Hospice Bereavement Coordinator
San Diego, CA
Mission Hospice - San Diego – Non-Clinical Field Support /
Full-Time /
On-site
We’re looking for a Bereavement Coordiantor to join our Team.
The Bereavement Coordinator is responsible to plan, implement, and maintain a bereavement program to
meet the needs of families/caregivers from Mission Hospice Services for up to one (1) year
following the death of the individual hospice patient.
General Responsibilities Include:
- Coordinates the assessment and delivery of grief counseling needs and services (one-to-one, groups, and ongoing follow-up) to ensure timely and appropriate services are provided to family/caregivers.
- Plans for Bereavement Program development, expansion and refinement through annual evaluation of services.
- Provides bereavement support to hospice personnel coping with work related grief through one-to one counseling, supervision of interns providing one-to-one counseling, and referral to community resources.
- Provides bereavement information and referral services to callers from the community. Expands and maintains community resource list as needed.
- Assists as needed in evaluating and planning services to meet hospice personnel support needs (i.e., yearly retreats, weekly support groups).
Ideal Background Include:
- Master's degree in psychology, social work, or completion of equivalent course work in addition to qualifications of experienced clinical grief counseling.
- Ability to work as a team member.
- Knowledge and commitment to hospice philosophy.
- Demonstrates good verbal and written communication, and organization skills.
- Understanding of grief response and experience with counseling individuals and/or in groups regarding loss.
$30 - $38 an hour
Mission Healthcare Family of Companies includes Mission Home Health, Mission Hospice, Moniker Hospice, Healthy Living at Home, Tender Care, Sun Tree, Hands of Hope, Advanced Healthcare Services, One Care and Compass at Home.
EOE - M/F/Disabled/Veterans - Reasonable Accommodation
It is our business philosophy and practice to provide reasonable accommodations, according to applicable state and federal laws, to all qualified individuals with physical or mental disabilities.
