Professional Nurse Occupational Health at Anglo American

Job Description:
Job responsibilities include (but are not limited to):

• Participate in the formulation of an annual calendar that outlines key activities for the year in relation to execution of broader medical and nursing plans.
• Create a quarterly and monthly plan for key nursing activities that contribute to the achievement of the annual plan.
• Monitor daily planning of activities and tasks to ensure timeous completion of tasks ahead of deadlines.
• Formulate a duty roster/ schedule and allocate staff to various stations in line with the leave schedule.
• Conduct medical examinations and fitness assessments based on parameters as stipulated in the COP on Minimum Standards of Fitness to Perform Work on a Mine and the COP on Medical Surveillance;
• Refer health conditions requiring further intervention and that impacts on fitness for duty status to the relevant specialist; and on return determine fitness to work in discussion with the OMP.
• Refer conditions which are non-occupational to the relevant Health Care Worker for further management.
• Assists in health risk management, i.e. gathering health and hazard data, and uses the data to prevent injury and illnesses.
• Assists in workplace examinations, in conjunction with other occupational health practitioners, i.e. Section 12.1 Appointee.
• Assists in follow-up of fitness to work of employees with chronic diseases, as requested by the OMP from time-to-time.
• Engages in health promotion programs to encourage workers to take responsibility for their own health.
• Renders emergency care services where applicable
• Advises the employer on legal and regulatory compliance on occupational medicine and health issues where applicable.
• Where both PHC services and Occupational Medicine Services are provided on site by the OHNP, she/he performs the functions above
• Provide occupational health nursing expertise in line with the set Mine, Health and Safety Regulatory standards.
• Conduct pre-employment medical examination in accordance to occupational risk matrix 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.
• Identify and ensure early and prompt intervention measures to affected employees and referrals to appropriate functionaries.
• Provide a report and assist on all injuries on duty and occupational diseases.
• Conduct exit medicals to detect and exclude possible occupational diseases related to occupational exposure.
• Follow organisational standards and procedures for medical surveillance process.
• Conduct health assessment to determine ability to work and provide prevention and treatment of existing health conditions to employee/client.
• Present recommendations to OMP to make medical occupational health decisions that is presented to line managers.
• Ensure medical records are recorded, signed and filed through a well-managed data management system.
• Assess, monitor and provide support to patients with medical problems impacting on work ability.
• Provide input into incident investigations.
• Contribute to the health and wellness initiatives that promote employee health across allocated operations.
• Ensure that reports are prepared according to prescribed standard and distributed to the relevant supervisor
• Work at clinics in various locations

Qualifications:

• Grade 12
• Diploma or Degree in Nursing
• BTech Occupational Health Nursing
• Registered with SA Nursing Council
• Basic Life Support certificate
• Certificate in Audiometry, Spirometry, Vision - Advantageous
• Dispensing Certificate – Advantageous
• Driver’s License

Experience:

• 3 - 5 years’ experience as a Professional Nurse
• Additional 2 years’ experience in Occupational Health Nursing

Technical Knowledge and Skills:

Operations:

• Knowledge of operational processes within scope of role

Management:

• Risk management techniques and critical controls

Compliance:

• Safety, health and environment, legislative, statutory, regulatory and permitting requirements
• Knowledge of relevant mining & labour legislation
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite
• Proficient in communication skills
• Proficient in organisation skills
• Emerging in counselling skills