Perinatal Bereavement & Child Life Specialist

NemoursCareerSite; Wilmington (DE); Sur place; USD 60 000 - 85 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Nemours Institute for Maternal Fetal Health (IMFH) seeks a Perinatal Bereavement Coordinator/Certified Child Life Specialist to lead advanced bereavement and psychosocial support for families facing perinatal loss. You will coordinate memory-making, bereavement resources, and community partnerships while mentoring staff and integrating care across inpatient and outpatient settings.

Responsibilities include developing bereavement services, educating teams, documenting in medical records, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Certified Child Life Specialist and/or Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist required.
• 3 years full-time work experience required.
• Perinatal Bereavement and Grief Certification; PMH-C preferred.

Responsabilités

• Provides advanced bereavement coordination, psychosocial support, and resource navigation for families experiencing or anticipating perinatal loss across prenatal, intrapartum, and postpartum settings in both the inpatient and outpatient spaces.
• Supports the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of innovative perinatal bereavement services in collaboration with program leadership and interdisciplinary team members.
• In the care of expectant families facing a life-limiting fetal diagnosis or perinatal loss, the IMFH Perinatal Bereavement Coordinator collaborates with the Psychosocial Support team to provide comprehensive psychosocial support.
• Coordinates and facilitates family-centered memory-making activities, legacy-building opportunities, and bereavement interventions for families affected by loss or life-limiting fetal and neonatal diagnoses.
• Supports staff through peer-to-peer education, competency development, and debriefing related to perinatal loss, bereavement care, and compassionate communication.
• Partners with internal departments and community organizations to enhance bereavement resources, ensure continuity of care, and promote fiscally responsible stewardship of bereavement program resources.
• Demonstrates high competence in Child Life philosophy and practice in accordance with ACLP standards and departmental mission.
• Provides developmentally appropriate assessment, education, preparation, and coping support for children visiting the Fetal Care Center and Advanced Delivery Unit.
• Delivers evidence-based Child Life interventions that promote healthy coping, emotional expression, and adaptation in the setting of parental/familial hospitalization, complex fetal diagnoses, and perinatal loss.
• Actively participate in interdisciplinary planning and patient care meetings, including IMFH fetal list reviews and Psychosocial Support Program rounds, meetings, trainings, and quality initiatives.
• Maintain accurate, timely, and compliant documentation within the patient’s medical record and in all required research-related documentation.
• Respond accurately and promptly to all communications related to IMFH operations and patient care, in alignment with hospital policies and standards.
• May facilitate patient/caregiver peer-support groups or other group-based educational programming with leadership approval.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships across disciplines and assist in facilitating recommendations resultant of team meetings.

Description du poste

Nemours Institute for Maternal Fetal Health (IMFH) seeks a Perinatal Bereavement Coordinator/Certified Child Life Specialist to lead advanced bereavement and psychosocial support for families facing perinatal loss. You will coordinate memory-making, bereavement resources, and community partnerships while mentoring staff and integrating care across inpatient and outpatient settings.

Responsibilities include developing bereavement services, educating teams, documenting in medical records, and