Senior Occupational Health Nurse Prof Occupational Health
Position summary
Introduction
Job description
Key Responsibilities
· Implement an occupational health surveillance programme in the business unit (BU) / division / health centre according to occupational risk exposure profile (OREP)
· Prepare and coordinate cases for proposed medical boarding, incapacity, sick absence management, disability assessments in consultation with the Eskom Occupational Medicine Practitioner (OMP)
· Monitor and refer acute and chronic cases to the relevant health and wellness functionaries inside or outside Eskom
· Provide an advisory, consultative and specialist service to all relevant stakeholders
· Capture and record data of all activities on Systems, Applications and Products (SAP) Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS)
Minimum requirements
Qualification(s):
· Grade 12 PLUS
· Bachelor of Nursing at NQF Level 8 with 480 credits PLUS
· Postgraduate qualification in Occupational Health at NQF Level 8 with 120 credits PLUS
· Dispensing Licensing Certificate
Experience:
· Four (4) years’ experience in occupational health and primary health care environment
Professional Registration Body:
· Registered with South African Nursing Council (SANC)
Skills and Competencies Required (includes internal training)
· Behavioural
- Integrity
- Honesty
- Trustworthiness
- Professionalism
· Leadership
- Live the Eskom vision
- Grow people
- Ignite passion
- Promote teamwork
- Encourage the right behaviour
- Promote open and transparent communication
· Knowledge
- Relevant labour and health legislation e.g. Occupational Health and Safety Act, 85 of 1993
- Understanding the occupational health care system and the operational unit environment (business unit where
clinic is based) in which service is provided (e.g. health care delivery models in the province)
- Good understanding of clients / customers in the business unit
- Advance practical knowledge of primary health care
- Good understanding of Public Finance Management Act (PFMA)
- Advance knowledge of Systems, Applications, and Products (SAP) Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS)
- Lifestyle management including human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) / acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
(AIDS) and Tuberculosis (TB) in the workplace
- Management of sickness absenteeism, and medically incapacitated employees
- Management of wellness service provider contracts, including eligibility requirements, performance, standards,
budget, limitations, scope of service, strength and weakness of the service provider
- Good understanding on how medical aid scheme-chronic diseases management programmes function
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