Occupational Health Nursing Practitioner

Kaelo; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 350,000 - 540,000; Full time

Job summary

Kaelo, a South African healthcare solutions provider, seeks a professional nurse to oversee on-site occupational health services and ensure patient safety within the clinic environment.

You will conduct medical surveillance, manage emergencies, and document findings while coordinating with the Occupational Health Medical Practitioner to maintain legal compliance and service quality.

Qualifications

• Professional Nurse with registration in South Africa (SANC).
• Qualification in Occupational Health will be an advantage.
• Registration with SANC, SASOHN and DoH up to date.
• Certificate in dispensing, audiometry and spirometry.
• Computer literacy in MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint).
• Customer orientation, focus on excellence and teamwork.
• Ethical behaviour.

Responsibilities

• Sound knowledge and experience in Occupational Health and primary health care, IOD and medical emergencies.
• Conduct medical surveillance examinations.
• Interpret and record medical surveillance findings and refer to Occupational Health Medical Practitioner.
• Document management.
• Health risk assessment knowledge.
• Ensure legal compliance of on-site clinic.

Skills

Medical emergencies

Medical surveillance

Documentation

Health risk assessment

Teamwork

Customer focus

Ethical behaviour

Education

Professional Nurse

Certificate in Occupational Health

Registration with SANC/SASOHN/DoH

Tools

Dispensing certificate

Audiometry

Spirometry

MS Office

Job description

• Full-time

Company Description

About Kaelo
Kaelo provides essential healthcare solutions ensuring the physical and psychosocial wellbeing of all South Africans towards lasting social change. Kaelo meets the Healthcare needs of Corporate and Retail clients across South Africa – products offerings include Medical Insurance, Medical Aid, Gap Insurance, Kaelo Money and employee assistance programmes.

Job Description

Key Outcomes:

• Sound knowledge and experience in the provision of Occupational Health and Primary Health care, IOD and medical emergencies
• Conducting medical surveillance examinations
• Interpret and record medical surveillance findings and refer medical surveillance findings to Occupational Health Medical Practitioner
• Document management
• Health Risk assessment knowledge
• Ensure legal compliance of on-site clinic

Qualifications

Requirements:

• Professional Nurse and a Qualification in Occupational Health will be an advantage
• Up to date and relevant registration with SANC, SASOHN and DoH
• Certificate in dispensing, audiometry and spirometry
• Computer literacy (Ms Office, Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint).
• Customer orientation, focus on excellence and teamwork
• Ethical behaviour

WORK EXPERIENCE:

• 2 years in an Occupational Health environment
• Primary Health Care experienceEmergency Care/ Emergency drugs
• Injury on duty Management
• Professional Nurse with Certificate in Dispensing, Audiometry and Spirometry

Additional Information

PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES: COMPETENCIES

• Sound knowledge and experience in the provision ofOccupational Health and Primary Healthcare, IOD and medical emergencies
• Conducting medical surveillance examinations
  Interpret and record medical surveillance findings and refer medical surveillance findings toOccupational Health Medical Practitioner
• Document management
• Health Risk assessment knowledge
• Ensure legal compliance of on-site clinic
• Qualifications: Professional Nurse and a Qualification in Occupational Health will be anadvantage
• Up to date and relevantregistration with SANC, SASOHN and DoH
• Certificate in dispensing, audiometry and spirometry
• Computer literacy (Ms Office, Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint).
• Customer orientation, focus on excellence and teamwork
• Ethical behaviour