Occupational Nurse Health Practitioner (Johannesburg)

SUMMARY:
Occupational Nurse Health Practitioner (Johannesburg)

POSITION INFO:

**12 MONTHS FIXED TERM CONTRACT**

• To ensure a healthy workforce and provide a cost effective occupational and primary health service in alignment with JRA objectives.
• To ensure compliance with legislation, i.e. Occupational Health and Safety Act.
• Contribute to formulate medical surveillance policy. Plan medical surveillance programme for the company.
• Conduct pre-employment medical examination in accordance to medical examination protocols.
• Conduct pre-placement and transfer medicals in accordance to medical examination protocols.
• Provide a baseline health status and determining fitness for duty.
• Conduct periodic health screening to detect early signs of target organ damage related to specific health hazard exposure.
• Report and assist on all injuries on duty and occupational diseases to the Compensation Commissioner.
• Conduct exit medicals to detect and exclude possible occupational diseases related to occupational exposure.
• The OHN must follow JRA standards and procedures for medical surveillance process. Assess the health status of workers.
• Evaluate occupational hygiene surveys and identify trends.
• Provide specialist input into the compiling of man-job task specifications for all activities required by specific jobs.
• Identify and provide recommendations regarding the control of health and safety risk exposures.

Qualifications and Experience

• Grade 12
• Three-year Diploma in General Health Nursing.
• Certificate in Occupational Health Nursing.
• Certificate in Primary Health Care.
• Registration with the South African Nursing Council.

• Driver’s license.
• 4 years’ experience in occupational health nursing

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