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McDonough District Hospital

CHAPLAIN

Macomb, IL

$24.36 - $36.53/hr

Job Summary The Hospice Chaplain provides spiritual, emotional, and pastoral support to hospice ... virtual visits (as applicable), Spiritual care resources (e.g., religious texts, prayer books ...

McDonough District Hospital

CHAPLAIN

Macomb, IL · On-site

$24.36 - $36.53/hr

Job Summary The Hospice Chaplain provides spiritual, emotional, and pastoral support to hospice ... virtual visits (as applicable), Spiritual care resources (e.g., religious texts, prayer books ...

CommonSpirit Health

Chaplain

Williston, ND

S. & from clinics and hospitals to home-based care and virtual care services CommonSpirit is ... As our Chaplain, you will provide spiritual/bereavement care and counseling to Hospice patients ...

CHI Health Connect Home-Fargo

Chaplain

Williston, ND

$25.30 - $35.74/hr

Job Summary and Responsibilities As our Chaplain, you will provide spiritual/bereavement care and ... S. & from clinics and hospitals to home-based care and virtual care services CommonSpirit is ...

Your Health

Chaplain - Hospice / PRN

Aiken, SC · On-site

Chaplain will service homes and/or Assisted Living Facility patients providing spiritual and ... and virtual visits. Our services include comprehensive primary care, specialty services, and ...

Your Health

Chaplain - Hospice PRN

Florence, SC · On-site

Chaplain will service homes and/or Assisted Living Facility patients providing spiritual and ... and virtual visits. Our services include comprehensive primary care, specialty services, and ...

CHI Health Connect Home-Fargo

Chaplain

Williston, ND · On-site

$25.30 - $35.74/hr

S. & from clinics and hospitals to home-based care and virtual care services CommonSpirit is ... Job Summary and Responsibilities As our Chaplain, you will provide spiritual/bereavement care and ...

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How much do virtual chaplain jobs pay per year?

As of Jun 30, 2026, the average yearly pay for virtual chaplain in the United States is $63,587.00, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $48,500.00 and $80,000.00 per year, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What is a Virtual Chaplain job?

A Virtual Chaplain provides spiritual and emotional support to individuals remotely through phone calls, video meetings, emails, or messaging platforms. They offer counseling, prayer, and guidance to people in hospitals, workplaces, or other settings where in-person chaplaincy may not be available. Virtual Chaplains serve diverse faith backgrounds and provide comfort during times of crisis, grief, or personal struggles. Their work helps individuals find peace and meaning, no matter where they are.

What are the key skills and qualifications needed to thrive in the Virtual Chaplain position, and why are they important?

To thrive as a Virtual Chaplain, you need a solid background in pastoral care or spiritual counseling, often supported by a theological degree or chaplaincy certification. Familiarity with video conferencing platforms, secure messaging systems, and electronic documentation is typically required. Strong listening skills, compassion, and cultural sensitivity help Virtual Chaplains build trust and provide meaningful support remotely. These competencies ensure that clients or patients receive empathetic, confidential, and accessible spiritual care regardless of their physical location.

What are some typical challenges faced by Virtual Chaplains and how can they be managed?

Virtual Chaplains often encounter challenges such as building rapport without in-person contact, managing privacy concerns in digital communications, and supporting individuals from diverse backgrounds. Adapting to different technology platforms and fostering a sense of connection through screens requires creativity, active listening, and patience. Many organizations provide ongoing training in telehealth best practices and cultural competency to address these issues. By staying flexible and leveraging available resources, Virtual Chaplains can create meaningful, supportive interactions even in a fully remote environment.

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Infographic showing various Virtual Chaplain job openings in the United States as of June 2026, with employment types broken down into 90% Full Time, and 10% Part Time. Highlights an 45% Physical, 2% Hybrid, and 53% Remote job distribution, with an average salary of $63,587 per year, or $30.6 per hour.
Chaplain (Fee Basis)

Chaplain (Fee Basis)

Veterans Health Administration

Leeds, MA • On-site, Remote

$40/hr

Full-time

PTO

Posted 8 days ago

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8.1

Company rating: 8.1 out of 10

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Job description

Summary
This Staff Chaplain position is located at the Edward P. Boland VA Medical Center located in Leeds, Massachusetts. This is a fee for service position and payment will be based on services rendered
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The incumbent serves as a Chaplain professional for the Veterans Health Administration. The incumbent 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. 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 service.
This is a Fee Basis position and payment will be made on a fee for service basis as listed below.
Description
Rate
Assessment by Department of VA Chaplain Services
$40.00
Counseling, Individual, by Department of VA Chaplain Services
$40.00
Counseling, Group, by Department of VA Chaplain Services
$40.00
Services performed by chaplain in the hospice setting, each 15 minutes
$40.00
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.
  • 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 these 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.
  • 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, illness, permanent disfigurement, crippling, or death.
  • Provides religious instruction for patients through various means, such as individual or group discussion, faith based classes, instructional classes, and tutoring for courses completed by correspondence.
  • Collaborates with healthcare teams to create and update treatment plans to address spiritual distress, grief, and loss as existential concerns to enhance holistic care.
  • Performs a variety of intervention methods, including individual and group intervention, to address the emotional and spiritual needs of patients and families.
  • Provides crisis intervention and stabilization as required.
  • Provides support for individual(s) or unit emergencies, natural disasters, man-made disasters or planned special events.
  • Spends minimally 70% of time in patient care

Work Schedule: This is a fee basis position, will be scheduled as needed by the service.
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Functional Statement #: F1857 (GS-11 Journeyman)
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized.
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized.
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Conditions of employment
  • 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.
  • 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. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider:
  • your performance and conduct;
  • the needs and interests of the agency;
  • whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and
  • whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.

