Company Nurse

MAIN PURPOSE AND KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provides emergency and palliative care and treatment to employees within the legal scope of nursing responsibility such as first-aid treatment, checking of vital signs, health interview, dispensing of medicine;
• Assess and determine the health status of the employee which includes recommendations like sent home or back to work;
• Refers/transports ill employees to the hospital as necessary;
• Conducts regular inventory of medicines and medical supplies. Prepares purchase requisition of such as necessary to ensure availability at all times;
• Conducts home visit or follow through of employees with chronic illnesses or on prolong sick leave;
• Implements immunization programs to employees as well as to the dependents;
• Conducts periodic plant tour to determine any possible health and safety hazards. Create health and safety awareness among employees;
• Performs health counseling;
• Conducts health education programs;
• Maintains employee's individual medical records with strict confidentiality;
• Generates reports and submits to management or government agencies as scheduled;
• Act as In-plant HMO Administrator. Coordinates with provider to resolve any issues/concerns, review and process payment;
• Assess pre-employment medical examination results and coordinates status/evaluation with Recruitment;
• Coordinates any work-related injuries/illnesses to Safety Officer for immediate investigation and corrective actions;
• Encodes Sick Leave on time to avoid delayed payment;
• Schedules and implement annual/periodic/special examination of employees. Assess results, refer to Company Physician for management, monitor recommendations and follow through until illness is cleared.