Bereavement Coordinator - Hospice

Mission Healthcare • San Diego, CA

223d • $35 - $42

About The Position

Mission Healthcare, located in seven states, is the largest home health and hospice company in the western United States. We have a critical mission—to take care of our people. We provide a comprehensive array of services that meet the needs of patients and families across the healthcare continuum. We believe our people, partners, patients and their families deserve care delivered with Compassion, Accountability, Respect, Excellence and Service (CARES), Mission Healthcare’s core values. By joining our team, you will have the opportunity to impact patient’s lives daily and grow your career in a culture of collaboration, compassion, and commitment. We are excited to continue to grow our mission family!

Requirements

• Master's degree in psychology, social work, or completion of equivalent course work in addition to qualifications of experienced clinical grief counseling.
• Ability to work as a team member.
• Knowledge and commitment to hospice philosophy.
• Demonstrates good verbal and written communication, and organization skills.
• Understanding of grief response and experience with counseling individuals and/or in groups regarding loss.

Responsibilities

• Coordinates the assessment and delivery of grief counseling needs and services (one-to-one, groups, and ongoing follow-up) to ensure timely and appropriate services are provided to family/caregivers.
• Plans for Bereavement Program development, expansion and refinement through annual evaluation of services.
• Provides bereavement support to hospice personnel coping with work related grief through one-on-one counseling, supervision of interns providing one-to-one counseling, and referral to community resources.
• Provides bereavement information and referral services to callers from the community. Expands and maintains community resource list as needed.
• Assists as needed in evaluating and planning services to meet hospice personnel support needs (i.e., yearly retreats, weekly support groups).

Benefits

• Medical, Dental & Vision
• Vacation, Sick & Holiday Paid Time Off
• Mileage Reimbursement
• Employee Assistance Program
• Flexible Spending & Health Savings Accounts
• Disability, Life and AD&D Insurance
• 401(K)

What This Job Offers

• Education Level: Master's degree
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees