Temporary Occupational Health Nurse

Job Position: Temporary Occupational Health Nurse
Ref: 4950
Location: PE/Gqeberha
Salary: R53 000 to R69 000 per month commensurate with experience

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9 month contract
Qualifications / Requirements:
• Diploma in Nursing Science
• Certificate in Occupational Health Nursing
• Registration with the South African Nursing Council
• Minimum: 2 years relevant experience in nursing
Essential
• Good interpersonal relationships
• Ability to take responsibility and accountability
• Good analytical skills
• High capability to act in emergency situations
• Knowledge of the nursing process, i.e:
o Observation
o Planning
o Action
o Evaluation
o planning
• Assertiveness
• Good decision making skills
• Self motivation
Key Performance Areas:
• The role of the Occupational Health Nurse is to provide a comprehensive primary health care service which is always preventative, curative, promotive, rehabilitative and has an administrative component
• Deliver a hostilic health approach and do various monitoring programs/tests, looking after the physical, psychological and social wellbeing of the employee in his work environment
• Pre– employment and pre–placement medical examination
• Periodic screening and surveillance programs
• Exit/Termination medical examinations to establish the state of health of the employee that could have been influenced by the exposure to his work environment
• Treatment and follow up of IOD (injury on duty) treatment and assess whether employee is medically fit to resume duties after IOD
• Provide treatment services to non–work related illnesses and injuries
• Health education in general which includes HIV/AIDS education on a one to one basis
• Providing Pre–and Post-test counseling for HIV testing
• Administrating includes:
- Record keeping
- Statics
- Sick leave administration
- Medicine control
- Injury on duty (IOD)
Using Medicine / dressing materials and other equipment in the medical field