OR HospiceOutpatient Bereavement Coordinator .6 FTE

DEPARTMENT DESCRIPTION The Hospice teams at Samaritan Health Services support patients and family members through the final stages of their illness. Evergreen Hospice serves patients in Linn Benton Marion Polk Lincoln and Tillamook Counties. These services are offered in the home setting which may include the patient s own residence skilled nursing facilities assisted living facilities and adult foster homes. Services offered include intermittent skilled nursing visits (24-hour on-call nursing services available) pain and symptom management medical social services counseling spiritual support hospice aides trained hospice volunteers and bereavement support. Medications and equipment are included as appropriate. EXPERIENCE/EDUCATION/QUALIFICATIONS Bachelors degree in social services counseling or psychology related area required. Masters degree preferred. Healthcare Provider Level BLS required. Experience or education in grief or loss counseling required. This position requires the use of the employees personal automobile. Employee must have a valid drivers license and auto liability/property damage insurance as required by law and must maintain their vehicle in good working order. Recent experience in hospice preferred. Additional experience in a medical setting preferred.

Shift: Days (0800-1630) occasional weekends

Specialty Type: Behavioral Health

Sub Specialties: Social Worker-Clinical

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