Bereavement Coordinator

The Bereavement Coordinator provides therapeutic interventions including grief and emotional support. Additionally, they provide resources to parents, caregivers and siblings who are experiencing anticipatory grief due to a life limiting illness or bereavement due to the death of a loved one. The coordinator develops, implements, and facilitates grief support programs, and resources. Additionally, the coordinator provides support, education, and training to CHCO team members and the community.

Additional Information
Department Name: Spiritual Care
Job Status: Full time, 40 hours per week.
Shift: Day - Some evening and weekends when running events and facilitating groups. In person role.

Duties & Responsibilities

POPULATION SPECIFIC CARE

Neonate - <30 days
Infancy - >30 days to 1yr
Toddlers - >1yr to 3yrs
Pre-Schoolers - >3yrs to 5yrs
School age - >5yrs to 13yrs
Adolescent - >13yrs to 18yrs
Adult - >18yrs to 65yrs

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

An employee in this position may be called upon to do any or all the following essential functions. These examples do not include all the functions which the employee may be expected to perform.

1. Assesses patients, families, and team members' bereavement needs and provides additional therapeutic interventions including grief education, emotional support, and resources to parents, caregivers and siblings experiencing anticipatory grief or bereavement.
2. Collaborates across other functions of the hospital to include Clinical Social Workers, Child Life Specialists and/or Chaplains to support families experiencing grief.
3. Develops and provides grief materials and trainings as necessary for both internal and external stakeholders.
4. Develops, organizes, and facilitates support groups and other grief programming.
5. Evaluates and adapts grief programming to meet the needs of families, staff, and the community.
6. Purchases necessary materials based on programmatic needs and tracks spending to ensure budget allotments are maintained.
7. Participates in committees both internally and externally.
8. Partners with other grief support organizations to provide appropriate programming, best practices, partnerships, and referrals for bereaved families.
9. Partners with Pathology for decedent affairs.

Minimum Qualifications

• Degrees
  • Master's degree in Divinity, Psychology, Counseling, Social Work, Child Life, or related field
    
• Experience
  • One year experience providing bereavement support services in a healthcare setting.
    
    
• Licenses & Certifications
  • Relevant certifications for discipline

Salary Information
Pay is dependent on applicant's relevant experience.

Annual Salary Range (Based on 40 hours worked per week): $57,184.55 to $85,776.82

Benefits Information
Here, you matter. As a Children's Hospital Colorado team member, you will receive a competitive pay and benefits package designed to take care of your needs that includes base pay, incentives, paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance, company provided life and disability insurance, paid parental leave, 403b employer match (retirement savings), a robust wellness program, and access to professional development tools, including an education benefit to help you advance your career.

As part of our Total Rewards package, Children's Colorado offers an annual employee bonus program that rewards eligible team members based on organizational performance. If organizational goals are met for the year, the bonus is paid out the following April.

Children's Colorado delivers annual base pay increases to eligible team members based on their performance over the previous year.

EEO Statement
It is our intention that all qualified applicants be given equal opportunity and that selection decisions be based on job-related factors. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, or any other status protected by law or regulation. Be aware that none of the questions are intended to imply illegal preferences or discrimination based on non-job-related information. The position is expected to stay open until the posted close date. Please submit your application as soon as possible as the posting is subject to close at any time once a sufficient pool of qualified applicants is obtained.

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