Bereavement Counselor

Are you looking for a meaningful career working alongside a high caliber healthcare team? Join Montgomery Hospice, Inc. and make a difference in the lives of people living with a serious illness. Our team brings expert care and compassion to the bedside every day. Montgomery Hospice, Inc., one of the nation’s first independent, non\-profit hospice providers, has served as a regional center of excellence for hospice and palliative care since 1981, and has deep roots in our community. Montgomery Hospice, Inc. operates Montgomery Hospice \& Prince George’s Hospice, Casey House, Montgomery Kids, and Palliative Medicine Consultants of Greater Washington. Our organization serves residents of Montgomery and Prince George’s Counties. Our interdisciplinary team members are dedicated to our mission of “gentling the journey through serious illness and loss with skill and compassion” for our patients and their families and live out our values of clinical excellence, compassion, inclusion, stewardship, and innovation. Our organization promotes a culture of respect and belonging, and values and supports work\-life harmony. Montgomery Hospice, Inc. offers competitive salaries and benefits, professional development opportunities, and fulfilling work. * Category: Family Support * Type: Company Employee * Status: FullTime * FullTime Schedule:8:30am5:00pm * Work Location: Onsite in Rockville, MD/Hybrid, occasional visits to Prince George's county * FLSA Classification: Exempt * Benefits Eligible: Yes #### **To review benefits, please visit our website:** https://montgomeryhospice.org/about\-us/careers/ #### **Position Summary:** Provides a range of grief counseling services to hospice family members and community, including phone and online counseling support (and occasionally in\-person). Serves as a member of the interdisciplinary team to provide team support, assisting with grief\-related transitions after the patient’s death. Provides professional co\-facilitation of grief groups and workshops throughout the year (including some evenings). Works closely with a team of counseling colleagues to coordinate care; provides accurate and appropriate documentation for all counseling and support. #### **Duties and Responsibilities:** * Assesses the impact of loss in working with clients and works toward meaningful integration and healthy coping over time. * Manages a counseling caseload that includes scheduling assignments and providing complete documentation of specific issues and interventions. * Collaborates with grief counseling colleagues to provide safe, effective support groups and workshops through the year. * Provides a supportive time in interdisciplinary meetings for colleagues. * Works closely with grief counseling colleagues around coordination of care and ongoing education. #### **Minimum Qualifications:** * Master’s Degree in Counseling, or Master's Degree in Thanatology, or a counselingrelated field * Previous hospice and/or grief counseling experience (including groups) preferred * Excellent listening and interpersonal skills in phone and video counseling * A basic understanding of loss and grief with some personal integration * Ability to work from home and have some facility with online communication platforms (Zoom, etc.) * Bilingual a plus #### **About MONTGOMERY HOSPICE INC** Montgomery Hospice and Prince George's Hospice is an independent, nonprofit, community\-based organization that serves patients and families at a time in life when they are most vulnerable. We employ RNs, LPNs, certified nursing assistants, social workers, counselors, physicians, chaplains, as well as professional and supportive administrative staff. We are proud to offer high\-quality, compassionate care to patients and their families throughout Montgomery County and Prince George's County. As dedicated caregivers helping patients and families, we know that we must also take care of ourselves. Montgomery Hospice and Prince George's Hospice has created a work environment that professionally and emotionally supports the people who take on this heartfelt work. For a list of our employee benefits, go to: https://montgomeryhospice.org/about\-us/careers/