Locum - Occupational Health Nurse

SUMMARY:
Purpose of Role:
To provide a professional occupational health service in the operation/s, within a legal and ethical framework, to ensure a healthy and productive workforce

Key Responsibilities:
Key Activities/ Key Decisions Provision of medical surveillance programme

- Plan medical surveillance programme for the operation with and signed off by Occupational Health Medical Practitioner (OMP)
- Conduct pre-employment medicals according to relevant legal prescriptions, work risk factors and health profile of individual employees. Conduct exit medicals to detect and exclude possible occupational diseases related to occupational exposure
- Identify and ensure early and prompt intervention measures for affected employees and refer where appropriate.
- Report all injuries on duty and any occupational injuries to the Compensation Commissioner
- Induct new employees in Occupational Health and Safety
- Advise on injuries off / on duty in relation to work requirements Hazard Identification & Risk Assessments
- Conduct multidisciplinary health risk and occupational injury assessments
- Monitor work processes and identify new health risks and hazards, report on identified trends, unsafe/risky situations and practices and ensure preventative measures are implemented
- Identify and provide recommendations regarding the control of health and safety risk exposures
- Assist with requirements with any pandemics Project Management
- Plan, organise and manage various Occupational Health related projects, e.g.: HIV/Aids programme, Hearing Conservation programme, Medical surveillance Occupational Health Service advice & recommendations
- Advise line management on occupational health matters, any factors threatening health and safety of employees and provide input into incident investigations Primary Health Care (PHC)
- Provide a limited primary health care service. Treat minor ailments and injuries and refer when necessary
- Monitor and track chronic conditions and confirm level of risk to the organisation
- Stabilize medical emergencies and refer when necessary, Practice Management
- Control the operational health clinic budget
- Ensure a continuous supply and availability of suppliers, equipment and medication
- Plan, organise and evaluate occupational health service for the operation
- Ensure basic legal compliance, follow standard operating procedures, relevant legislation, Scope of Nursing Practice and company policies
- Maintain confidentiality and sensitivity when dealing with sensitive matters. Communicate and ensure maintenance of right to know in keeping with all legal requirements
- Maintain annual registration with professional bodies
- Ensure all medical records of employees are maintained and updated
- Implement administrative systems and procedures
- Provide statistical reporting to agreed timelines Health promotion drives
- Focus on preventative measures and behaviour changes to prevent disease
- Present health/safety topics regularly, with the wellness team, according to the rhythm set at the operation. Ensure these topics relate to identified trends
- Plan and implement Wellness Day programme, together with Wellness team, track and follow up on identified trends and compile report
- Liaise with service providers First Aid
- Ensure compliance with the OHS Act on recommended number of trained first aiders
- Manage first aider competence levels OH Awareness
- Provide awareness and education on matters relating to Occupational Health to the business Medical Emergency
- Form part of the team to develop emergency protocol
- Ensure processes are in place to prioritise and triage patients in the event of an emergency, including roles of first aiders and emergency response staff
- Ensure availability of medication and equipment in case of an emergency
- Contact other members of the multidisciplinary health team when assistance is required Return to Work Programme
- Complete return to work medical assessment and issue fitness certificate
- Refer employee to other medical resources if there is a need


Qualifications:
- Diploma in General Nursing, OR Diploma in Occupational Health (preferred)
- Audiometry registration with SASOHN (advantageous)
- Spirometry
- Dispensing Course Certificate Dispensing licence

Knowledge:
- OHS Act
- SABS Code 083
- COID
- Nursing Act and Medicines and Controlled substances Act
- Basic Conditions of Employment Act (advantageous)
- Operation of related equipment Experience:
- At least 2 years Occupational Health experience
- Experience in a manufacturing environment (Advantageous) Competencies:
- Requires strong knowledge and experience base in order to diagnose, anticipate problems and make recommendations
- Knowledge of systems and processes is paramount to guide thinking processes
- Degree of initiative required Job Related Skills
- Microsoft Office suite – Intermediate level
- Verbal, numeracy and written skills
- Organisational skills with strong attention to detail
- Interpersonal skills and ability to work with employees at all levels
- Counselling skills
- Ability to work with and respect confidential and sensitive information Ability to work under pressure Regulatory Requirements
- Registered with SA Nursing Council
- Dispensing Licence

POSITION INFO:

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