Social Worker (Nursing Home)

Job Responsibilities: • Collaborate with a multi-disciplinary team to regularly review individual residents' medical, nursing, therapy, and social aspects as part of delivering person-centric care. • Provide financial counselling prior to admission • Co-ordinate an assessment on site of the patient to assess nursing/rehab status/behavioural and any social concerns • Provide therapy/nursing/medical/social recommendations and support family and resident to complete home discharge or other care options • Review supporting documents for referral to other care options and seek financial assistance for home equipping as recommended by the therapist where required • Provide counseling to patients with psychosocial issues • Work with resident or next-of-kin on financial considerations (e.g. Government Means Test subsidy) • Review cases and facilitate meetings for Medifund cases • Apply for financial assistance (e.g. Means Test, Medifund, IDAPE, ELDERSHIELD, MFEC) Reports • Update residents’ profile and movement in database • Review next-of-kin details and update residents’ social report Job Requirements: • Minimum Degree in Social Work. • At least 2 years of experience as a Social Worker in a Restructured/Community Hospital or Nursing Home. • Ability to converse in local languages so as to be able to communicate with residents and next-of-kin. • Keen to work in eldercare sector. • Team player with good interpersonal, organisational and communication skills. • Accredited with Singapore Association of Social Workers (SASW). Competencies Must Have Competencies • Advocacy and Representation – Level 4 • Case and Care Planning – Level 4 • Casework Evaluation – Level 4 • Social Service Programme Development – Level 4 • Social Service Programme Evaluation – Level 4 • Social Service Programme Implementation – Level 4 • Stakeholder Management Good to Have Competencies • Collaborative Practices Across Disciplines and Sectors – Level 4 • Diversity Awareness and Management – Level 4 • Emergency Response and Crisis Management – Level 4 • Ethics, Values and Legislation – Level 4 • Practice Supervision – Level 4 Critical Core Skills • Communication - Intermediate • Influence - Intermediate • Collaboration - Intermediate • Adaptability - Intermediate • Decision Making - Intermediate