Job Description

Description

• Support the care team to better integration and coordinate patients\' care across care continuum
• Collaborate with multi-disciplinary team members to provide comprehensive care and advocate care option and services for patients and families with complex psycho social needs.
• Be a care buddy for patients.

• Case Management
• Screen patients for their bio-psycho-social, environmental, vocational and financial needs
• Interview patients and families\' health beliefs/attitudes that influence their views on health and health seeking behaviors
• Gather information of the patients and families\' social support system and other socioeconomic resources that can impact patient\'s health and care
• Synthesize gathered information to identify the predisposing factors of the patients\' bio-psychosocial needs and discuss with the care team to prioritize patients\' care needs
• Work with the care team to plan and effect the patient\'s care plan e.g. lifestyle and behavioral health modification, medication, self-monitoring, self-care adherence, psycho-social needs etc.
• Understand patients and families\' health literacy to enable them to be able to understand the care team\'s care plans.
• Assess patients and families\' confidence in ability to carry out the health behavior change and provide the continuous support (buddy) and motivate patients to achieve their health goals
• Follow-up, monitor and evaluate the patients\' coping ability at home and escalate issues identified with patients and families to care team
• Perform regular follow-up calls to patients with poorly controlled chronic conditions and/or with complex psycho-social issues
• Assist home assessment/visit with Medical Social Worker for poorly control chronic patients with complex psycho-social issues, if only needed
• Act as the \xe2\x80\x9cPoint of Contact\xe2\x80\x9d to integrate the complex patients\' care vertically and horizontally beyond the primary care setting. Be a social health integrator for the care teams, community partners and hospitals.

• Engage, Educate and Empower patients and families in their care
• Educate patients and families to understand how their behavioral health factors can affect their health and illness
• Use strong interpersonal skills to help patients feel comfortable and motivated, and build therapeutic relationship with patients and families
• Communicate effectively to ensure patients and families are able to access, understand and use information. Provide appropriate health materials to reinforce information provided during clinic visits.

• Health Education and Community Involvement
• Assist in organizing and preparing of the support workgroups, workshops and activities.
• Participate actively in community outreach programmes.

• Risk and Quality Management
• Adhere to the International Patient Safety Goals and infection control practices.
• Comply with guidelines and safe practices according to organizational Work Instructions and Policies.
• Maintain a clean and safe working environment
• Participate in continuous quality improvement activities.

Requirements

• Min Degree in health-related fields. Possess working experience in healthcare or social care sectors preferably in case management
• Dynamic, resourceful and proactive in approach to work and challenges.
• Possess a \xe2\x80\x9ccan do\xe2\x80\x9d attitude, as well as good planning and organizational abilities
• Self-motivated, result -oriented and can work independently
• Excellent interpersonal, communication and coordination skills.

For interested candidates, please send your most recent and updated resume to michelle.lee@recruitexpress.com.sg

Subject heading: Comm Care Exec

Michelle Lee Ser Min

(R1440070)

Recruit Express Pte Ltd

EA License No. 99C4599

Industry

Healthcare / Pharmaceutical / Life Science / Medical Device

Specialization

Healthcare - Nurse / Allied Healthcare
Healthcare - Pharmaceutical / Life Science / Medical Device / Clinical Research / Regulatory Affairs

Location

Central

Employment Type

Contract / Temp

Salary

Negotiable

If you meet the requirements of this role, please email a detailed resume in Word document to Michelle Lee Ser Min.
CEI Registration No.: R1440070
Email: michelle.lee@recruitexpress.com.sg
Tel: 67363280
*All information will be treated with strictest confidence. We regret that only short-listed applicants will be notified.

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