Upon completion of your trial period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.
Qualifications
Basic Requirements:
  • United States Citizenship: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy.
  • Education: Applicants must possess a Master of Divinity degree or equivalent educational qualifications as evidenced by a graduate-level theological degree from a college, university or theological school accredited by a member of the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) or Association of Theological Schools (ATS) and recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.

NOTE: For applicants who do not possess a Master of Divinity degree or equivalent educational degree, an approved educational equivalency review from a nationally recognized board certification body for chaplains is acceptable.
  • Ecclesiastical Endorsement. In accordance with 38 C.F.R. 17.655, ecclesiastical endorsement is a condition of employment as a VA chaplain. An individual must possess and maintain a full and active ecclesiastical endorsement to be employed as a VA chaplain. Applicants must have an ecclesiastical endorsement, dated within the past 12 months. Ecclesiastical endorsements must be from the official national endorsing authority of the applicant's/employee's faith group or denomination. Ecclesiastical endorsement is a written official statement, by the official national endorsing body of the faith group or denomination, certifying that the applicant is in good standing with the applicant's faith group or denomination; and stating that the individual is, in the opinion of the endorsing body, qualified to perform the full range of ministry required in the VA pluralistic setting. Loss of endorsement will result in removal from the GS-0060 Chaplain series and may result in termination of employment. The National Chaplain Service maintains a list of approved endorsing organizations that can be found here: https://www.patientcare.va.gov/chaplain/Employment_Information_and_Resources.asp
  • Board Certification. Applicants must be a Board Certified Chaplain certified by the Board of Chaplaincy Certification Inc. (BCCI) or nationally recognized certification body that utilizes the BCCI Common Qualifications and Competencies for Professional Chaplaincy or a certifying organization that has a reciprocity agreement with BCCI.

May qualify based on being covered by the Grandfathering Provision as described in the VA Qualification Standard for this occupation (only applicable to current VHA employees who are in this occupation and meet the criteria).
Grade Determinations: In order to be considered for a Fee Basis Chaplain position, you must meet the qualifications for the full performance level of the position (GS-11)
Chaplain, GS-11:
  • Experience. At this level, the candidate must have one year of creditable experience equivalent to the GS-9 level that is directly related to the position to be filled.
  • Assignment. At the GS-11 journey level, the chaplain independently serves as a primary resource and point of contact for the spiritual needs of patients, caregivers and staff. The chaplain provides advance care planning education, information, and counsel for patients and their families. The chaplain 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. The chaplain develops pastoral care programs that are measurable, outcome-driven, and evidence-based in coordination with the department guidelines. The chaplain provides pastoral counseling on medical and ethical matters, including but not limited to, moral injury, problems of conscience, family or marital difficulties, justice or confinement matters, terminal diagnoses, or crisis
  • Demonstrated Knowledge, Skills and Abilities. In addition to meeting the KSAs for the GS-9 grade level, the candidate must meet the experience above and demonstrate the following KSAs:
    • Knowledge of advance care planning to educate, inform, and counsel patients and families.
    • Skill in guiding patients in verbalizing and expressing values through life review, oral history, and end of life preparation and documentation.
    • Ability to develop pastoral care programs that are measurable, outcome-driven and evidenced based within the department guidelines.
    • Skill in counseling on medical and ethical issues, terminal diagnoses or crises, moral injury, problems of conscience, family or marital difficulties and justice or confinement matters.
    • Ability to support the development of staff resiliency and develop programs for staff development and wellness by providing spiritual and emotional support.
    • Ability to educate and equip healthcare staff and trainees screening for spiritual and religious needs of patients and the importance of appropriate referrals to chaplains for complex spiritual distress.
    • 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.

Reference: For more information on this qualification standard, please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/.
Education
Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.
Foreign Education To be creditable, theological or related education completed outside the U.S. must be submitted to a current affiliate agency of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) listed at https://www.naces.org/membe
Additional information
Receiving Service Credit for Earning Annual (Vacation) Leave: Federal Employees earn annual leave at a rate (4, 6 or 8 hours per pay period) which is based on the number of years they have served as a Federal employee. Selected applicants may qualify for credit toward annual leave accrual, based on prior work experience or military service experience. This credited service can be used in determining the rate at which they earn annual leave. Such credit must be requested and approved prior to the appointment date and is not guaranteed.
During the application process you may have an option to opt-in to make your resume available to hiring managers in the agency who have similar positions. Opting in does not impact your application for this announcement, nor does it guarantee further consideration for additional positions.
This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies.
This position is in the Excepted Service and does not confer competitive status.

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The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) is the largest integrated health care system in the United States, serving millions of Veterans each year. Located in Phoenix, AZ, and many other parts of the US, the VHA operates under the Department of Veteran Affairs, as suggested by their official website va.gov. The VHA is dedicated to providing the highest level of comprehensive care to its veterans. The organization offers a broad spectrum of medical, surgical, and rehabilitative care, including mental health services, research, and pharmacy benefits.

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