Bereavement Coordinator

**Description**
For over 125 years, Calvary Hospital and Calvary @ Home located in the Bronx, New York has been dedicated to the palliative care of advanced cancer and other terminally ill patients and their families. Through a caring, compassionate, philosophy of non-abandonment, the hospice provides a full spectrum of palliative services, including emotional, spiritual, and physical care. The hospice receives patients from referring institutions throughout New York City and the entire tristate area.
**When you come to Calvary Hospital, you're not just getting a job, you're joining a family.**
Summary: The Hospice Bereavement Client- Coordinator coordinates the Hospice Bereavement activities, and provides psychosocial and bereavement counseling to the hospice patients and families and takes part in Bereavement Department programs


**Requirements**

* Licensed Master of Social Work, Licensed Clinical Social Worker or License Mental Health Counselor required
* Specialized training in the area of death and dying preferred or related field
* At least two years of hospice experience preferred
* Position requires ability to commute to multiple territories to ensure continuity of care
* A valid driver's license is required.(This requirement does not apply to positions assigned exclusively to Manhattan territory)
* A vehicle is required to commute to patients. (This requirement does not apply to positions assigned exclusively to Manhattan territory)
* Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
* Exhibits and ability and attitude relative to the spirit of caring and tradition at Calvary Hospital as required by specific job duties and functions

**Education:**

* Master's degree in Social Work or Mental Health Counseling

**Salary:**
$89,712.81/ annually


**Benefits**

* Includes accrued vacation days, sick days, holidays, and free days
* Pension (vested after 5 years of full-time or part-time service)
* Participation in 403 (b)
* Voluntary Benefits: Short Term Disability, Life Insurance, Cancer Insurance, Flex Spending, Transit Check
* Free On-Site Parking