Social Worker

Job Description

Job Summary: The social worker, as an integral part of a multidisciplinary team, asses the psychosocial and social state of patients and families and provides supportive interventions to help them adjust to serious and life-threatening conditions.S/he helps ensuring coherence between the different services interacting with the individuals/communities.S/he provides to the patients during their stay in Rafic Hariri University Hospital (RHUH) screening including for Mental Health & PsychoSocial Support (MHPSS) and support in admission, discharge and referral proceduresPerformes intervention may include supportive counselling, grief counselling, child advocacy, crisis intervention, patient/ family advocacySupports the senior social worker in the Community resource networking to facilitate support in access for vulnerable groupsContext Specificities: The Lebanese public healthcare system has been severely impacted by the series of crises that have plagued the country in recent years, including the Syrian refugee crisis, financial and economic crises, COVID-19 pandemic, and Port blast. This has resulted in an increase in health needs for both the refugee and host communities, who have experienced financial hardships and increased violence.RHUH has become the primary option for many individuals who cannot afford health costs, and there is an increasing shift away from private insurance coverage. The partnership with RHUH aims to ensure secondary and tertiary care for vulnerable populations while maintaining the hospitals resilience and its capacity to respond to emergencies during these chronic crises.The main objective of ICRC?s activities in RHUHH is that wounded and sick benefit from inclusive, equitable, culturally appropriate, timely and effective quality emergency and secondary care meeting recognized international standards and adapted to special needs of vulnerable people.Objectives and Tasks:ACCOUNTABILITIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Screening

• Performs initial screening and evaluation of patient and families for vulnerability in relation to ICRC criteria of admission to RHUH project to assess and review their situation, ER, OPD and ICRC supported departments;
• Assesses continuously patient/user access to services, and suggests adjustments to the senior social worker
• Facilitates, educates and refers relatives of vulnerable patients to understand possibilities of financial coverages through humanitarian actors;
• Collaborates with the social and Health social services division of RHUH for the best interest of the patient.
• Performs on regular base the Self Reporting Questionnaire (SRQ) and recognizes patients with underlying mental illness, provides and/ or makes necessary referrals for ICRC MHPSS delegate or to other NGOs

Admission

• Case management for patients if indicated
• Recommends and makes economic decisions about the best course of action for a particular service user;
• Educates patients and families on the roles of health care team members; assisting patients and families in communicating with one another and to members of the health care team
• Attend meeting required for the team (case review, team meeting?)

Discharge

• Coordinates patient discharge and continuity of care planning with respective ICRC and RHUH health care team members;
• Coordinates patient discharge with other humanitarian actors or agencies, if follow-up is needed (shelter, home, supplies?);
• Files patients documents according to procedures and maintains electronic and hard copy filing system;
• Archives the patient?s files in relation to social work;
• Educates patients on available resources to support post discharge;

Referrals

• Liaises with and make referrals to other humanitarian actors or agencies;
• Liaises with other departments if needed Ecosec, Protection in cooperation with the senior social worker to discuss the social plan with the senior social worker of ICRC for validation

Coordination

• Keeps regular contact with community representatives and relevant organizations.
• Contributes regular on updates within the social services network and stakeholders
• Contributes to the adjustment of patients? evaluation form for assessment of vulnerability;
• Formulates monthly reports on admissions, referrals, incidents and concerns;
• Performs administrative and office activities for the support of the social department
• Ensures appropriate management of information collected and produces the respective reports and statistics
• Support the department in developing awareness internally and externally on specific social topics.
• Helps organize meetings; advises other staff members about his/her field of activities.
• Organizes and participates in workshops/training related to access to services for vulnerable groups, inclusion for people with disabilities, integration into the community for victims of violence, and other relevant subjects.

Job Details:Job Location: Rafic Hariri University Hospital, Beirut.Working Schedule: Monday till Friday, from 8:00am till 4:30pm (including 30mn lunch break).Contract Type: Fixed Term 1 year (renewable based on performance and need for the position).Salary Package: // 1?570- 2?025 // USDOpening Date: 08.06.2023Closing Date: 20.06.2023Submission Guidelines:We thank you in advance for uploading your CV and Cover Letter in one document.Due to the large volume of applicants, we are unable to respond to application queries. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.The ICRC is committed to creating an inclusive working environment for all its employees. Inclusion is embedded in the principles and values of the Movement ? as it is committed to non-discrimination, as confirmed by the principles of humanity and impartiality, and is open to all, as confirmed by the principle of unity.ÿWe are continually taking steps to improve diversityÿand inclusion within the organization as well as ensure it is embedded in our programming.We are committed to ensuring fair and equitable recruitment and promotion opportunities for all individuals and welcome all qualified candidates to apply to positions at the ICRC. Further, we are committed to achieving gender parity for our staff in management positions,ÿas part of our institutional strategy objectives related to inclusion.We aim to ensure career development opportunities for staff, our delegation is responsible for setting objectives to ensure moreÿdiverse management teams in our context. In parallel, the HR / People and Culture (PAC) Team accompanies and supports this process with the aim of setting people up for success in their future roles.The ICRC guarantees the protection of personal data and takes the necessary steps to protect employees? personal data against unauthorized access and transfer. This also applies when the employer entrusts third parties with the processing, preservation and recording of personal data.ÿ

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