Spiritual Care Bereavement Support Coordinator

Jefferson Healthcare•Port Townsend, WA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Jefferson Healthcare is seeking a compassionate, empathetic, energetic and skilled individual to join our Hospice and Palliative Care team as a Spiritual Care Bereavement Coordinator. This rewarding role requires you to provide spiritual and emotional support to our hospice patients and their families during a difficult time. As Spiritual Care Bereavement Coordinator, you'll be responsible for utilizing compassionate listening with our patients and their families, documenting all visits in EMR, and providing personalized support to help them through their journey. You will conduct interviews, consultations, and emotional, psychosocial, bereavement, and grief evaluations while working closely with mental health providers as well as community spiritual leaders as appropriate to ensure that our patients receive the best possible care and support. As a part of the hospice clinical team, you will use your clinical knowledge of hospice to maintain our Medicare and ACHC requirements with all care. This is a community-based, 100% in-person position, where you will be conducting in-home visits for much of your time. In addition to hospice patients, you will also be serving the spiritual health needs of our Palliative Care patients, and attendance at IDG meetings is required. You will be leading Grief Groups in person weekly as well as organizing and facilitating grief groups in our community facilities. Additionally, your certification in grief and bereavement will provide you with the skills needed to provide in-person, in-office visits with our bereaved clients and utilize EMR to chart all visits. If you have a genuine passion for helping others in their time of need, we encourage you to apply for this fulfilling role. Join our team of compassionate professionals and make a difference in the lives of our patients and their loved ones.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in a related area, such as licensed therapy, social work, divinity, or theology required.
Certification in grief counseling or specialized certification in grief and bereavement required.
Current valid Washington State automobile driver's license and proof of automobile insurance.
Must be accepting of different lifestyles, cultures, beliefs, and values.

Nice To Haves

Master's Degree preferred.
Two years of experience working in a hospice program as a bereavement/grief counselor, chaplain, medical social worker, or counselor preferred.
Experience leading/facilitating support groups preferred.
Electronic Medical Record experience preferred, particularly with Epic.
Experience and ease with technology required.

Responsibilities

Provide spiritual and emotional support to hospice patients and their families.
Utilize compassionate listening with patients and families.
Document all visits in EMR.
Provide personalized support to help patients and families through their journey.
Conduct interviews, consultations, and emotional, psychosocial, bereavement, and grief evaluations.
Work closely with mental health providers and community spiritual leaders.
Maintain Medicare and ACHC requirements with all care.
Conduct in-home visits.
Serve the spiritual health needs of Palliative Care patients.
Attend IDG meetings.
Lead Grief Groups in person weekly.
Organize and facilitate grief groups in community facilities.
Provide in-person, in-office visits with bereaved clients.
Chart all visits using EMR.