Zaydre Pietersen

• Provided comprehensive medical surveillance programs, including pre-employment, periodic, and exit medicals, to ensure occupational health compliance across multiple sectors.
• Facilitated risk assessments and workplace hazard control, including chemical exposure, noise, and ergonomic safety evaluations.
• Implemented employee wellness programs that reduced absenteeism and improved workplace productivity.
• Delivered on-site healthcare services through mobile occupational clinics, ensuring quick access to medical care and absenteeism management.
• Ensured compliance with South African occupational health regulations and advised on preventive health measures.
• Employed nursing skills to evaluate patient care needs, prioritize treatment and maintain patient flow.
• Collaborated with management to develop policies for maintaining a safe and healthy work environment, resulting in decreased absenteeism.

• Implementation of a new clinic onsite.
• Implementation of waste management system.
• Ordering of new equipment according to the clinic. standards/requirement.
• Assist with referral on EAP (Employee Assistance Program).
• Assist with identification and advise on risks and prevention
• Co-coordinating first aid program and providing in service training to first aiders.
• Assist with notification and procedural processes, documentation, and follow-up of occupational injuries until closure.
• Implement preventative occupational health program which includes immunization schedules.
• Compile occupational health documentation reports and statistics.
• Arrange health wellness days for staff.
• Liaison with stakeholders in the clinical services.
• Coordinate compliance with CHE 19 Criterion related to risk management.
• Provide emergency services and refer to necessary stakeholders.
• Provide input in terms of occupational health related issues within safety meeting or to management.
• Safe guard of all medical related documents according to the occupational health and safety act, with regards to confidentiality.

• Responsible for WCCN Multi Campuses in Athlone,Boland and Central Karoo.
• Staff compliment of 250/ Students 1200.
• Provide basic Occupational Health services to Multi Campuses.
• Co-ordinate risk management program and academic program review.
• Manage quality in terms of staff/students and technical quality Multi Campus.
• Assist with referral on EAP (Employee Assistance Program).
• Assist with identification and advise on risks and prevention.
• Assist and support of safety officers and safety representatives.
• Assist with notification and procedural processes, documentation, and follow-up of occupational injuries until closure.
  
• Implement preventative occupational health program which includes immunization schedules
  
• Compile occupational health documentation reports and statistics
  
• Assist with quality management output with all other academic and non-academic occupational health activities.
  
• Arrange health wellness days for staff and students
  
• Liaison with stakeholders in the clinical services
  
• Coordinate compliance with CHE 19 Criterion related to risk management

• Staff compliment of 1500 employees.
• Complying with External and Internal Audits by ensuring clinic documents comply.
• Responsible for pre-employment, periodic and exit medicals
• Maximize employee productivity and overall health and safety to reduce disability claims and absenteeism.
• Create safer and healthier work environment.
• Developing and implementing health and safety programs.
• Documenting and reporting all employee injuries and illnesses claims.
  Observing and assessing the work environment for potential dangers and hazards.
• Treat injuries and illnesses of employee, including follow-ups and referrals.
• Observing and implementing emergency and disaster preparedness programs and planning.
• Counselling employees on physical and mental health issues and guiding them towards community resources and assistance programs.
• Monitor the health status of employees.
• Conduct research on the effects of hazardous work conditions or workplace exposures, which include gathering data and report findings.
  Administer family planning with outside Day Hospital Stock and send monthly family planning statistics through to Day Hospital.

• Staff compliment of 1800 employees.
• Complying with SMETA, BRC, NOSA and Internal Audits by ensuring clinic documents comply.
• Responsible for pre-employment, periodic and exit medicals for pack-house and cold store staff etc.
• Responsible in supervising and manage administrator role and delegate within accordance to duties.
• Maximize employee productivity and overall health and safety to reduce disability claims and absenteeism.
• Create safer and healthier work environment.
• Developing and implementing health and safety programs.
• Documenting and reporting all employee injuries and illnesses claims.
• Observing and assessing the work environment for potential dangers and hazards.
• Treat injuries and illnesses of employee, including follow-ups and referrals.
• Observing and implementing emergency and disaster preparedness programs and planning.
• Counselling employees on physical and mental health issues and guiding them towards community resources and assistance programs.
• Monitor the health status of employees.
• Conduct research on the effects of hazardous work conditions or workplace exposures, which include gathering data and report findings.
• Administer family planning with outside Day Hospital Stock and send monthly family planning statistics through to Day Hospital.

