Occupational Health Nurse-1 at Weir Minerals

Key Responsibilities:

Safety First:

• Demonstrate 100% commitment to our zero harm behaviors in support of our drive towards developing a world class safety culture.

Medical Surveillance:

• Responsible for managing and administering a comprehensive and effective occupational health surveillance programme to ensure physical, psychological and social well-being of employees.
• Monitoring the health status of employees through ongoing surveillance programmes and maintain all medical records.
• Responsible to ensure that risk-based medicals are completed. E.g., audiometry, spirometry, vision screening, biological monitoring etc.
• Managing injury on duty and emergency procedures and return to work process.

Administration

• Provide, manage and administer the primary health care and chronic disease management for the facility.
• Assist in the promotion, planning and coordination of wellness activities as per the company Wellness programme.
• Assess and manage disability cases.
• Assess and monitor return to work cases.
• Comply with statutory requirements and company policies and procedures.
• Prepare and manage all expenditure and monthly expenses in line with allocated budgets.
• Manage and control of stock and inventory of clinic equipment, medication and consumables.
• Compile month-end reports and statistics as required by the Health and Wellbeing Manager and Regional SHE Manager.
• Support and assist company employees with travel immunization.
• Maintain waste management programme for hazardous and biological wastes.
• Provide support and feedback to the Health and Wellbeing Manager and Regional SHE Manager on all related issues.
• Attend health and safety meetings as per schedule by the SHE department
• Electronic Data capturing / concise manual record keeping.
• Adhere to the Duty of Care Policy at all times.

Inspection

• Conduct inspections of canteen, ablutions and work environment.
• Conduct inspections of first aid boxes and replenish stock levels where required.

Job Knowledge/Education and Qualifications:

• Qualifications: Grade 12, Diploma in General Nursing, Occupational Health Nursing, Audiometry, Spirometry, Vision Screening, Dispensing.
• Registrations: Registered with South African Nursing Council as Professional Nurse and Occupational Health Nursing Practitioner, and with SASOHN as Audiometrist.
• 5 years of experience in Occupational Health Clinic, including employee assistance and disability case management.
• Sound knowledge of statutory legislation, RMA experience.
• Provide professional indemnity proof (SASOHN).