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Veterans Health Administration

Chaplain

Columbia, MO · On-site +1

$89K - $116K/yr

The Chaplain Service provides pastoral counseling and treatment to Veteran patients, patient ... Not Authorized Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Functional Statement # : FS/000000 ...

Veterans Health Administration

Chaplain

Nashville, TN · On-site +1

$89K - $116K/yr

Serves as a Chaplain professional providing comprehensive, religious ministry services to Veteran ... ADHOC Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Functional Statement # : 70289-F Relocation ...

Veterans Health Administration

Chaplain

Prescott, AZ · On-site +1

$89K - $116K/yr

The Chaplain conducts spiritual assessments to identify patient strengths and needs and creates ... This is not a virtual position. Functional Statement # : 00000 Why VA Chaplaincy? * Mission-Driven ...

CHI Health Connect Home-Fargo

Chaplain

Williston, ND · On-site

$25.30 - $35.74/hr

Where You'll Work CHAPLAIN - Home Health & Hospice...Your time at work should be fulfilling ... S. & from clinics and hospitals to home-based care and virtual care services CommonSpirit is ...

CommonSpirit Health

Chaplain

Williston, ND

CHAPLAIN - Home Health & Hospice...Your time at work should be fulfilling. Rewarding. Inspiring ... S. & from clinics and hospitals to home-based care and virtual care services CommonSpirit is ...

CHI Health Connect Home-Fargo

Chaplain

Williston, ND · On-site

$25.30 - $35.74/hr

... Director, the Hospice Chaplain is responsible for providing spiritual/bereavement care and ... S. & from clinics and hospitals to home-based care and virtual care services CommonSpirit is ...

CommonSpirit Health

Chaplain

Williston, ND · On-site

... Director, the Hospice Chaplain is responsible for providing spiritual/bereavement care and ... S. & from clinics and hospitals to home-based care and virtual care services CommonSpirit is ...

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 ...

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 ...

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How much do virtual chaplain jobs pay per year?

As of Jun 10, 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 100% Full Time. Highlights an 69% Physical, 3% Hybrid, and 28% Remote job distribution, with an average salary of $63,587 per year, or $30.6 per hour.
Chaplain

Chaplain

Veterans Health Administration

Columbia, MO • On-site, Remote

$89K - $116K/yr

Full-time

Posted 7 days ago

Veterans Health Administration rating

8.1

Company rating: 8.1 out of 10

Based on 960 frontline employees who took The Breakroom Quiz

70th of 870 rated healthcare providers

Job description

Summary
This position is located within the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Veterans Health Administration (VHA), Chaplain Service (CS). The position provides services within various settings, including Veterans Integrated Service Networks (VISNs), Inpatient Clinics, Outpatient Clinics, and domiciliaries throughout the United States. The Chaplain Service provides pastoral counseling and treatment to Veteran patients, patient's families, and staff in various inpatient and outpatient settings.
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Duties
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Duties include but are not limited to the following:
  • Serves as a Chaplain professional providing comprehensive, religious ministry services to Veteran patients according to their specific needs and desires. Carries out a ministry which is highly integrated into VHA's Chaplain program. Provides thorough guidance and advice to Chaplain Service management staff, other Chaplains, and other stakeholders.
  • 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.
  • 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 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 objectives of VHA to successfully integrate the work of the medical facility's staff. Collaborates with and advises the other members of the IDT in the provision of comprehensive healthcare services to Veterans.
  • Works with a full understanding of Chaplains' relationships to the objectives of VHA to successfully integrate the work of the medical facility's staff. Collaborates with and advises the other members of the IDT in the provision of comprehensive healthcare services to Veterans.
  • Maintains effective rapport with physicians, medical officers, psychologists, nurses, therapists, social workers, or others involved with IDT. Ensures equity of access, service, and benefits to Veterans and provides the highest quality of care. Provides leadership, direction, orientation, coaching, in-service training, staff development, and continuing education programs.
  • Serves as a primary Chaplain resource, spiritual advisor, and liaison for the spiritual needs of patients, caregivers, and staff. Conducts comprehensive religious services and worship, pastoral ministry, and administration of Chaplain services.
  • Leads various complex and sensitive projects, task groups, and assignments to obtain pertinent high-level information needed for Chaplain Service management officials.
  • 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.
  • Provides thorough spiritual leadership, offers prayers, and provides overall religious services for Veteran patients, patient families, staff, and community. Conducts rituals before groups of people, which requires effective leadership and public speaking skills. Use sound guidance and advice to lead prayer and religious services.
  • Addresses the religious, spiritual, moral, and ethical problems of patients and staff. Provides effective 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 with respect to the patient's faith group, including conscientious attention during emergencies and crises. Build strong interpersonal relationships with patients and ensure all patients are provided opportunities for the free exercise of religion. Ascertains Veterans are protected from proselytizing and coercing from any source.
  • Incumbent is responsible to operate a government-owned/leased vehicle to properly carry out assigned duties. Incumbents must possess [and maintain] a valid, unrestricted State driver's license, have a safe driving record, and demonstrate that they are medically qualified to operate the appropriate motor vehicle safely.

