Job Specification:
Key Performance Areas:

• Examine, diagnose and treat presenting illnesses and injuries
• Records accurate and confidential medical information for patients
• Primary health care given to all employees within our scope of practice
• Refers to outside agencies/Day hospitals for specialist treatment
• Daily health education, one on one with regard to Health and wellness
• Ordering of drugs and medications within surgery budget which is controlled by the clinic as well as assist
• with the forecasting of the budget requirement
• Conducts medical surveillance programme which includes: Entrance employment medicals, annual
• medicals, job specific annual medicals for cold store and hyster drivers
• Identify and treat infectious diseases which could impact on the quality of our product
• Ensures that annual audiograms are conducted on all employees who enter a noise zone
• Close liaison with Risk Department regarding injuries on duty
• Liaise and refer to doctor on all cases of possible disability
• Conduct monthly hypertension and family planning clinic weekly
• Responsible for ordering and re-stocking First Aid boxes
• Manage Costs effectively
• Ability to work varying shifts, across different I&J sites
• Ability to accurately update and maintain records
• Work across sites within 10km radius

Minimum Requirements:
Experience:

• 5 years in an Occupational Health environment
• Primary Health care experience
• Emergency Care and Emergency drugs exposure and experience
• Injury on duty management

Qualifications:

• Registration with the SA Nursing Council
• General Nurse – NQF level 4
• Valid Dispensing License
• Certificate in Reproductive Health Care
• Degree in Occupational Nursing
• Membership of S.A.S.O.H.N ( Society of Occupational Health Nurses)
• Spirometry/Audiometry

Additional requirements:

• Knowledge of COID & OHS Acts
• Knowledge of legislation applicable to health services