Medical Social Work Assistant Full Time NEW

Job Description
The Medical Social Work Assistant will be responsible for assisting the professional Medical Social Worker in the performance of his/her duties. All work is performed under the direct supervision of the Medical Social Worker. Although the Officer is expected to exercise some initiative, at no time should he/she make independent decisions which would interfere with the process of case management outlined by the Medical Social Worker.

The Authority reserves the right to assign the officer to any Facility under its management.

Key and Critical Responsibilities
Liaises with social service and other agencies on behalf of clients.
Liaises with members of the health team and other departments within the institution.
Maintains information on the progress of specific clients and informs Medical Social Workers of any lapse in service.
Provides factual information to clients.
Assists Medical Social Workers in data collection for reports, research papers and any other projects.
Collects and organizes resource material.
Performs case registration and client bio-data interviews.
Assists with the allocation of resources for clients.
Assists in the compilation of Medical Aid applications.
Performs related duties as may be assigned.

Key Competencies
A Certificate/ Associate Degree in Social Work from a recognized Institution.
A minimum of five (5) O level/CXC passes, one of which must be English Language.
Experience in a Social Work environment will be an asset.
Computer literate.
Any equivalent combination of training and experience.