Work Schedule: Monday - Friday 7:00am - 3:30pm
Telework: Not Authorized
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Functional Statement #: FS/000000
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized
PCS Appraised Value Offer (AVO): Not Authorized
Requirements
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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.
  • Requires valid unrestricted driver's license.

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. Applicant 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) (https://www.chea.org/) or Association of Theological Schools (ATS) (https://www.ats.edu/) 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 may meet this requirement with an approved educational equivalency review from a nationally recognized board certification body for chaplains. This would include the Board of Chaplaincy Certification Inc. (BCCI) or a U.S. certifying body that has a reciprocity agreement with BCCI.
  • 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:
  • Certification. Applicants must be a Board-Certified Chaplain certified by BCCI ® or a U.S. certifying body that has a reciprocity agreement with BCCI ®. Board Certification that requires 4 units of CPE is qualifying. The National Chaplain Service maintains a list of approved certifications found on the National VA Chaplain Service SharePoint..
  • NOTE: Provisional or Associate or other status as a candidate for board certification does not meet the board certification requirement for the FPL GS-11 or above.
  • Loss of Credential. Management officials, in collaboration with HR Office staff must immediately relieve employees who fail to maintain any of the required certifications (board certification, ecclesiastical endorsement, or when applicable a specialty certification) of the duties and responsibilities associated with this occupation which may also result in separation from employment.
  • Grandfathering Provision. 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.
  • Foreign Education. To be creditable, education completed outside the U.S. must be submitted to a current affiliate agency of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) at https://www.naces.org/members and be deemed at least equivalent to that gained in a conventional U.S. program.
  • English Language Proficiency.Candidates must be proficient in spoken and written English in accordance with 38 U.S.C. § 7403(f).

Grade Determinations: In addition to the basic requirements for employment, the following criteria must be met when determining the grade of candidates:
Chaplain, GS-12
  • Experience. The candidate must have one year of creditable experience equivalent to the journey level (GS-11) that is directly related to the position to be filled.
  • Specialty Certification. Specialty certification is demonstrated advanced practice and/or specialization in chaplaincy beyond the board certification. You must possess a Specialty Certification from a professional chaplain certifying body that is directly related to the position being filled. The list of Board Certifying Chaplain Organizations and Specialty Certifying Organization is located here: https://www.patientcare.va.gov/chaplain/Employment_Information_and_Resources.asp
  • Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities. In addition to the experience above, the candidate must demonstrate the following KSAs:
  • Ability to apply relevant theories and methodologies to their ministry specialty.
  • Ability to integrate specialized psychological and sociological theory with an advanced approach to spiritual care.
  • Skill to seek out primary research and research literature that informs the ministry specialty and one's spiritual care practice.
  • Skill in developing and implementing methods for measuring effectiveness of chaplain practice and services in the specialty area, utilizing outcome evaluations to improve treatment services and to design system changes.
  • Ability to mediate conflict, hold various emotions and diffuse moral distress among staff and complex crisis situations.
  • Ability to provide specialized consultation, teaching and mentoring to colleagues and students on advanced spiritual care interventions in the service delivery area.
  • Ability to apply advanced clinical knowledge to write policies, procedures and/or practice guidelines pertaining to the service delivery area.

Assignment. For all assignments above the FPL, the higher-level duties must be of significant scope, administrative independence, complexity, and range of variety as described in this standard at the specified grade level and be performed by the incumbent at least 25% of the time. This assignment is a senior chaplain. Senior chaplain assignments may include serving at a facility in clinical settings where there is limited access to onsite supervision such as small health care systems, Community Based Outpatient Clinics, other Federal agencies or satellite outpatient clinics. Senior chaplains typically practice in a specialized 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. The senior chaplain may be assigned administrative responsibility to independently develop and implement programs and curriculum. They are accountable for clinical program effectiveness and modification of service patterns, which may include research and leadership of clinical teams. The senior chaplain works with full understanding of its relationship to the objectives of the institution, and to successfully integrate it with the work of the institutional staff, collaborates with and advises the other senior membe...

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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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