Bereavement Coordinator

GREENFIELD Job Description At Pioneer Valley Hospice & Palliative Care,

located in Western, MA, our mission is to support and care for those

living with an advanced illness so they may live as fully and

comfortably as possible. We are a member of Berkshire Healthcare

Systems. Our nurses, social workers, hospice aides, spiritual

counselors, bereavement counselors, and volunteers will provide

information, resources, and expert medical care to support our patients,

their families, and caregivers with caring hearts and hands. The

Bereavement Coordinator will be responsible for planning, developing and

implementing the bereavement program, to include facilitating support

groups, community education, and other bereavement services in addition

to providing direct support to bereaved family members of hospice

patients, community members and to the interdisciplinary team Annually

plan, develop, and implement the agency's bereavement support services

and community bereavement services including remembrance ceremonies,

holiday coping program, grief support groups in community and contacted

facilities, etc.) Complete bereavement coping assessment of primary

caregivers following death of patient. Develop and implement a plan of

care for primary caregiver. Assess and provide supportive interventions

to high risk/special needs grievers. Develop, coordinate and implement

programs of grief support services for children, teens, and adults. This

includes mailings at appropriate times. Facilitate grief support groups

with populations that can include: loss of partner, general loss, loss

of adult child, child & adolescent grief, and others as assessed

community need is identified. Grief education and community outreach may

include school systems, councils on aging, and long-term care

facilities. Attend weekly Interdisciplinary Team meeting. Identify high

risk grief issues in patients/families. Follow up with supportive visits

as determined by IDT. Serve as consultant to the hospice team on grief

issues, needs and interventions, at IDT meetings or as needed. Meet

individual and program expectations and goals as identified through

performance appraisals, the annual plan, or by supervisor. Orient new

employees and others (volunteers, visitors, students, etc.) to

bereavement support services in hospice and provide an additional

general volunteer training per year. Assist in training and supervision

of Bereavement Support Volunteers. Participate in agency Quality

Improvement process. Demonstrate continuous growth in skills and

knowledge to the highest standard of practice. BC with Social Worker

credentials: will participate as SW backup (visits/admissions) as

needed. BC with Spiritual Care credentials: will participate in SC

backup (visits/admissions) as needed Hourly commitment per week for this

position based on credentials and professional experience. Other duties

as assigned by the Clinical Director and or the Executive Director which

may include messaging, marketing, fundraising, community outreach, and

community work. Job Requirements Education and Training: Masters degree

in social work, counseling, divinity, theology, pastoral counseling

Training in impact of severe illness, death and bereavement of

individuals/family systems desired. License, Certification &

Registration: Licensed by the state of Massachusetts as a clinical

social worker, marriage, family and child counselor, licensed mental

health counselor or psychologist required. OR Evidence of 2 Clinical

Pastoral Education units required. Possesses and maintains current CPR

Certification. Valid driver's license