Bereavement Coordinator-Hospice

Presbyterian Healthcare Services • Camino, CA

10h • Onsite

About The Position

Presbyterian is hiring a skilled Bereavement Coordinator-Hospice to join our team. How you grow, learn and thrive matters here. This role is responsible for delivering services both before and after a patient’s death, helping individuals navigate grief, loss, and the process of adjustment. Presbyterian exists to improve the health of patients, members, and the communities we serve. We are locally owned, not-for-profit healthcare system of nine hospitals, a statewide health plan and a growing multi-specialty medical group. Founded in New Mexico in 1908, we are the state's largest private employer with nearly 14,000 employees - including more than 1600 providers and nearly 4,700 nurses. Our health plan serves more than 580,000 members statewide and offers Medicare Advantage, Medicaid (Centennial Care) and Commercial health plans.

Requirements

• Compassion and empathy when supporting families
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Experience with Epic for accurate documentation
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office for reporting, scheduling, and communication.
• Masters Degree in counseling, social work, psychology or other professional with documented evidence of training and experience in dealing with grief required.
• 3 yrs previous Hospital or Hospice experience required.

Responsibilities

• Provides post-death bereavement services to hospice families
• Provides grief support to community bereaved
• Participates in the bereavement program development
• Provides education and advocacy about grief, loss and bereavement to both hospice staff and the community
• Develops and distributes educational materials about grief, loss, and bereavement.
• Demonstrates understanding of definitions and principles of bereavement, loss, and grief
• Address high-risk needs.
• Assures timely ongoing assessment of individual bereavement needs.
• Appropriately assesses bereavement needs and evaluates the effectiveness of interventions, adapting the Plan of Care accordingly.
• Demonstrates timely, accurate, and appropriate documentation of bereavement contacts.
• Participates in IDT-Interdisciplinary Team
• Participates in other hospice clinical, operational committees

Benefits

• Educational and career development options, including tuition and certification reimbursement, scholarship opportunities
• Staff Safety (a wearable badge that allows nurses to quickly and discreetly call for help when safety is a concern)
• Malpractice liability insurance
• Loan forgiveness through the New Mexico Higher Education Department
• EPIC electronic charting system
• free on-site and community-based gyms, nutrition coaching and classes, mindfulness and meditation resources, wellness challenges and more.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level