Job Details

Under the direction of the Ambulatory Nurse Manager with operational oversight by the Safe Harbor Program Coordinator, the Safe Harbor Staff Facilitator primary functions include but are not limited to planning and leading session activities/themes, conference with parents/guardians as necessary, supporting volunteers in their roles, and overseeing the successful operation of the program.

Job Description

Essential Functions:

 Interacts with co-workers, visitors, and other staff consistent with the values of Jefferson.

Meets all standards of the Patient Satisfaction Initiative Criteria in order to make JHA the hospital of choice for Patients and Employees

Acts as lead facilitator for Safe Harbor support groups to provide bereavement support to all participants.

Performs administrative tasks including but not limited to welcoming new families, collecting paperwork, providing updates to volunteers and families, mentoring new volunteers, overseeing the post group meeting and updating the Program Coordinator and leadership as needed.

Plan and structure the format for Safe Harbor Support Group Sessions to ensure grieving needs of participants are addressed.

Follows up with families when additional resources are requested, or when volunteers have concerns about child/children in group.

Creates specific activities for children, teen and caregiver groups allowing grief needs to be met.

Work as integral part of Safe Harbor staff team, attend monthly staff meeting.

Assist in planning and running Camp Charlie

Performs other duties as assigned

Competencies (Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Required):

Ability to communicate and facilitate group activities. Ability to work with children and adults. Ability to lead and provide feedback to volunteers and others as needed. Ability to utilize remote/virtual platforms as needed.

Minimum two years’ experience in group facilitation, bereavement or behavioral health support.

Education:

Associates Degree in Social Work, counseling, psychology, education or human services related field required. Music therapy or expressive arts experience preferred.

OR

Experience:

Minimum two years’ experience in group facilitation, bereavement or behavioral health support, volunteer program experience to include team development required. Music therapy and/or expressive arts experience preferred.

Minimum Certifications, Registration or License Requirements:

Valid Driver’s License. Current auto insurance with proof of coverage is required. Must possess a driving record free from major violations within the past five years, and maintain an acceptable driving record with no major violations in accordance with Motor Vehicle Regulations and Jefferson Health Abington’s auto insurance policy. Any and all major violations incurred must be immediately reported to the department director and/or the Human Resources Department.

Work Shift

Workday Day (United States of America)

Worker Sub Type

Regular

Employee Entity

Abington Memorial Hospital

Primary Location Address

2500 Maryland Road, Willow Grove, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Nationally ranked, Jefferson, which is principally located in the greater Philadelphia region, Lehigh Valley and Northeastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey, is reimagining health care and higher education to create unparalleled value. Jefferson is more than 65,000 people strong, dedicated to providing the highest-quality, compassionate clinical care for patients; making our communities healthier and stronger; preparing tomorrow's professional leaders for 21st-century careers; and creating new knowledge through basic/programmatic, clinical and applied research. Thomas Jefferson University, home of Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Jefferson College of Nursing, and the Kanbar College of Design, Engineering and Commerce, dates back to 1824 and today comprises 10 colleges and three schools offering 200+ undergraduate and graduate programs to more than 8,300 students. Jefferson Health, nationally ranked as one of the top 15 not-for-profit health care systems in the country and the largest provider in the Philadelphia and Lehigh Valley areas, serves patients through millions of encounters each year at 32 hospitals campuses and more than 700 outpatient and urgent care locations throughout the region. Jefferson Health Plans is a not-for-profit managed health care organization providing a broad range of health coverage options in Pennsylvania and New Jersey for more than 35 years.    

Jefferson is committed to providing equal educa­tional and employment opportunities for all persons without regard to age, race, color, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, marital status, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, military status, veteran status, handicap or disability or any other protected group or status. 

Benefits

Jefferson offers a comprehensive package of benefits for full-time and part-time colleagues, including medical (including prescription), supplemental insurance, dental, vision, life and AD&D insurance, short- and long-term disability, flexible spending accounts, retirement plans, tuition assistance, as well as voluntary benefits, which provide colleagues with access to group rates on insurance and discounts. Colleagues have access to tuition discounts at Thomas Jefferson University after one year of full time service or two years of part time service. All colleagues, including those who work less than part-time (including per diem colleagues, adjunct faculty, and Jeff Temps), have access to medical (including prescription) insurance.

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