Pastor at Ladgov Corporation – Aurora, Colorado

Job Title: Pastor
Job Type: Part time/on call
Location: Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center located at 1700 North Wheeling Street Aurora, CO 80045-7211.
Job Summary: Ladgov Corporation is looking to hire a Pastor to provide Protestant/Christian clergy services at the VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System (VA ECHCS) in Aurora, CO.

Requirements:

1. Provide a one-hour Sunday devotional Protestant [Christian] service with a sermon and service based on the liturgical season according to the Lutheran Lectionary.
2. Provide initial visits to newly admitted patients and pre-surgery visits to the seriously ill and those in designated patient care areas, using the information provided by the Chaplain Integrated Clinical Community and document in CPRS and Event Capture.
3. Provide bedside visits as requested/needed by patients.
4. Counsel Veterans and Veteran families for general spiritual issues as well as for Grief, Loss, PTSD, Substance Abuse, and Moral injury.
5. Consult with professional staff regarding the total welfare of any patient.
6. On-duty time and services are to be recorded in a log in the Chaplaincy Office when services are provided or within 24 hours thereafter.

Qualifications:

1. Candidates must submit an ecclesiastical endorsement that is dated within the last 12 months. This endorsement must come from the official national endorsing authority of their faith group or denomination. The faith group must be listed on the official Ecclesiastical Endorsing Organizations list maintained by The National VA Chaplain Service.
2. Education—Candidates must possess a Master of Divinity degree, normally based upon completion of three years of graduate study or equivalent educational qualifications.