Bereavement Coordinator
Moments Hospice•Lakewood Township, NJ
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About The Position
The Bereavement Coordinator is responsible to plan, implement, and maintain a bereavement program to meet the needs of families/caregivers from Moments Hospice for up to one (1) year following the death of the individual hospice patient.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree or higher in Social Work, Music Therapy or equivalent theological degree from college or university. Experience/training with families/caregivers and patients through death/dying issues or experienced clinical grief counseling, or a Masters in 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.
- If making home visits, must be a licensed driver with an automobile that is insured in accordance with state or organization requirements and is in good working order.
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-to-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).
- Functions independently but seeks and accepts guidance from other members of the interdisciplinary group, or from member of the community.
- Participates in hospice activities such as inservice education, hospice personnel meetings, and relevant committees.
- Advances professional knowledge and skills.
- Actively participates in quality assessment performance improvement teams and activities.
- Accepts and performs other related duties and responsibilities as required.
- Provides direction, oversight, and support to Bereavement Support Facilitator(s), and any Bereavement Volunteers.
