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The mission of the Health Federation of Philadelphia is to promote health equity for marginalized communities by advancing access to high-quality, integrated, and comprehensive health and human services. Health equity is at the heart of all our work. We believe in and are firmly committed to equal employment opportunity for employees and applicants. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national or ethnic origin, ancestry, age, religion, disability, sex or gender, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, military or veteran status. This commitment applies to all aspects of the Health Federation of Philadelphia’s employment practices, including recruiting, hiring, training, and promotion.
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JOB SUMMARY
The Bereavement Care Provider is a full-time position with the Philadelphia Dept of Public Health, based 3 days/week with the Division of Substance Use Prevention and Harm Reduction and 2 days/week with the Philadelphia Medical Examiner’s Office (MEO). The Bereavement Care Provider will provide telephonic and in-person crisis intervention, grief counseling, and other support as needed primarily to individuals affected by drug-related deaths as well as individuals affected by other sudden or traumatic deaths. This position requires a high level of clinical responsibility, integrity, and initiative.
Ideal candidates will have clinical experience and expertise in grief and loss. Clinicians and practitioners of color, LGBTQIA+ people, those with disabilities, and others with lived experience as part of marginalized communities are encouraged to apply.
JOB SPECIFICATIONS
Responsibilities/Duties
- Provide initial telephonic outreach and offer bereavement support and counseling to individuals whose loved one has died from an accidental drug intoxication or other causes as assigned and follow up as needed;
- Offer support to bereaved individuals presenting in-person to the Philadelphia MEO;
- Identify any bereavement, health-related, or social service needs of grieving families and help connect them to the proper interdepartmental and community resources;
- Enter all case notes into the MEO database in a timely fashion;
- Assist families with connecting to other Medical Examiner’s Office departments (e.g., forensic investigators and pathologists);
- Help organize, update, and maintain MEO bereavement support services documents, protocols, handouts, and folders;
- Help collect and maintain current information about health-related and social service resources within Philadelphia;
- Offer bereavement support and counseling to grieving individuals whose loved one has died from an accidental drug intoxication;
- Start up and facilitate at least one peer-support group for grieving individuals who have suffered a drug-related death;
- Develop and facilitate at least one psychoeducational workshop on a topic related to grief following the loss of a loved one to substance use;
- Assist with community outreach and engagement events;
- Closely collaborate with all SUPHR and MEO staff, including provide cross-coverage for other bereavement staff as needed and help train any new bereavement staff hires;
- Complete all tasks as assigned, including related duties not specified above.
