Medical Social Worker

2 weeks ago

Singapore Singapore Anglican Community Services Full time

**Professional Duties**
- Interview and counsel patients and their families to help them alleviate or resolve their medico-social and financial issues by:
a) Screening the social background of all new applicants and identifying

potential cases that need assistance (financial and/or social)

b) Liaising with government and voluntary agencies, churches (where

appropriate) when there are areas of needs

c) Seeking financial support for patients who are unable to pay for nursing
- Joint consultation with medical staff, nurses, other healthcare professionals to discuss plans for total patient management. Participate in patient care conference and family conference.
- Liaise with organisations that provide services (e.g. public assistance, home Rehabilitation care services) to meet the needs of the patients and their families.
- Maintain computerised case records and statistics on patients.
- Field work involving visiting patients at wards, job placement work places, institutions, other social agencies to help patients alleviate or resolve their financial-social problems.
- Prepare social and other related reports for management and other related institutions / agencies on request by the ED/ Senior MSW.
- Undertake to be well informed on government guidelines on healthcare and social services available within community as well as the latest in the field of social work.

**Administrative Duties**
- Submit statistics to MOH/AIC

**Residents’ Engagement**
- Establish rapport with residents and ensure residents settle well in the nursing home
- Organise activities that are of interest to residents and encourage participation
- Participate in the training/orientation of volunteers.
- Work with volunteers in activities planning and implementation

**Other Duties**
- Initiate ACP awareness with residents and their NOKs.
- Participate in internal and/or external committee/workgroup activities as well as research work as directed by the Senior MSW or the ED.
- Cover the duties of the other staff (MSW, MSWA) in his/her absence.

**Job Requirement**

1. Degree in Social Work or relevant formal qualifications from a recognized university.

2. Preferably 2-3 years of relevant experience in a healthcare environment.

3. Good Interpersonal and communication skills.

4. Energetic, committed and enjoy working as a team.

5. Has good experience in social work, including experience in counselling. Some knowledge of health care operations and service processes are essential, with

6. Experience in a non-profit healthcare institution being an advantage.

7. Must have a clear vision and understanding of the direction that SANH is taking in

8. Response to the rapidly changing healthcare delivery models which MOH has for the

lLTC - Mental Health sector to meet the changing needs in tandem with the demographic changes of the population.

9. Able to work in collaboration with other professionals in the multi-disciplinary team

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