**Overview** Dignity Health Mercy San Juan Medical Center is a 384-bed not-for-profit Level 2 Trauma Center located in Carmichael California. We have served north Sacramento County as well as south Placer County for over 50 years. Our facility is one of the area's largest medical centers and also one of the most comprehensive. Our staff and volunteers are dedicated to community well-being; providing excellent patient care to all. Mercy San Juan Medical Center is a Comprehensive Stroke Center as well as a Spine Center of Excellence. We are proud recipients of the Perinatal Care Certificate of Excellence and a Certificate of Excellence for Hip and Knee Replacements. **Responsibilities** The incumbent provides direct bereavement counseling, as well as social work services and counseling to patients and their families. In addition, provides expanded services in the areas of specialized bereavement (e.g. volunteer services, provides consultation with the Social Services team). + Meets discipline specific productivity standard. + Demonstrates competency in bereavement social work with hospice families during field observation by clinicalsupervisor. + Completes initial assessment of family bereavement needs and identifies risk factors as measured by designatedevaluation tool. + Formulates, implements and documents the bereavement plan of care as measured by the designated evaluation tool. + Documents follow-up of identified problems. + Provides referrals to families to access bereavement community resources and individual counseling as needed. + Serves as a liaison for community bereavement support programs, We Honor Veterans program, annualmemorial and other programs/committees as needed. + Facilitates community bereavement support groups or provides community education when requested **Qualifications** Experience: + At least 1 year experience in hospice social work in the previous 3 years. Education: + Master's Degree in Social Work from a school accredited from the Council of Social Work Education. Licensure: + Current California driver's license, possession of automobile insurance, and access to an operating motor vehicle. + Current BLS card **Pay Range** $46.80 - $52.94 /hour We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.