Bereavement Coordinator (CovenantCare)
About The Position
The Bereavement Coordinator is responsible for planning, implementing, and maintaining a bereavement program to meet the needs of families and caregivers of CovenantCare Hospice patients for up to one year following the patient's death. This role involves coordinating the assessment and delivery of grief counseling services, including one-to-one sessions, group support, and ongoing follow-up, to ensure timely and appropriate care. The coordinator also provides bereavement information and referral services to community callers, expands and maintains a community resource list, and participates in hospice activities such as in-service education and personnel meetings. Additionally, the position supports hospice personnel coping with work-related grief through individual counseling, supervision of interns, and referrals to community resources, and assists in evaluating and planning services for personnel support needs. The role requires functioning independently while seeking guidance from the interdisciplinary group and community members, and actively participating in quality assessment and performance improvement activities.
Requirements
- Master's degree in Social Work
- Qualifications of experienced clinical grief counseling
- Experience with families/caregivers and patients through death/dying issues
- Experience with clinical grief counseling
- Understanding of grief response
- Experience with counseling individuals and/or in groups regarding loss
- Ability to work as a team member
- Knowledge and commitment to hospice philosophy
- Demonstrates good verbal and written communication skills
- Demonstrates good organization skills
- Mobility to move around from one area to another
- Ability to lift loads not normally exceeding medium weight (35 pounds)
- Manual dexterity, keen vision and hearing accuracy necessary in driving a vehicle
Responsibilities
- Plan, implement, and maintain a bereavement program for families/caregivers of hospice patients.
- Coordinate assessment and delivery of grief counseling needs and services (one-to-one, groups, ongoing follow-up).
- Provide bereavement information and referral services to community callers.
- Expand and maintain community resource list.
- Participate in hospice activities such as in-service education, personnel meetings, and committees.
- Provide bereavement support to hospice personnel coping with work-related grief.
- Supervise interns providing one-to-one counseling.
- Refer hospice personnel to community resources for grief support.
- Assist in evaluating and planning services to meet hospice personnel support needs.
- Function independently, seeking guidance from the interdisciplinary group and community members.
- Actively participate in quality assessment performance improvement teams and activities.
Benefits
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Employer paid group term life
- Employer paid disability
- Paid Time Off (PTO)
- Six paid holidays
- 403(b) with a 3% employer match
- Fitness center use at most facilities
- Various voluntary benefits: Life, AD&D
- Tuition assistance and scholarships
- Employee assistance program
- Legal services
- Home/auto insurance
- Discount purchasing program
- Pet Insurance
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
