Medical Social Worker (Entry Level, East/West) #HWX - #1102938

Job Responsibilities

•   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 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

•     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

•       Apply for Medifund Assistance and/or other financial assistance for cases that need such help.

•       Submit statistics to MOH/AIC 

Job Requirement:

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

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

•     Candidates with no experience can be considered for entry level positions.

•       Good Interpersonal and communication skills.

Interested applicants, please email your updated CV in MS Word Format to [email protected] for more information.

We regret to inform that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

EA Personnel No: R1552331

EA Personnel Name: Kate Leau Wei Xuan

Company Registration No.: Recruit Express Pte Ltd (99C4599)