Hospice Chaplain

Gentiva Hospice•Muskogee, OK

About The Position

Gentiva Hospice is seeking a compassionate Hospice Chaplain to provide non-denominational spiritual and emotional support to patients and families receiving end-of-life care. The chaplain respects each person’s beliefs, values, faith, spiritual traditions, and cultural background, helping patients and families find comfort, guidance, meaning, dignity, peace, and connection. As an integral member of the interdisciplinary team, the Hospice Chaplain collaborates with nurses, social workers, aides, and medical staff to address spiritual needs and support patients and families throughout the hospice journey. The role also includes grief, loss, transition, and bereavement support, as well as coordination with local faith leaders and community resources. The candidate must have either a bachelor’s degree in theology, religion, human services, counseling, psychology, or sociology (or as required by state-specific regulations), or at least one unit of ACPE-accredited Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE). Degrees from accredited institutions are preferred; a degree from a non-accredited college or university requires AVPO approval before hire. This is a safety-sensitive position, and applicable state-specific requirements must be met. Gentiva describes itself as a national provider of hospice, palliative, home health, and advanced illness management services, with nearly 600 locations and thousands of clinicians across 38 states. Its corporate headquarters are in Atlanta, Georgia, and care is delivered across the United States.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in theology, religion, human services, counseling, psychology, or sociology, or as required by state-specific regulations; alternatively, a minimum of one unit of ACPE-accredited Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE).
Meet applicable state-specific requirements.
Meet minimum requirements to be eligible for benefits.

Nice To Haves

Experience in hospice spiritual care.
A degree from an accredited institution is preferred.

Responsibilities

Provide spiritual and emotional support to patients, families, and caregivers in alignment with their beliefs and values.
Offer inclusive, non-denominational care that respects all faiths, spiritual traditions, and cultural backgrounds.
Participate in patient care conferences and collaborate with nurses, social workers, aides, and medical staff as an interdisciplinary team member.
Assess the spiritual needs of patients and families and develop individualized spiritual care plans.
Conduct visits, prayers, blessings, and rituals when appropriate and requested by patients or families.
Assist families during grief, loss, or transition, and provide bereavement support and counseling.
Build relationships with local faith leaders and community resources to support patients’ and families’ spiritual needs.
Maintain timely and accurate documentation of spiritual assessments, interventions, and outcomes.

Benefits

Competitive pay.
401(k) with company match.
Career advancement opportunities.
National and local recognition programs.
Teammate Assistance Fund.
Medical, dental, and vision insurance for full-time associates.
Mileage reimbursement or fleet vehicle program for full-time associates.
Generous paid time off and seven paid holidays for full-time associates.
Wellness programs, including telemedicine, diabetes management, and joint and spine concierge care, for full-time associates.
Education support and tuition assistance, including ASN-to-BSN and BSN-to-MSN pathways, for full-time associates.
Free continuing education units (CEUs) for full-time associates.
Company-paid life and long-term disability insurance for full-time associates.
Voluntary benefits, including pet, critical illness, accident, and long-term care coverage, for full-time associates.