Medical Social Worker (Central) - up to $5500/Entry Level #HAO

Recruit Express Pte Ltd.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 20,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare staffing agency in Singapore is seeking a Medical Social Worker to provide socio-economic evaluations and counseling for patients and their families. The role involves interdisciplinary collaboration and ensuring optimal end-of-life goals are achieved. Candidates should hold a degree in Social Work and have relevant experience. This position offers a salary of up to $5500.

Qualifications

• Must have a minimum degree in Social Work or a related field.
• Ability to perform individual and family counseling.
• Experience with interdisciplinary teamwork and case discussions.

Responsibilities

• Provide socio-economic evaluations and counseling to patients.
• Work with community organizations to support patients' end-of-life goals.
• Document all social interventions within the department's time frame.

Skills

Counseling

Social Work Evaluation

Communication

Documentation

Interdisciplinary Collaboration

Education

Degree in Social Work or similar

Job description

Medical Social Worker (Central) - up to $5500/Entry Level #HAO

Salary: up to $5500

Working Days & Hours: Mon-Fri Office Hours

Location: Marymount

Job Description:

• • 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 encourages their visits, as well as prepares patients / families for the end-of-life stage and managing the life closure and the dying process
• • Attend Interdisciplinary Patient Care Conferences with medical, nursing, allied health teams 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
• • Undertake highly complex case arrangement
• • Document all social interventions for record, within the expected time frame set by the department
• • Provide formal clinical supervision and provides expert opinion when consulted

Job Requirements: Min Degree in Social Work or similar

Interested candidates, please submit your resume to: [e-mail]

Ally Audrey Lok Xin Woon

Recruit Express Pte Ltd (Healthcare & Lifescience)