- Professional
- Optionales Büro in Fargo
Job Details
Description
Our mission: 'To provide comfort and care through life's journey.' Join our team today!
Position Summary
The Grief Specialist provides bereavement support to hospice families in coordination with the interdisciplinary team and provide Journey programming to the broader community related to end-of-life and grief issues.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Following a patient death, provide initial grief support needs and psychosocial assessments of families and clients desiring grief support services.
- Develop a care plan with the client and IDG members that identifies the client's needs, outcomes, and interventions.
- Document all client contact and interventions in a timely and accurate manner.
- Provide ongoing grief support services and psychosocial assessments for up to 13 months post-death.
- Refer clients to support groups and community resources as appropriate.
- Facilitate grief support groups for grief clients and the public.
- Maintain documentation of support groups and other grief support services for program evaluation.
- Provide resources, referrals, and community education presentations regarding grief and loss and end-of-life issues in the community.
- Provide grief counseling to clients and familiarize yourself with community referrals when client needs are outside of our scope of practice.
- Provide supervision of volunteers assisting the department in collaboration with the volunteer coordinators
- Assist in the development of grief programming and services.
- Report program activity and issues to the grief support manager.
- Properly track community presentations.
- Participate in the measurement of grief programming outcomes.
Benefits:
We offer a robust benefits package for qualifying full-time and part-time employees. Depending on eligibility, a variety of benefits include health insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, life insurance, a 401(k) retirement plan, short-term and long-term disability, and a generous time off package.
We have a Drug Free Workplace Policy. An accepted offer will require a drug screen and pre-employment background screening as a condition of employment.
Pay: $25.22 starting, depends upon experience
Expectations of all Employees
Support the mission, vision and values through unequaled quality patient care, professional competence, collaboration, communication, innovation, accountability, ownership and provide support to the entire agency regardless of their primary office location.
HIA Health has HEART
Honor - I accept the honor of service to hospice patients, families, and communities.
Excellence - I strive for excellence in my work, as we stand on hallowed ground.
Attitude - I choose a positive attitude at work.
Respect - I treat people with the same respect I wish to be given.
Teamwork - I value everyone’s contribution in delivery of care, operation of the organization and stewardship of our resources.
Qualifications
REQUIRED EDUCATION, CERTIFICATIONS, AND EXPERIENCE
- Minimum of Bachelor of Social Work, LAPC, MDiv or related field
- Licensure in North Dakota and Minnesota, if applicable
- Current driver's license and auto insurance
- Training and experience with grief and loss counseling of individuals and families; and group facilitation
- Training and experience in family dynamics and psychosocial assessment
- Experience in public speaking
- Strong communication skills
