Malia Camargo

Coordinate the assessment and delivery of grief counseling needs and services (one-on-one, groups, and ongoing follow-up) to ensure timely and appropriate services are provided to family/caregivers. Documentation of grief counseling encounters. Plan for bereavement program development, expansion and refinement through annual evaluation of services. Provide pre-bereavement & bereavement support to hospice personnel coping with work related grief through one-on-one counseling, and referral to community resources. Provide bereavement information and referral services to callers from community resources. Expand and maintain community resource list as needed. Assist as needed in evaluating and planning services to meet hospice personnel support needs (ie., weekly support groups). Facilitate ongoing grief support at local facilities. Function independently but seeks and accepts guidance from other members of the interdisciplinary group/care team. Participate in hospice activities such as in-service education, annual foundation events, annual kids camp, attend hospice Idt meetings to determine the plan of care for patients/bereaved families/caregivers. Continuing education. Actively participate in quality assessment performances improvement teams & activities. Accept & perform other related duties and responsibilities as required (annual training to meet compliance). Submit & run monthly bereavement reports.

• Provided spiritual guidance, emotional support and direct care to residents, family members and staff.
• Engage and interact with individuals, discussed issues compassionately and determined appropriate type of involvement to meet spiritual needs.
• Developed relationships with resident and families, resulting in increased trust and rapport during difficult times.
• Preparing sermons through personal education knowledge & understanding of the word of God.
• Communicate skills both verbally and in writing to inform, persuade, encourage and comfort residents.
• Maintain confidentiality information in serving residents to better counsel and comfort church members in times of crisis.
• Demonstrate strong moral character. To lead with a godly example. Uphold moral conduct in a Christian setting.
• Demonstrate mindfulness with genuine care & respect for the seniors/residence of facility.

• Established trusting relationships with patients from diverse cultural backgrounds by demonstrating respect for their individual beliefs and traditions.
• Advocated for patient rights within the hospice setting, ensuring that all individuals received equitable access to spiritual support services regardless of their beliefs or affiliations.
• Communicated with interdisciplinary healthcare team to obtain pertinent information regarding patient's condition, family dynamics, and health care teams' understanding of need for spiritual care.
• Provide emotional & spiritual care to terminally ill & dying patients approaching the end-of-life stage.
• Provide basic counseling to patients & families along with proper guidance with the integration of additional resources helping patients through the coping process.
• Collectively collaborate and work with an interdisciplinary team in the coordination within patients plan of care & continuity of patient's care.
• Ongoing communication with care team/ staff pertaining to patient's condition and of any sudden changes through the usage of Tiger connect.
• Ability to obtain patient data pertinent to patient's functioning level.
• Provide proper spiritual assessments.
• Establish and maintain ongoing relationships & spiritual support for bereaved families.
• Help facilitate with & provide guidance with funeral arrangements.
• Officiate funeral services as requested by families.
• Submit written reports & documentation in a timely manner based upon patient encounters.