Hospice/Outpatient Bereavement Coordinator
Albany, Oregon
Samaritan Albany General Hospital
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Job info
Hospice/Outpatient Bereavement Coordinator
Location: Albany, Oregon
Employment Type: Contract
Contract Length: 13 weeks
Shift: Days (8:00 AM – 4:30 PM), occasional weekends
Hours per Week: 24 hours (0.6 FTE)
Job Description
Provide support to patients and family members through the final stages of illness in a hospice setting. Services are delivered in patients' homes, skilled nursing facilities, assisted living facilities, and adult foster homes. Responsibilities include grief and loss counseling, pain and symptom management, medical social services, counseling, spiritual support, hospice aide coordination, volunteer support, and bereavement services.
Required Qualifications
- Valid Bereavement Specialist license in Oregon
- Minimum of 1 year of Bereavement Specialist experience, including experience within the last year
- Bachelor’s degree in social services, counseling, psychology, or a related field
- Social Worker experience
- Healthcare Provider Level BLS certification
- Valid driver’s license, personal automobile, and auto liability/property damage insurance required; must maintain vehicle in good working order
Additional Information
- Position requires occasional weekend work
- Must be able to travel to various patient locations within multiple counties
- Interview scheduling details to be provided upon application
Facility
Samaritan Albany General Hospital
1 nurse recommends working with Samaritan Albany General Hospital
Pros
Traveler friends. Unit ratios very appropriate.
Cons
Schedule was atrocious especially night shift. Significant amount of floating to the ER as helping hands or a sitter.
- Short Term Acute Care
- 73 beds
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