Bereavement Coordinator

Texas Children's Hospital • Houston, TX

6h

About The Position

We are searching for a Bereavement Coordinator -- someone who works well in a fast-paced setting. In this position, you will develop, direct, coordinate, and administer high quality grief and bereavement care for patients and families facing life threatening medical conditions and end-of-life care. The Bereavement Coordinator will work collaboratively with members of the palliative care interdisciplinary team and other healthcare providers to ensure the delivery of compassionate, dignified, and exceptional patient care that encompasses the full spectrum of bereavement needs of patients and families faced with potentially life threatening or life altering illnesses.

Think you’ve got what it takes?
Qualifications:
Being fully vaccinated against COVID-19, including any booster dose(s) of the COVID-19 vaccine recommended by the Centers for Disease Control when eligible, is required for all employees at Texas Children’s unless approved for a medical or religious exemption.
Bachelor's Degree in Child Life, Psychology, Sociology, Human Development, Nursing, Divinity, Counseling, or related health care or human services field is required.
2 years experience providing bereavement care required.
Master's Degree in one of the above, preferred and can substitute for the required 2 years of experience.
Required Licenses/Certifications must be one of the following:
CCLS – Certified Child Life Specialist by the Association of Child Life Professionals OR
RN – by Licensed-Registered Nurses Texas Board of Nursing or Nursing Licensure Compact OR
LPC - Licensed Professional Counselor, or LMSW-Licensed Master Social Worker, or LCSW-Licensed Clinical Social Worker by the Texas Health & Human Services Commission OR
PSYC-Psychology License by the Texas State Board of Examiners of Psychologists OR
Board Certified Chaplain issued by the Association of Professional Chaplains
Responsibilities:
• Develops and provides ongoing educational opportunities for staff and palliative care trainees to guide their preparation to care for dying patients and their families (i.e. bereavement/death issues)
• Coordinates grief support services for patients/families across the care continuum, in accordance with their plans of care, while conducting assessments and responding accordingly with any changes in plan.
• Ability to demonstrate initiative, good judgment and problem-solving skills, leadership ability and a professional demeanor.
• Ability to demonstrate excellent professional listening and communication skills, time and resource management skills, excellent facilitation and coordination skills.
• Capable of relating to diverse developmental, religious, cultural and demographic backgrounds.
• Support our outpatient families from a psychosocial perspective.
• Provide interdisciplinary care along with our outpatient providers.

Since 1954, Texas Children’s has been leading the charge in patient care, education and research to accelerate health care for children and women around the world. When you love what you do, it truly shows in the smiles of our patient families, employees and our numerous accolades such as being consistently ranked as the best children’s hospital in Texas, and among the top in the nation by U.S. News & World Report as well as recognition from Houston Business Journal as one of this city’s Best Places to Work for ten consecutive years.
Texas Children’s comprehensive health care network includes our primary hospital in the Texas Medical Center with expertise in over 40 pediatric subspecialties; the Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute (NRI); the Feigin Tower for pediatric research; Texas Children’s Pavilion for Women, a comprehensive obstetrics/gynecology facility focusing on high-risk births; Texas Children’s Hospital West Campus, a community hospital in suburban West Houston; Texas Children’s Hospital The Woodlands, the first hospital devoted to children’s care for communities north of Houston; and Texas Children’s Hospital North Austin, the new state-of-the-art facility providing world-class pediatric and maternal care to Austin and Central Texas families. We have also created Texas Children’s Health Plan, the nation’s first HMO focused on children; Texas Children’s Pediatrics, the largest pediatric primary care network in the country; Texas Children’s Urgent Care clinics that specialize in after-hours care tailored specifically for children; and a global health program that is channeling care to children and women all over the world. Texas Children’s Hospital is affiliated with Baylor College of Medicine, one of the largest, most diverse and successful pediatric programs in the nation.
To join our community of 15,000+ dedicated team members, visit texaschildrenspeople.org for career opportunities.
Texas Children’s is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All applicants and employees are considered and evaluated for positions at Texas Children's without regard to mental or physical disability, race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, genetic information, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status or any other protected Federal, State/Province or Local status unrelated to the performance of the work involved.

Requirements

• Being fully vaccinated against COVID-19, including any booster dose(s) of the COVID-19 vaccine recommended by the Centers for Disease Control when eligible, is required for all employees at Texas Children’s unless approved for a medical or religious exemption.
• Bachelor's Degree in Child Life, Psychology, Sociology, Human Development, Nursing, Divinity, Counseling, or related health care or human services field is required.
• 2 years experience providing bereavement care required.
• Required Licenses/Certifications must be one of the following: CCLS – Certified Child Life Specialist by the Association of Child Life Professionals OR RN – by Licensed-Registered Nurses Texas Board of Nursing or Nursing Licensure Compact OR LPC - Licensed Professional Counselor, or LMSW-Licensed Master Social Worker, or LCSW-Licensed Clinical Social Worker by the Texas Health & Human Services Commission OR PSYC-Psychology License by the Texas State Board of Examiners of Psychologists OR Board Certified Chaplain issued by the Association of Professional Chaplains

Nice To Haves

• Master's Degree in one of the above, preferred and can substitute for the required 2 years of experience.

Responsibilities

• Develops and provides ongoing educational opportunities for staff and palliative care trainees to guide their preparation to care for dying patients and their families (i.e. bereavement/death issues)
• Coordinates grief support services for patients/families across the care continuum, in accordance with their plans of care, while conducting assessments and responding accordingly with any changes in plan.
• Ability to demonstrate initiative, good judgment and problem-solving skills, leadership ability and a professional demeanor.
• Ability to demonstrate excellent professional listening and communication skills, time and resource management skills, excellent facilitation and coordination skills.
• Capable of relating to diverse developmental, religious, cultural and demographic backgrounds.
• Support our outpatient families from a psychosocial perspective.
• Provide interdisciplinary care along with our outpatient providers.

What This Job Offers

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