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