Responsibilities:

• Maximize employee productivity and overall health and safety to reduce disability claims and absenteeism.
• Create safer and healthier work environment.
• Developing and implementing health and safety programs.
• Documenting and reporting all employee injuries and illnesses claims.
• Observing and assessing the work environment for potential dangers and hazards.
• Treat injuries and illnesses of employee, including follow-ups and referrals.
• Observing and implementing emergency and disaster preparedness programs and planning.
• Counselling employees on physical and mental health issues and guiding them towards community resources and assistance programs.
• Monitor the health status of employees.
• Conduct research on the effects of hazardous work conditions or workplace exposures, which include gathering data and report findings.

Responsibilities:

• Providing a support system to all NIOH, NHLS, NICD staff members (Doctors, Nurses, Laboratory staff, Executives, HR and Unions) within the Gauteng, North West and Free State region.
• Response to all COVID19 Screenings submitted by staff members on OHASIS software.
• Providing telephonic consultation to staff members with regards to all screenings, and refer where necessary for COVID19 testing, considering work exposures based on company risk assessment and in line with the government regulations in terms of the COVID19 disaster management.
• Quarantine/ Isolate where necessary and providing follow-up telephonic consultations.
• Provide follow-ups on all previous COVID19 infections and refer for further assessments based on recovery process.
• Provide support to all managers in terms of regulations/protocols to be followed.
• Liaising with OMP(Occupational Medical Practitioner) relating Occupational diseases and non-compliance to PPE/ Protocols.

Responsibilities

• Conducting Pre-employment medical examinations, enabling the correct placement of workers according to their physical and mental compatibility to job specifications.
• Conducting Exit medical examinations recording the health status of workers on termination of service to prevent later litigation.
• Conducting periodical medical examination in order to monitor the health status and possible occupational diseases which may arise.
• Liaising with OMP relating occupational diseases.
• Employee health assessment and ongoing management including:
  health policy development.
• A medical surveillance program and periodic medical examinations to monitor the health status of workers exposed to identified health hazards in the workplace.
• All medical surveillance examinations laid down by occupational health legislation.
• Conducting biological monitoring according to the health risk assessment and hygiene survey.
• Conducting substance abuse testing, according to the company substance abuse policy.
• Conducting Primary Health care to avoid absenteeism within the workplace.
• Coordinating the wellness team to insure health awareness on site.
• Monitor minor ailments and provide treatment and analyze trends.
• Monitor chronic condition within the workplace to ensure compliance to treatment; and ensure that employees meet the minimal requirements to fitness.
• Conducting First aid in service training as required by legislation and auditing and replenish first aid boxes as per company protocol.
  Informing management on any changes with regarding occupational health protocols/procedures/policies.
• Treating/Manage injuries on duty and refer where necessary.
  Administration of cases involving the Compensation of Occupational Injuries and Diseases Act.
• Managing the clinic budget and avoiding over expenditure.
• Updating and submitting monthly statistics to the Risk Manager on site and communicating statistics within the SHE Meetings.
• Responsible for ordering and calibration of equipment according to the occupational health standards to ensure clinic compliance.
• Updating health records for auditing purposes.
• Ensure and comply to waste management procedure and making sure waste management file is up to date.

Responsibilities:

• Providing a comprehensive occupational health service through occupational health services, primary health care and IOD management.
• Conducting pre-employment, exit medicals, transfer medicals in line with the company risk assessment.
• Updating and submitting monthly statistics to the Risk Manager on site and communicating statistics within the SHE Meetings.
• Updating health records for audit purposes and compliance to clinic waste management protocols.
• Liaising with OMP relating occupational diseases and book employees for further assessment with regards to incapacity procedures.
  Treating and manage IOD’s and refer where necessary and submitting of WCL forms to compensation in line with the COIDA act.
• Monitor minor ailments and provide treatment, analyze trends to prevent absenteeism within the work- place.
• Conducting First aid in service training as required by legislation and auditing and replenish first aid boxes as per company protocol.
• Monthly walk-throughs and reporting any hazards that has a potential to cause harm and giving feedback within the SHE meetings or SHE department to reduce possible litigation.

