Senior / Medical Social Worker

3 weeks ago

Singapore CADMUS RESOURCES Full time
Roles & Responsibilities

  • Palliative Care Provider
  • Part of Interdisciplinary Specialist Palliative Care Team
  • Collaborative Working Environment



Responsibilities:

  • Provide and facilitate socio-economic evaluations to help patients and their families address practical concerns, such as financial matters, which are often an issue at the end of life
  • On-going individual and family counselling through face-to-face sessions or home visitations in order to help navigate the personal and ethical dilemma, cultural conflict and issue relating to religion, spirituality and the meaning of life
  • Work with the broader community which includes educational, religious, and social service organizations so that patients and their families can achieve optimal end of life goals
  • Engage families’ involvement and encourage their visits, as well as prepares patients / families for the end-of-life stage and managing the life closure and the dying process
  • Provide bereavement information, education and support to help the families of the deceased patients cope with their grief and loss
  • Attend Interdisciplinary Patient Care Conferences with medical, nursing, allied health colleagues to discuss plans for total management of the patient
  • Counsel patients and their family members on financial and discharge care plans
  • Perform field work involving visiting patients in hospital wards and other social agencies to help patients alleviate or resolve their medico-social problems
  • Prepare social and other related reports for management and other related institutions / agencies
  • Present cases for discussion and engages actively on formal platforms such as departmental or inter-departmental meetings for the purpose of sharing, reviewing and clarifying of atypical, difficult issues
  • Maintain constant networking with MSW, Counsellor, staff nurses, nursing officers and relevant medical staff / authorities of other organisations
  • Undertake more workload or difficult cases when required
  • Orientate and On-Job-Trains new staff and / or attached interns on their performance of duties
  • Participate in in-service education programme and follow-up to ensure optimum transfer of learning
  • Present at Journal club the works and development in palliative and end of life care setting of PSS to other disciplines in the hospice
  • Document all social interventions for record, within the expected time frame set by the department


Requirements:

  • Degree in Social Work and / or Master in Counselling preferably.
  • Registered with the Singapore Association of Social Workers for Social Workers or Singapore Association for Counselling (SAC).
  • At least 4 to 9 years of relevant experience in a healthcare environment preferably.
  • Bilingual and ability to communicate in local dialects preferred.


To apply, please submit your detailed CV with the following details for faster processing:

  • Reason for leaving
  • Expected salary
  • Earliest availability date


We regret that only short-listed candidates will be contacted shortly.


Tell employers what skills you have

Healthcare Industry
Clinical Supervision
Assessing
Ability To Work Independently
Interpersonal Skills
Medical Social Work
Healthcare
Social Services
Networking
Interventions
Palliative Care
Nursing
Team Player
Case Management
Field Work
Conflict
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