Bereavement Coordinator- Bereavement

Health First•Melbourne, FL

51d

About The Position

To be fully engaged in providing No Harm / Quality, Customer Experience, and Stewardship by providing high quality bereavement services to surviving hospice families and the community at large in a safe environment.

Requirements

MA, MSW, Master's Degree in Psychology, Social Work, Mental Health Counselor or BS with comparable work experience.
Successful completion of Level II background screening
Demonstrates excellent oral/written communication skills
Demonstrates desire to work with intensive grief issues
Demonstrates ability to work well with interdisciplinary team
Demonstrates good organization skills
Demonstrates good listening skills
Have reliable transportation to make home visits.
Must possess high energy level
Flexibility with time management
Work in a fast paced program
Skillful in assessment of Clients and make appropriate referrals knowledge of community resources
Make decisions regarding appropriate bereavement interventions, individual and group
Respond in a crisis as needed

Responsibilities

Knowledgeable of NPSG's (i.e suicidal assessment) as impacts Bereavement interventions, activities.
Verify the accessibility/survivor: staff ratio to ensure activity safety (i.e. Holiday Gathering/Memorial Service/New Beginnings)
Provides quality and timely Bereavement Interventions within 30 days of patient's death unless otherwise indicated thru documentation. (high risk 15 days)
Will maintain a minimal monthly average of 3 visits per day to include a minimum of 50 % initial home assessments.
Represents Bereavement in Quality Improvement activities such as Joint Practice, form revision.
Maintains and improves clinical skills by attendance at 1 clinical educational opportunity, internal/external to Health First Inc.
Is active in Survivor Support program through facilitation of support groups as assigned. Maintain and/or grow participation.
Ongoing involvement, collaboration and participation in Hospice programs, i.e. morning report, KIT volunteer training and education, IDT meetings, student internships, complaint resolution.
Recruits and maintains an active staff of Bereavement Volunteers
Demonstrates an awareness of timely and accurate clinical documentation and clinical information in accordance with policy 93, meet deadlines established by Corporate Finance.
Assists with program fund raising as needed.