job description - Occupational Health Nurse Practitioner
Duties
- Providing occupational health services to all campuses of Stellenbosch University
- Managing the occupational health programme, together with the occupational medicine practitioner (OMP);
- Developing, implementing, and evaluating an environment-specific health surveillance programme in accordance with the available health risk assessments and occupational hygiene surveys (including Pre-employment, Baseline, Annual, Transfers and Exit Medical Screening);
- Managing the performance and recording of Health Risk Assessments (HRA) and facility inspections, and reporting the findings to the Senior Director: CHS and on other relevant platforms;
- Implementing and maintaining a hearing conservation programme;
- Managing the injury on duty process (IOD);
- Managing the administrative and operational activities of the occupational health programme to ensure a quality, legally compliant, efficient and effective service delivery;
- Aiding the institution with absenteeism, incapacity management and sick leave follow-up;
- Monitoring and analysing health trends and the reporting thereof;
- Liaising closely with the office for staff health and wellbeing to align programmes and findings.
Primary healthcare
- Providing comprehensive healthcare (preventative and curative) to staff and students on all the campuses of Stellenbosch University as part of a multi-professional team;
- Providing emergency care to patients, including out-of-office medical responses on campus during work hours;
- Dispensing of medications (as defined by your scope of practice) and administering adult immunisations to patients.
Additional clinical activities
- Providing nursing support services at sport and other events (such as graduation ceremonies, etc.) on US campuses (which includes availability after-hours and on public holidays on rotation according to a roster basis).
Administration
- Attending and record keeping of Health and Safety meetings, monthly management meetings, meetings with stakeholders, or any other relevant meetings;
- Administrative functions, including data capturing on the health management system;
- Performing operational management and administrative responsibilities as determined by the multi-professional team within Campus Health as a unit;
- Participating in appropriate institutional activities which impact on service delivery (e.g., institutional presentations, seminars, workshops, etc.);
- Developing innovative and occupational-specific processes and programmes to continuously improve service delivery at CHS;
- Institutional and divisional reporting as required.
Job Requirements
- A degree or diploma in occupational health nursing;
- Postgraduate qualification in primary health care (PHC);
- Registered with the South African Nursing Council (SANC) as an occupational health nurse practitioner;
- Proof of South African Society of Occupational Health Nursing (SASOHN) membership;
- Audiometry and spirometry certificate;
- Registered with SASOHN as an audiometrist;
- At least seven to ten years' experience as an occupational health nurse practitioner;
- Certificate in dispensing medicine;
- A valid South African driver's licence;
- Appropriate experience in the use of information technology;
- Demonstrable planning and organisational skills;
- Problem-solving skills within a clinical and team functioning level;
- Meticulous with proven attention to detail;
- Excellent communication skills, on a clinical, team and institution functioning level;
- Proven ability to work within a multi-professional team environment;
- The ability to work under pressure;
- The ability to work independently;
- A strong inclination towards client service
Recommendation/Aanbeveling
- Basic Life Support (BLS) or equivalent training in emergency care;
- A postgraduate qualification in emergency medicine;
- A postgraduate qualification in psychiatry;
- Experience in the delivery of primary nursing care to a tertiary student population;
- Training and experience in sexual health programmes;
- Knowledge and experience in financial management processes;
- Formal training in HIV/ Aids programmes;
- Training in the performance of spirometry, ECG, breast examinations and cervical smears;
- Any other appropriate postgraduate training;
- Management and leadership skills;
- Mathematical acumen.
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