the reality of pain, suffering or death.

Provide all necessary religious worship services and instruction on an individual or group basis for a major faith group.

Establishes periods for public worship, seasonal and occasional services, and individual devotions.

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. Provides support for individual(s) experiencing trauma, mental health diagnoses, homelessness.

Work schedule:
8:00 AM to 4:30 PM. May be required to work weekends and on call/call back.

Relocation/Recruitment Incentives:
May be authorized for high qualified applicants

Financial Disclosure Report:
Not required

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