Medical Social Worker at PCEA Chogoria Hospital

Job purpose

Reporting to the Nursing Services Manager, the Officers main responsibility will be to assist patients and clients by restoring a balance in their individual’s personal, family and social life, in order to help them maintain or recover his/her health and strengthen his/her ability to adapt and reintegrate into society.

Qualifications

• Diploma in Medical Social Work from a recognized institution or Social Work with Hospital work experience
• Certificate in Computer applications from a recognized institution.
• Good writing and communication skills
• Good reporting skills
• Coordinating skills; able to plan, set priorities and follow ups
• Good interpersonal and communication skills
• Presentation skills, able to speak in public
• Personal attributes: integrity, honesty, ethics and integrity, self-motivated and strong interpersonal skills

Responsibilities

• Provide psycho- social support to patients and their relatives.
• Counseling of Patients and relatives.
• Supervision and guidance of students on attachment.
• Plan and organize post hospitalization care and support.
• Participate in home based care programs and rehabilitation of patients and relatives.
• Repatriation of stranded patients.
• Ensuring compliance with the set standard operating procedures