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BJC HealthCare is seeking a Social Work Bereavement Specialist for a job in Saint Louis, Missouri. Job Description & Requirements Specialty: Bereavement Specialist Discipline: Social Work Duration: Ongoing Employment Type: Staff At Vivian Health, candidates with updated profiles have the best success. Make sure yours is complete so recruiters can match you to the perfect job! Additional Information About the Role Join the BJC Hospice team in providing bereavement support for families. You will support our north team in providing virtual, phone and home visits to follow up with families for 13 months. The position will also lead grief support groups and participate in Stepping Stones camp as well as various support groups throughout the year. Monday - Friday position with some evenings and weekends. Overview BJC Home Care offers patients and their families a complete range of home care services, including skilled nursing services, adult and pediatric hospice and supportive care, rehabilitation therapy, home infusion therapy, infusion treatment rooms, home medical equipment and high-tech respiratory care. Specialty home care programs also are available, including adult and pediatric asthma, cardiac, diabetes, orthopedic and wound care programs. BJC Home Care provides care to thousands of patients in both Missouri and Illinois. Serving more than 25 counties, it has become the largest home care network in the region and one of the largest in the country. The BJC Home Care Services Supportive Care staff offer patients with life-limiting illness an opportunity to ease the transition from curative treatment to Hospice care through a unique program. Supportive Care offers a bridge between curative and terminal care. It is a multidisciplinary approach, holistic in nature, centered on the needs of the patient and patient's family, that provides coordinated medical, emotional and spiritual care. Preferred Qualifications Role Purpose Responsible for working with adults and children to help them understand and cope with feelings of grief before and/or after the death of a loved one. Responsibilities Provides support to client's coping with their grief, and provides anticipatory and follow-up bereavement visits. Evaluates grief resources and selects those to be utilized by BJC Hospice. Coordinates grief activities. Refers families to available services, counselors and support groups in the community. Serves as a grief resource in the community and is involved in community organizations focused on education and support of pediatric and adult grief. Minimum Requirements Education Master's Degree - Social Services/related Experience Supervisor Experience No Experience Licenses & Certifications Valid Driver's License Preferred Requirements Experience 2-5 years Licenses & Certifications Art Therapy Registration Lic Clinical Social Worker Lic Professional Counselor Benefits and Legal Statement BJC Total Rewards At BJC we’re committed to providing you and your family with benefits and resources to help you manage your physical, emotional, social and financial well-being. Comprehensive medical, dental, vison, life insurance, and legal services available first day of the month after hire date Disability insurance* paid for by BJC Pension Plan*/403(b) Plan funded by BJC 401(k) plan with BJC match Tuition Assistance available on first day BJC Institute for Learning and Development Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts Paid Time Off benefit combines vacation, sick days, holidays and personal time Adoption assistance To learn more, go to *Not all benefits apply to all jobs The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this position. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. Equal Opportunity Employer BJC HealthCare Job ID #90105. Posted job title: Bereavement Specialist with Hospice About BJC HealthCare BJC HealthCare is one of the largest nonprofit health care organizations in the United States, delivering services to residents primarily in the greater St. Louis, southern Illinois and southeast Missouri regions. With net revenues of $6.3 billion and more than 30,000 employees, BJC serves patients and their families in urban, suburban and rural communities through its 14 hospitals and multiple community health locations. Services include inpatient and outpatient care, primary care, community health and wellness, workplace health, home health, community mental health, rehabilitation, long-term care and hospice. BJC is the largest provider of charity care, unreimbursed care and community benefits in the state of Missouri. BJC and its hospitals and health service organizations provide $785.9 million annually in community benefit. That includes $410.6 million in charity care and other financial assistance to patients to ensure medical care regardless of their ability to pay. In addition, BJC provides additional community benefits through commitments to research, emergency preparedness, regional health care safety net services, health literacy, community outreach and community health programs and regional economic development. BJC HealthCare

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