- Provide critical psycho-social support to palliative care patients in their homes/ OPC through the palliative care team
- Provide Caregiver and family with psycho-social support
- Provide bereavement support to families after death of patient
- Work as part of multi-disciplinary palliative care team in ensuring excellent patient care services and carrying out quality improvement initiatives
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Daily visits to patients homes/patients in OPC to provide psychosocial support through palliative care team.
- Maintenance of patient record pertaining to psychosocial issues.
- Assess the Distress, psychological wellbeing and other necessary parameters for counselling. Provide necessary counselling according to these parameters.
- Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team and assist nurse and doctor as and when required.
- Provide bereavement support to family for up to 6 months after death of patient.
- Assess eligibility of patient for rehabilitation services (ration support/handcart/ rickshaw/sewing machine) and coordinate for the same if patient eligible
- Attend fortnightly coordination meetings at headquarters
- Participate in continuing education training programs for palliative care staff during coordination meetings
- Participate in outstation trainings as decided by FST Counselor, Palliative care services Director and Deputy Director Psycho-social Counselling.
- Assist in in-house training sessions as decided by FST Counselor.
- Coordinate with social worker to provide financial help to patients and their families
- Perform other duties as requested
- Adhere to the practice of confidentiality, benevolence and professional ethical code in regards to patients, their families, your colleagues and the organization.
Additional Duties and Responsibilities:
Participate in events held by CanSupport such as:
- Fundraising for (Walk for Life)
Job Qualifications:
- Graduation preferably in Psychology/Social work
- 1-3 years of experience as counselor/social worker in NGOs/schools
- Computer Skills
