TRAFFIC Eastern Cape

OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH NURSE PRACTITIONER

Workforce Healthcare
South African Rand . ZAR 300,000 - 400,000

Job Description

FIXED TERM CONTRACT (12 MONTHS) Inherent requirements:
  • Registered with South African Nursing counsel (SANC) with additional qualification in Occupational Health
  • Bachelor's degree or certificate in Occupational Health Nursing
  • Proof of Professional Indemnity
  • Registered with SASOHN as Audio metrist
  • Dispensing certificate
  • Vision, Audiometry and Spirometry certificate
  • Basic Life Support
  • Basic understanding of the Occupational Health and Safety Act with regulations
  • Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manual
  • Mathematical acumen
  • Reasoning ability to resolve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists
  • Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form
  • Moderate to intermediate computer skills (essential)
  • Own reliable vehicle
Other requirements and skills:
  • Must be detail orientated, have ability to multitask and possess great interpersonal skills
  • Management and leadership skills
  • Team player
  • Ability to consistently perform job duties as outlined in the job description
  • Demonstrate commitment to professional growth and competence
  • Demonstrate and support service excellence standards outlined in the employee handbook
  • Demonstrate compliance with patient confidentiality 100% of the time
Duties and responsibilities:
  • Manage the administrative and operational activities of the primary health care and occupational health care clinics to ensure a quality, legally, compliant, efficient and effective service delivery
  • Adhere to and implement the employer's policies and procedures
  • Adhere to and implement all legislation related to clinical operations
  • Manage the clinic's budget
  • Order clinic stock and equipment as well as the keeping of inventory
  • Oversee and assist with the housekeeping and maintenance of the clinic and clinic equipment
  • Oversee a multi-disciplinary team and report to the Regional Manger
  • Develop, implement and evaluate a site-specific health evaluation program in accordance with the available Occupational Hygiene Survey (includes Pre employment, Baseline, Annual, Transfers and Exit Medical Screening)
  • Implement and maintain a Hearing Conservation Program
  • Implement, supervise and maintain a Chronic Disease Management Program
  • Implement and maintain Covid 19 tracking and reporting program
  • Manage the performance and recording of Health Risk Assessments and facility inspections and reporting of the findings
  • Provision of primary health care and emergency service and the follow up of such cases
  • Implementation of infection control measures
  • Performance and monitoring of medical and biological surveillance within the prescribed company protocol
  • Monitor and analyse health trends and the reporting thereof cases according to Company policy
  • Aid the client with the absenteeism management and sick leave follow up
  • Provision of appropriate health educations programs to employees and first aiders
  • Attendance and record keeping of Health and Safety meetings, monthly management meetings or any other relevant meetings
  • Meet with client at least once a month to present report
  • Administrative functions including data capturing on the health management system

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