Clinical Specialist - Bereavement

Seattle Children's Hospital
  • Seattle, Washington
    4 days ago

    Job Description

    Senior clinician with specialized skills in pediatric bereavement services. Provides advanced clinical services and leadership to the hospital through direct services to patients, families, staff, and community. Provides oversight of day-to-day operations and program development for the Journey program. This leadership role actively promotes culturally responsive family-centered care and hospital-wide collaboration around the scope and delivery of bereavement services.

      

    Required Education and Experience
    Master’s Degree in Social Work (MSW) from a school of social work accredited by the Council on Social Work Education, Master’s Degree in Counseling, Psychology, Divinity, Child Life or related field.
    Minimum of 4-6 years post masters’ experience, to include:
    • Experience in all areas of care and intervention with children/families
    • Demonstrated skill and experience in child/adult bereavement
    • Multidisciplinary team experience
    • Pediatric experience; understanding of impact of grief and bereavement on developmental growth
    • Experience with oversight of serious illness and/or bereavement care
    • Demonstrated knowledge and experience in working with diverse patients (multicultural/multilingual)
    1-2 years program management; and/or program development experience
    Program development experience
    Paid or internship experience in health care or a clinical setting focusing on children and families.

    Required Credentials
    LICSW, and/or BCC (Board Certified Chaplain), and/or CCLS (Certified Child Life Specialist)
    As a condition of employment: Current licensing is to be maintained at all times.

    Preferred
    Protective Services experience
    Mental health experience
    Program management experience
    Experience in healthcare/medical setting
    Approved to provide clinical supervision in their discipline
    Advanced training/certification in grief & bereavement
    Demonstrated ability to manage complex cases independently.
    Experience in providing individual and group psychotherapy to adults and/or children using a variety of evidence-based interventions (e.g., pastoral counseling, play-based modalities, family systems, CBT, IPT, etc.).

    Compensation Range

    $107,431.00 - $161,147.00 per year

    Salary Information

    This compensation range was calculated based on full-time employment (2080 hours worked per calendar year). Offers are determined by multiple factors including equity, skills, experience, and expertise, and may vary within the range provided.

    Disclaimer for Out of State Applicants

    This compensation range is specific to Seattle, positions located outside of Seattle may be compensated differently depending on various factors.

    Benefits Information

    Seattle Children’s offers a generous benefit package, including medical, dental, and vision plans, 403(b), life insurance, paid time off, tuition reimbursement, and more. Additional details on our benefits can be found on our website www.seattlechildrens.org/careers/benefits.

    About Us

    Hope. Care. Cure. These three simple words capture what we do at Seattle Children’s – to help every child live the healthiest and most fulfilling life possible.  Are you ready to engage with a mission-driven organization that is life-changing to many, and touches the hearts of all? #HOPECARECURE

    Our founding promise to the community is as valid today as it was over a century ago: we will care for all children in our region, regardless of the families’ ability to pay. Together, we deliver superior patient care, advance new discoveries and treatments through pediatric research, and serve as the pediatric and adolescent, academic medical center for Washington, Alaska, Montana and Idaho – the largest region of any children’s hospital in the country.
     
    U.S. News & World Report consistently ranks Seattle Children’s among the nation’s best children’s hospitals. For more than a decade, Seattle Children’s has been nationally recognized in key specialty areas. We are honored to be one of the nation’s very best places to care for children and the top-ranked pediatric hospital in Washington and the Pacific Northwest.

    As a Magnet designated institution, we recognize the importance of hiring and developing great talent to provide best-in-class care to the patients and families we serve. Our organizational DNA takes form in our core values: Compassion, Excellence, Integrity, Collaboration, Equity and Innovation. Whether it’s delivering frontline care to our patients in a kind and caring manner, practicing the highest standards of quality and safety, or being relentlessly curious as we work towards eradicating childhood diseases, these values are the fabric of our culture and community. The future starts here.

    Our Commitment

    Seattle Children’s welcomes people of all experiences, backgrounds, and thoughts as this is what drives our spirit of inquiry and allows us to better connect with our patients and families. Our organization recruits, employs, trains, compensates, and promotes based on merit without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.

    The people who work at Seattle Children’s are members of a community that seeks to respect and celebrate all the qualities that make each of us unique. Each of us is empowered to be ourselves.

    Seattle Children’s is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Workplace and Affirmative Action Employer.

    Numbers & Facts

    LocationSeattle, Washington
    Websiteseattlechildrens.org/careers/benefits
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