Principle Practitioner SHE: Occupational Health Nurse

Principal Practitioner SHE: Occupational Health Nurse

Closing date: 11 May 2018

Operating entity: Sasol Operations (SHE Occupational Health)

Geographical area: Sasolburg, Free state, South Africa

ABOUT THE ROLE / PURPOSE OF THE JOB

To implement primary health care and occupational medicine programmes according to business requirements and known medical protocols
The incumbent work independently, applying given medical protocols in providing health care directly to employees / patients
He/she is responsible to achieve quality assured results by applying treatment guidelines with room for applied interpretation (dealing with various clinical probabilities)
The incumbent must ensure that each patient – nurse encounter contribute to a medical data pool. It would be the role of the nurse practitioner to gather and sort data, which would provide insight into potential areas where health risk mitigation requires improvement
The incumbent must give feedback in order to direct health services in continually improving the best methods of work, by applying available resources as efficiently and appropriately as required

FUNCTIONAL OUTPUTS

Deliver on health programme
- Planning and coordination of medical surveillance program
- Interpretation and reporting of medical surveillance findings
- Contribute to and maintain the wellness programme
- Capturing and maintaining accurate Health data in the Health data management system
Quality results
- Deliver in time and cost effective health programme
- Adhere to quality management systems
Technical expertise and advice
- Accept and implement advice in order to improve the health programme
- Monitoring, referring and following up on patients
- Treatment and management of occupational injuries
- Coordination of medical surveillance scheduling
- Case management of COID claims
- Participate in audits
- Understand and maintain departmental protocols and works instructions
- Compiling progress reports
- Standby duties
Work, project plans and organisation
- Ensure that work and health programmes meet business requirements, demands and objectives
- Execute medical surveillance scheduling program for all Sasol BU’s in region
- Translate medical surveillance scheduling program and service delivery specifications into team and individual priorities
- Annually evaluate scheduling system and user capabilities to meet effective service delivery
- Ensure and apply effective document control
Statutory compliance and professional practices
- Comply with professional and statutory requirements
Ensure full understanding and compliance to One Sasol SHE Excellence approach
JOB REQUIREMENTS

In line with Sasol’s commitment to Employment Equity, preference will be given to suitable candidates from designated groups

Valid driver’s license

Qualifications and Experience:

B. Degree in Nursing AND Registered with SANC (South African Nursing Council):
4 years total work experience
OR
Diploma in Nursing AND Registered with SANC (South African Nursing Council)
6 years total work experience
Further qualifications:
Occupational Health Nursing Qualification
Trauma and Emergency Health Qualification
Primary Health Care Qualification

KEY COMPETENCIES REQUIRED

Leadership

Fosters teamwork and collaboration
Nurtures and coaches
Builds partnerships
Leverages diversity and inclusion
Role models customer focus
Drives accountability and high performance

Functional / Technical

Discipline specific technical acumen
Professionalism and ethics
Analysis, integration and reporting of data
Health record keeping and archiving methodology
Principles of Occupational Health
Occupational Health (legislation, processes, management)
Pharmacy (legislation, processes, management)
Communicable and non-communicable disease management
Medical emergency response preparedness
Infection control
Quality management
Computer literacy (Microsoft and other relevant systems)
Stakeholder engagement
Customer care
Project management

Behavioural

Honesty
Self-discipline
Decisiveness
Resilience
Initiative
Cooperativeness
Physically and mentally fit for the job
Communication skills (English)
Sense of urgency
Ability to work under pressure
Ability to work independently
Highly observant

Note: Failure to provide Sasol with truthful information and valid documents will render your application null and void. If you don’t hear from us within a month (60 days) after the closing date of the advert, please regard your application as unsuccessful.

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