Occupational Health and Nursing Practitioner

SUMMARY:
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Occupational Health Nursing Practitioner, Cape Town Waterfront. The purpose of this role is to manage, treat and refer work related injuries on duty. Manage and treat emergency health management and resuscitation

POSITION INFO:
Position: Occupational Health Nursing Practitioner

Location: Cape Town, Waterfront

Minimum Qualifying Criteria:

• Registration with the SA Nursing Council
• General Nurse - NQF level 4
• Valid Dispensing License
• Certificate in Reproductive Health Care
• Degree in Occupational Nursing
• Membership of S.A.S.O.H.N (Society of Occupational Health Nurses)
• Spirometry/Audiometry
• 5 years in an Occupational Health environment
• Primary Health care experience
• Emergency Care and Emergency drugs exposure and experience
• Injury on duty management

• Examine, diagnose and treat presenting illnesses and injuries
• Records accurate and confidential medical information for patients
• Primary health care given to all employees within our scope of practice
• Refers to outside agencies/Day hospitals for specialist treatment
• Daily health education, one on one with regard to Health and wellness
• Ordering of drugs and medications within surgery budget which is controlled by the clinic as well as assist with the forecasting of the budget requirement
• Conducts medical surveillance program which includes: Entrance employment medicals, annual medicals, job specific annual medicals for cold store and hyster drivers
• Identify and treat infectious diseases which could impact on the quality of our product
• Ensures that annual audiograms are conducted on all employees who enter a noise zone
• Close liaison with Risk Department regarding injuries on duty
• Liaise and refer to doctor on all cases of possible disability
• Conduct monthly hypertension and family planning clinic weekly
• Responsible for ordering and re-stocking First Aid boxes
• Manage Costs effectively
• Ability to work varying shifts, across different I&J sites
• Ability to accurately update and maintain records
• Work across sites within 10km radius.