What are the responsibilities and job description for the Spiritual Counselor/Bereavement Coordinator - PRN position at Primecare Home Care Services?
Job Description
Job Description
ABOUT PRIMECARE HOSPICE & PALLIATIVE CARE :
At Primecare Hospice, caring is not just our duty; it's our purpose. We are a patient-centered, physician-led, and team-based holistic hospice program. We understand the profound importance of every moment in a person's life, especially during their hospice journey. That's why we are dedicated to making every moment matter. Our team of compassionate professionals is here to support and care for our patients and their families with empathy, respect, and unwavering commitment. We believe that in the midst of life's most challenging moments, there is an opportunity to provide comfort, dignity, and a sense of peace. At Primecare Hospice, we are honored to be a part of this journey and to make each moment as meaningful as possible.
Hospice is primarily a home care program, but services may also be provided in a hospital or nursing home. The hospice team, called the interdisciplinary group (IDG), helps you and your family make informed decisions about caregiving, teaches skills for care and helps with end-of-life care. Hospice also offers help through the bereavement period.
Position Summary :
Plan, implement and maintain a bereavement program that supports the families / caregivers of the deceased for up to one (1) year after the patients death. This is a PRN position.
Essential Duties :
- Ensure that a Bereavement Assessment is done within 5 days of admission as part of the comprehensive assessment.
- Development and implementation of the Bereavement Plan of Care for the bereaved following the hospice patients death. The Bereavement Plan of Care is developed using
- the bereavement assessment;
- the risk assessment;
- input from the IDG re : bereavement issues during care of the patient as well as at the death visit; and
- interaction with the bereaved following the patients death.
- Provide bereavement support to hospice personnel coping with work related grief.
- Provide education to the IDG regarding bereavement issues.
- Provide memorial services, grief support groups, community education, sends mailings, bereavement calls, bereavement visits, and other services when deemed necessary.
- Provide referrals to community resources and professional services when deemed necessary.
- Assume responsibility for self-development by continually striving to improve his / her Bereavement practice through formal education, attendance at workshops and conferences, active participation in professional and related organizational meetings, and / or individual research and reading.
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