Occupational Health Nurse Practitioner

at  Stellenbosch University

Duties/Pligte 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.

• 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