Occupational Medical Practitioner

Occupational Medical Practitioner required for a period of 36 months on a project (as and when needed).Location: Must be based in Gauteng.Responsibilities:Management and completion of IOD Medical Reports.Conduct pre-employment, periodic, and exit medical examinations.Oversee the Fitness for Work process.Review outcomes of all occupational health tests for adverse exposure effects and impacts on medical fitness to work, and manage deviations.Provide monthly progress reports.Manage sick absenteeism.Approve long sick leaves and traditional healer sick notes.Address travel-related illnesses.Manage pharmacy issues.Handle general medical issues of employees as well as mine medical issues.Attend meetings and assist during the absence of an Occupational Medicine Practitioner (vacation leave, sick leave, study leave, etc.
).Travel to various client sites based in and around Pretoria and neighboring locations to render services.Provide reports as per management needs, including site-specific reports.Qualifications:Must be a qualified Medical Doctor with MBChB or MBBCh or equivalent qualification acceptable to the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) as an independent practitioner and a Diploma in Occupational Medicine.Registration with a professional body/institute (e.g., Health Professional Council of South Africa and SASOM).MUST have Medical Protection Insurance.Registration with the Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases (COID) Act 1993 (Act 130 of 1993).Registration with the Department of Health for a Dispensing Licence.
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