Job Description

Occupational Health Nurse

Function

Nursing

Facility

Position

Occupational Health Nurse

Introduction

A fixed term contract vacancy exists for 16 hours per week for an Occupational Health Nurse reporting to the Business Manager. The successful candidate will be responsible for rendering a quality occupational health service that is effective and efficient, and meets and exceeds customers' expectations and requirements for an Occupational Health clinic on the East Rand.

Critical Outputs

• Maintenance of an Occupational Health program to establish the physical, psychological and social well-being of the worker in a safe working environment.
• Monitoring the health status of employees through ongoing surveillance programmes.
• Providing information the Client can utilize to eliminate, control and minimize health risks and hazards to which the employees are, or may be exposed.
• Coordination of emergency procedures
• Working effectively within a budget and ensuring smooth administration of all aspects of the services
• Delivering high quality primary healthcare services.
• General administration functions, involving absenteeism management and administrative support for invoices for the client.
• Meeting the prescribed professional and quality standards of both Life Occupational Health and the Clients.
• Participate in the Life Occupational Health quality programme
• Ensuring the total satisfaction of our clients through continuous improvement and added value
• Ensuring compliance with ISO 9001:2008 including internal and external audits

Requirements

The following qualifications are required:

• Qualifications in General Nursing and preferably Occupational Health Nursing with sound knowledge in the provision of Occupational and Primary Health Care Services.
• Certificate in dispensing
• Spirometry
• Audiometry certificate and registration as an audiometrist with SASOHN
• Registration with SANC
• Computer literacy essential
• Experience in the treatment of Injuries on Duty and COIDA administration
• Ideally, the candidate should have experience in administration and employee relations, good communication skills
• Candidates who are results orientated, have initiative and the ability to deliver quality outputs will be most suitable for this position.
• Customer orientation, focus and teamwork complete the profile.

Competencies

• Problem-solving, analysis and judgment
• Resilience
• Teamwork
• Influencing skills
• Motivating and developing people
• Drive and energy
• Excellence orientation
• Ethical behaviour
• Customer responsiveness
• Verbal & written communication skills

Contact

Khethiwe Radebe

Email

Closing date

Tuesday, August 29, 2023

Internal applicants - Before making an application, you are requested to discuss your application with your line manager. External candidates will also be considered.

Explore our vacancies and find the right opportunity for you. Download the application form and email to the relevant contact person specified in the job advertisement.

Life Healthcare is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Only vaccinated external candidates will also be considered.

Thank you for your interest in this opportunity. Kindly note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Applicants who have not been contacted within two weeks of the closing date of this advert, should consider their application as unsuccessful.

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