What are the responsibilities and job description for the Bereavement Specialist position at Northeast Professional Registry Of Nurses?
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Job Description:
What You’ll Do:
The Bereavement Specialist provides emotional, psychosocial, and spiritual support to the families of hospice patients before and after the death of their loved one. Additionally, the Bereavement Specialist assists the bereaved in factors that may be impacting their ability to cope with the loss of a loved one.
More Specifically:
- Provide bereavement education and counseling services for hospice patient/family members who request assistance or indicate need based on assessments.
- Coordinate, manage, and deliver the hospice grief support program and ongoing grief groups.
- Provide bereavement programming for the hospice program and community based bereavement education needs.
- Assist in coordinating the hospice memorial services for patient’s families yearly on a yearly basis.
- Maintain documentation in accordance with regulatory and licensure requirements for ongoing bereavement support of families for 13 months post death of patient.
- Develop curriculum for grief groups and educational support groups.
- Provide care and services consistent with the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization’s standards of practice for bereavement programs.
- Develop assessment tools to identify bereaved in accordance with regulatory requirements.
- Train and support bereavement volunteers.
- Work collaboratively with other members of the interdisciplinary team (IDT), physicians, families, and the community emphasizing a teamwork environment.
- Attend meetings and weekly IDT case conferences.
- Maintain open communication with the interdisciplinary team, and hospice leaders.
- Utilize appropriate chain of command to collaboratively and proactively problem solve as needed.
- Attend education when offered related to competencies or changes in processes.
- Participate in Quality Improvement activities as requested.
What You’ll Need:
- Master’s Degree in Social Work
- Current Licensure in the state of New Hampshire as a Medical Social Worker, as applicable.
- Valid driver's license
- 2-3 years’ experience working with grief and bereavement
- Experience in family and group modalities
What You’ll Get:
- A highly competitive pay rate & benefits package, including generous PTO, 403(b), and tuition
- A reasonable geographic territory with strong clinical support resources
- A highly inclusive, diverse team that values the input of all staff to provide excellent patient care
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