Salary: up to $6000
Working Days & Hours: Mon-Fri Office Hours
Location: Kent Ridge
Job Description:
Primary Responsibilities and Duties:
- Administer brief psychogeriatric assessments (MMSE, ADL, iADL) and brief child assessment (Continuous Performance Testing) and collect basic socio-demographic information for all new outpatient patients and follow-up patients as required.
- Obtain clinical information from patients via use of scales (ADHD, depression, anxiety rating scales) prior to child/adolescent first visits in the clinic.
- Contact patients prior to their first visits to confirm their attendances and remind them to attend their first visit and follow up appointments on time.
- Triage cases based on their clinical needs under the supervision of a Psychiatrist.
- Conduct home/ school visits when necessary.
- Competently perform routine and complex neuropsychological assessments for patients with cognitive complaints, under the supervision of a Senior Psychologist.
- Provide psycho-education for patients and their families/caregivers.
- Assess caregivers’ needs with appropriate assessment tools and arrange appropriate referrals for support.
- Collaborate with Allied Health staff such as Medical Social Workers, Psychologists, Occupational Therapists and Pharmacists for the management of patient’s assessed needs.
- Includes AIC, Day Care Centers, Schools, Family Care Centers etc.
- Monitor patient’s appointments, investigations and social and rehabilitation plans.
- Facilitate discharge to step-down care (polyclinics, GP clinics, SLH etc) once diagnosis and care plans are finalized.
Secondary Responsibilities and Duties
- Ensure that relevant patient education materials are available and are up to date; these may be sourced from AIC, HPB, VWOs, etc.
- Review key performance indicators such as waiting time, default rate, etc. timely to promote continuous process improvement.
- Cross cover for other patients who are in need of case management under the care of psychological medicine department.
Job Requirements: Min Degree in Nursing or similar w min 3 yrs of relevant nursing experience, preferably in Psychiatric ward background
Interested candidates, please submit your resume to: [email protected]
Ally Audrey Lok Xin Woon
Recruit Express Pte Ltd (Healthcare & Lifescience)
Company EA Licence number : 99C4599
Personnel EA License: R21102307
