Medical Social Worker (Palliative/Central) - Up To $6K #Hao

Salary: up to $6000 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 w min 2 yrs of relevant experience Interested candidates, please submit your resume to: allylok@recruitexpress.com.sg Ally Audrey Lok Xin Woon Recruit Express Pte Ltd (Healthcare & Lifescience) Company EA Licence number : 99C4599 Personnel EA License: R21102307 allylok@recruitexpress.com.sg