Chaplain

This position is located within the Chaplain Service (CS). The position provides services within various settings, including Veterans Integrated Service Networks (VISNs), Inpatient Clinics, Outpatient Clinics, and domiciliary throughout the United States. Most Chaplain services are usually provided in a medical facility structure. The CS provides pastoral counseling and treatment to Veteran patients, patient's families, and staff in various inpatient and outpatient settings. PRINCIPALES MISSIONS : The Chaplain serves as a Senior Chaplain professional performing clinical assignments for the VHA. The incumbent provides comprehensive religious, spiritual, and pastoral care to all persons that are commensurate with the needs, desires, and voluntary consent of the Veteran, caregiver, or staff. The incumbent addresses the spiritual component of health and wellness in every patient care setting to ensure that pastoral care is fully integrated into all aspects of chaplain services. The Chaplain: serves as a Senior Chaplain standard functional statement to be used throughout the VHA. independently provides advanced spiritual care in one or more specialized clinical programs, which may include substance use disorder treatment, mental health, cancer care, hospice and palliative care, or other specialty settings. This work includes intensive and extended pastoral counseling integrated into interdisciplinary treatment for Veterans experiencing complex moral, ethical, spiritual, or existential concerns. Assignments may involve settings with limited onsite supervision within assigned areas of responsibility, the incumbent independently develops, implements, and evaluates specialized spiritual care programs, clinical practices, and curricula; assesses outcomes and clinical program effectiveness; and recommends or implements appropriate modifications to service delivery patterns. incorporates relevant research, evidence-informed practices, and quality improvement into program development and may lead clinical teams or interdisciplinary initiatives within delegated authority. aligns specialized chaplaincy programs with institutional objectives, collaborates with and advises interdisciplinary treatment team members, and promotes comprehensive, coordinated healthcare services for Veterans. ensures equitable access to spiritual care, respect for diverse religious and nonreligious beliefs, and delivery of high-quality patient-centered care. provides senior-level professional leadership, direction, orientation, coaching, in-service training, staff development, and continuing education for assigned chaplain staff, trainees, and interdisciplinary colleagues, as applicable. These senior-level functions are performed independently within established policies and delegated responsibilities and are distinguished from routine chaplaincy services by their specialized complexity, program accountability, and institutional impact. may serve at a facility in a clinical setting, or a small healthcare system, satellite outpatient clinic, other federal agency, or Community Based Out-patient Clinic (CBOC) where there is limited access to onsite supervision. provides extended and intensive pastoral counseling as an integral part of the treatment program with patients facing complex, ethical, moral, and spiritual issues. ensures program effectiveness and modification of service pattern, which includes research and leadership of clinical teams. practices typically in a specialized clinic/program area, that may include intensive and extended pastoral counseling as an integral part of the treatment program, with patients facing complex moral, ethical, or spiritual problems. serves as a Senior Chaplain representative and a fully recognized member of an interdisciplinary treatment team (IDT). Advises and collaborates with other members of the IDT to provide comprehensive healthcare services to Veterans. works with a full understanding of Chaplains' relationships to the o

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