*URGENT* Medical Social Worker (West, Nursing Home) #HRY - #1119260

Job Responsibilities

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

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

•       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

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

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

•       Good Interpersonal and communication skills.

•       Energetic, committed and enjoy working as a team.

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

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

•       Must have a clear vision and understanding of the direction that organisation is taking in 

•       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.

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

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

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

EA Personnel No: R23116144

EA Personnel Name: Lim Ruo Yi, Rachel

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