SOCIAL WORK CO-ORDINATOR

Job Description:

• Responsible for supporting Medical Social Workers (MSW) team in direct patient work, administrative work and general duties
• Manage routine cases assigned by MSWs independently
• Provide training for new social work and administrative assistants
• Conduct financial assessment on eligibility of applicants for the various financial schemes
• Conduct field visits and facilitate discharges by accompanying patients home or to social service organizations
• Able to independently take on inpatient and outpatient casework, doing follow up work for discharged patients and networking with community services to facilitate seamless care

Job Requirements:

• Diploma with minimum 1 year of experience in social service agency
• Certificate in basic counselling skills or related skills will be added advantage