Social Worker (SW) Child and Family Counselor Hospice

SEH Saint Elizabeth Medical Center•Edgewood, MD

2d•Onsite

About The Position

St. Elizabeth Healthcare is hiring a Social Worker for a Child & Family Counselor position with the Hospice unit located at the Edgewood, Kentucky location. This role is focused on proactively providing and expanding grief support and counseling to the pediatric population of our Hospice families. The goal is to enhance the bereavement care provided by Hospice to children and their families in the community and to better fulfill the standards of the Hospice Bereavement Program, as set forth by the National Hospice & Palliative Care Organization in providing bereavement care to the whole family. The position requires demonstrating respect, dignity, kindness, and empathy in every interaction with patients, families, visitors, and colleagues, regardless of cultural background.

Requirements

Master's Degree in Social Work or Counseling.
Licensed Clinical Counselor or Clinical Social Worker.
Knowledge of counseling methodologies, child development stages, and group dynamics.
People-oriented and possess basic counseling skills.
Desire to work with children and adolescents in the area of grief and loss.
2 years of experience in a clinical environment in which supervised counseling was offered.
Experience in working with children within the realm of counseling or education.

Responsibilities

Provide and expand grief support and counseling to the pediatric population of Hospice families.
Enhance the bereavement care provided by Hospice to children and their families in the community.
Fulfill the standards of the Hospice Bereavement Program in providing bereavement care to the whole family.
Demonstrate respect, dignity, kindness, and empathy in each encounter with all patients, families, visitors, and other employees regardless of cultural background.