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Minimum Requirements:

Experience:

• Must have + 1 years’ experience as Occupational Health Nursing Practitioner
• + 3 Years Post Qualification Experience 

Qualification:

• Diploma in General Nursing OR Diploma in Occupational Health with Registration at SANC as Registered Nurse
• Certificate in Audiometry  
• Certificate in Vision screening
• Certificate in Spirometry
• Certificate in Dispensing

Additional Requirements:

N/A

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Assist with or arrange and document pre-placement, annual and exit medical examinations
• Treatment of injuries due to accidents on site
• Diagnose, treat and monitor illness, in terms of primary health care, reporting problem cases to the nurse manager or doctor
• Assist with legislated occupational biological monitoring
• Monitor biological and medical examinations, and report all defects or abnormalities to the nurse manager
• Provide confidential counselling and support, monitor disease progression and report to the nurse manager
• Assist with the provision of informal and formal health education
• Offer and provide support for any employee with a problem in terms of the EAP and LTD policies and where necessary refer to nurse manager
• Assist with the perusal of sick certificates and when necessary provide the relevant counselling
• Communicate and interface with the labour force management, and on occasions outside agencies
• Maintain and keep all medical records of employees, as well as medications/drugs used and registered as per legislation
• Have an awareness of environmental factors, which influence ergonomics
• Together with other members of the Occupational Health team, formally and informally develop wellness awareness among employees
• Assist with the implementation of the occupational health programmes, while ensuring compliance to legal and company standards
• Assist with injury reports, obtaining information for supporting documents and commitment from line management.
• Endeavour to gain acceptance and “buy-in” from employees to further the aims of the Occupational Health programme
• Offer primary health care in line with government health policy plan for South Africa
• Medical Fitness Assessments
• Spirometry (lung function tests)
• Vision Screening
• Audiometry Testing and Screening
• Administration of IV Fluids
• Treat/manage all day to day illness affecting employees on site
• Minimise lost time due to accidents/illness by effectively managing of cases
• General Administrative functions, such as accurate record keeping of patient information
• Ensure effective cost management, minimize losses and reduce unnecessary expenditure
• Supervision and Management of the Occupational Health Centre Team