Bereavement Program Coordinator

Corewell Health • Royal Oak, MI

20h • Onsite

About The Position

The Bereavement Program Coordinator leads and advances services for families experiencing perinatal, infant, and pediatric loss across Corewell Health East. The role combines compassionate, family-centered support with program leadership, staff education, community partnership, and clinical collaboration. It requires regular travel among hospital locations and onsite work building relationships with clinical teams and helping ensure consistent bereavement support across the health system.

The Coordinator serves as a practitioner, educator, and consultant to grieving patients and families, caregivers, staff, and the community. Responsibilities span clinical support, program oversight, policy and practice development, committee leadership, administration, education, and evaluation and research. The position is based at Royal Oak Hospital and is a full-time, day-shift role scheduled for 40 hours per week, Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in a health-related, social work, or spiritual care field.
• At least 2 years of relevant experience working with bereaved families in a health care setting.
• Comfort working in a visible role involving onsite presence, relationship-building, and regional travel.

Nice To Haves

• MDiv, MSN, MSW, MA, or an equivalent degree in a field relevant to bereavement or Thanatology.
• BA/BSN with extensive bereavement coordination experience may also be considered.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert, family-centered support to bereaved families.
• Monitor, oversee, and maintain records of deaths across Corewell Health service sites.
• Assist with aggregate case data collection, analysis, and reporting.
• Serve as core training faculty for Corewell Health system staff.
• Contribute to the strategic development, assessment, and evaluation of bereavement standards, practices, and procedures across service sites.
• Review, revise, update, and develop bereavement policies.
• Maintain and advance the bereavement program structure to meet the needs of the population served.
• Oversee the organization of bereavement supplies in units that work with bereaved families.
• Lead the corporate Perinatal, Infant & Pediatric Bereavement Committee and advise members on strategic planning and bereavement-service development.
• Manage the program budget, supply orders, applications for CMN funding, and community donations.
• Coordinate with pathology departments and outside funeral services on respectful disposition of remains and compliance with state requirements and Corewell Health policies.
• Address quality-assurance issues related to bereavement-service concerns or errors to improve practices and family-centered care.
• Organize and participate in ongoing educational offerings for staff, faculty, and trainees.
• Serve as a bereavement resource to administration, clinical and research leadership, and community outreach.
• Represent the bereavement program at public relations and community events.
• Conduct ongoing evaluation and research on bereavement-service quality metrics across the hospital system.
• Serve as bereavement coordinator to the corporate IRB and complete required IRB training.
• Build partnerships with clinical teams through onsite presence and regular travel throughout the Corewell Health East region.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package addressing financial, health, and work/life balance goals.
• On-demand pay program powered by Payactiv.
• Discounts directory with offers on restaurants, phone plans, spas, and other items.
• Optional identity theft protection, home and auto insurance.
• Traditional and Roth retirement options with service contribution and matching savings.

What This Job Offers

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