Bereavement Coordinator Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Graduate of accredited seminary or school of theology Preferred (BD, MDiv or equivalent theological degree).
• Experience working with death and dying, individuals/family/caregiver.
• Ability to work as member of interdisciplinary team/group.
• Comfort in an interfaith setting.
• Ability to accept different lifestyles, cultures, beliefs, and values.
• Ability to network with community clergy and congregations.
• Knowledge of and commitment to hospice philosophy of care.
• The ability to drive and/or have access to transportation for agency related travel (e.g. community partners, patients, etc.) is an essential function of the job.
• Must have and maintain a valid driver’s license, maintain automobile insurance coverage and have access to an automobile.

Nice To Haves

• Hospice/ experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assures spiritual assessment of patients and families/caregivers in the hospice program and appropriate services are rendered in a timely manner.
• Facilitates the development of the individualized plan of care by participating in the comprehensive assessment to meet identified spiritual needs.
• Provides direct spiritual care to patients and families/caregivers.
• Serves as liaison and support to community chaplains and spiritual counselors.
• Maintains records of spiritual care services utilization and related activities for quality assurance, program development, and policies and procedures review and revision.
• Documents direct services and ongoing communication with community chaplains and spiritual counselors.
• Attends patient care conference and interdisciplinary group meetings as a member of the interdisciplinary group.
• Provides consultation, education, and support to the interdisciplinary group on spiritual care.
• Recruits community chaplains, spiritual counselors, and spiritual care volunteers adequate to meet patient and family/caregiver needs by developing community contacts and offering education through congregations about hospice care.
• Actively participates in quality assessment performance improvement teams and activities.
• Provides for funeral or memorial services for patients as requested.
• Plans periodic memorial services to meet the needs of personnel, volunteers, and community clergy/spiritual counselors working with the hospice team.
• Assists in supervision of spiritual care volunteers when assigned to patients/ families/caregivers.
• Accepts and performs other related duties and responsibilities as required.
• Plan and supervise delivery of all volunteer services.
• Assign volunteers to service on the basis of program needs and the volunteers’ interests and skills.
• Assess and monitor a recordkeeping system which includes services delivered and actual time involved.
• Recruit, interview and select volunteers.
• Design and supervise the orientation and training of volunteers.
• Monitor and evaluate volunteers’ performance.
• Plan and conduct volunteer support meetings.
• Prepare services reports as required by the Director.
• Manage the bereavement services program utilizing professional staff and volunteers.
• Oversee adequacy and appropriateness of bereavement programs for patient and family members.
• Develop new bereavement programs and services as needed.
• Develop educational programs and materials for patients/families, staff and the community regarding loss, grief and coping with bereavement.
• Assist Hospice in educational training program.
• Design materials for distribution to families eligible for and/or receiving Hospice bereavement services.
• Plan, implement and supervise bereavement group events.
• Supervise support staff involved in bereavement program.
• Oversee bereavement follow-up by patient care staff and volunteers.
• Oversee the volunteer component of the bereavement services.
• Conduct the bereavement section of the IDG conference.
• Participate in the maintenance of the bereavement component of the community and staff resource libraries.
• Participate in the orientation and training of new employees and volunteers working in the Hospice program.
• Prepare reports as requested by management.
• Attends IDG conferences.
• Works with IDG concept of patient care.