**Job Description** Location: Chicago, Illinois Business Unit: Rush Medical Center Hospital: Rush University Medical Center Department: Cook County-Int Med Admin-Res **Work Type:** Full Time (Total FTE between 0.9 and 1.0) **Shift:** Shift 1 **Work Schedule:** 8 Hr (8:30:00 AM - 5:00:00 PM) Rush offers exceptional rewards and benefits learn more at our Rush benefits page (https://www.rush.edu/rush-careers/employee-benefits). **Pay Range:** $27.47 - $43.27 per hour Rush salaries are determined by many factors including, but not limited to, education, job-related experience and skills, as well as internal equity and industry specific market data. The pay range for each role reflects Rush’s anticipated wage or salary reasonably expected to be offered for the position. Offers may very depending on the circumstances of each case. **Summary:** The Bereavement Counselor LCSW will be a vital member of the Palliative Care Interdisciplinary Team at **Cook County Health (CCH),** reporting to the Section Chief of Palliative Medicine. This position is **fully onsite at CCH, not Rush Hospital** , where the counselor will provide bereavement support to patients, families, and hospital staff. Responsibilities include conducting in-person and follow-up counseling sessions for individuals of all ages coping with grief and loss. This role is dedicated to supporting the **Cook County Health** community while upholding its mission, vision, and policies. **Other information:** **Required Job Qualifications:** • Master’s Degree in Social Work required. • Current State of Illinois licensure as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) required. • At least three years of related experience in bereavement counseling and health care required. • Excellent interpersonal skills. • Strong written and verbal communication skills. • Proficiency with the Microsoft Office Suite. **Preferred Job Qualifications:** **Responsibilities:** • Provides clinical assessment, counseling, and support to the bereaved and oversee the development of bereavement services through follow-up to families after patients die. • Provides clinical assessment, counseling, and support to bereaved parents and families after perinatal loss and oversee the development of bereavement services through follow-up. • Provides telephone contact with bereaved family members of patients to introduce services and offers intervention. • Facilitates bereavement support groups on-site and provide individual support strategies for families, including children, members of the interdisciplinary team, or hospital personnel. • Accepts referrals and provides counseling services to bereaved individuals and families throughout the community served by CCHHS, including home visits as needed or desired. • Demonstrates and applies knowledge of emotional, social, and spiritual needs and responses to death and grief. • Oversees the development and sending of periodic follow-up letters to family about grief. • Participates in the orientation, education, and training of new staff, rotating physicians, nurses, social workers, and other health care professionals, including psychology or social work interns. • Participates in providing support to hospital staff related to death, loss, and job-related stress, including coordination of the annual memorial service for families and staff • Facilitates linkage to community services for bereavement as desired by patients and families. • Demonstrates and applies knowledge of diverse cultural and spiritual values and customs related to illness, death. and mourning. • Maintains quality and productivity standards and participate in the measurement of these standards. Rush is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics. **Position** Bereavement Counselor LCSW - Cook County Health Palliative Care Interdisciplinary Team **Location** US:IL:Chicago **Req ID** 7139