Responsibilities

• Managing 3 mines at Afrimat Mines, Limpopo and Pretoria for the following:
  1. Managing health care
  2. Dispensing of Chronic treatment medical treatment and minor elements.
  3. Medical surveillance in accordance with mine health and safety act.
  4. Updating monthly stats

• Liaising with OMP relating occupational diseases
• Submitting applicable documents in line with COID Act and mine health and safety act.
• Monthly statistics to clients.
• Manage absenteeism.
• Waste management.
• Updating files for legal complaints.
• Contact tracing with regards to TB.
• Oversee junior staff members and provide in service training.
• Inform clients on any protocol changes, compliances etc.

Responsibilities:

• Pre-employment medical examinations, enabling the correct placement of workers according to their physical and mental compatibility to job specifications.
• Exit medical examinations recording the health status of workers on termination of service to prevent later litigation.
  Employee health assessment and ongoing management including:
  1. Health policy development.
  2. A medical surveillance programme and periodic medical examinations to monitor the health status of workers exposed to identified health hazards in the workplace.
  3. All medical surveillance examinations laid down by occupational health legislation. Other medical examinations required by individual companies or required by law for specific industries.
  4. Medical examinations and monitoring of employees conducted by registered specialist personnel (either on-site or off-site in our clinics); and delivery of on-site primary healthcare services.
• Compliance to all legislative and administrative requirements including industry specific compliance (such as mining healthcare services to meet the specific needs of the mining industry).
• Laboratory testing of exposed employees according to the requirements of the Regulations for Hazardous Chemical Substances (Reg. 1179 of 28 August 1995) and other relevant legislation.
  
• Ergonomic surveillance (environmental improvement), including: monitoring, support, training, and education.
  regular walk-throughs at the workplace by an occupational health consultant to monitor and identify health risks.
  biological monitoring; and checklists, surveys, and recommendations for a diverse range of work-related muscular and back problems.
  
• First aid training as required by legislation.
  Professional occupational medical consultancy.
  Interaction and enhancements with company safety programmed.
• Management reports (for planning, problem solving and decision making), including: absenteeism trends.
  monthly statistical analysis; and incident reviews, trend analysis, definition of objectives and targets.
  
• Quality assurance and best practice programmed and procedures.
• Administration of cases involving the Compensation of Occupational Injuries and Diseases Act

Responsibilities

• Prevent/Identify Occupational Disease
• Pre- employment
• Prevent diagnose diseases as well as reporting of potential causes
• Ensure employee is medical fit for a job function to improve performance.
• Oversee Lung functions, Audiometry, Physical, Psychological,
• Urine test and vision screening
• Oversee taking of bloods as required
• Evaluate patient medical file
• Evaluate other medical forms from other OH companies
• Periodic Medical
• Screen healthy workers for early signs of diseases or health defects annually.
• Exit Medical
• Establish state of health of worker when leaving the project
• Consult with OMP
• Promote Industrial relations by ensuring all workers are treated fairly and equally with dignity and confidence
  Communicate with OMP
• Provide health education to clients at every opportunity
  Interpret results and take corrective action regarding spiro, vision, audio, bloods etc.
  
• HIV counting and testing when necessary
  
• Provide referral letter and feedback to the employer.

• Worked on a locum basis across different wards, managing acute and chronic illnesses such as diabetes, hypertension, and HIV.
  
• Responsible for medication administration, patient monitoring, and emergency care.

• Managed patients with psychiatric and chronic medical conditions, including schizophrenia, epilepsy, and bipolar disorder.
• Administered psychotropic medications and collaborated with a multidisciplinary team to provide holistic care.

• Provided care for children with conditions like bronchitis, pneumonia, and asthma.
• Performed pre- and post-operative care for pediatric surgeries and administered medications.

• Worked in ICU (Respiratory, Neurology, Cardiac units) treating critical patients with conditions like Guillain-Barré syndrome, subarachnoid hemorrhage, and lethal cardiac arrhythmias.
• Gained skills in ventilator management, tracheostomy care, and administration of critical care medications.
• Utilized critical thinking skills to prioritize nursing interventions based on patients'' acuity levels and individual needs.