Road Accident Fund recruitment (September 2024)

Road Accident Fund recruitment (September 2024)

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Road Accident Fund recruitment (September 2024)

Deadline: 18 September 2024

Location: South Africa

Road Accident Fund recruitment

Road Accident Fund (RAF) is recruiting and accepting applications for the following vacancies:

Officer: Occupational Health & Safety

Purpose: The Officer: Occupational Health and Safety is accountable to provide for health and safety of persons at work and for the health and safety of persons in connection with the use of plant and machinery, the protection of persons other than person at work against hazards to health and safety arising out of or in connection with the activities of persons at work.

Key Performance Areas

Contribute to OHS strategies

  • Contribute to the development and maintenance of OHS strategy
  • Proactively promote the OHS of all employees, visitors and contractors.
  • Develop and maintain the OHS and safety strategies through facilitation.
  • Development of effective codes and standards to address occupational health and safety hygiene.
  • Benchmark and research.
  • Analyse and compile OHS reports.
  • Write executive OHS summaries.
  • Develop and implement National Occupational Disease prevention programme

OHS and Contingency Planning

  • Conduct threat/ risk analysis and recommend proactive and reactive plans.
  • Conduct fire risk assessment in order to develop fire prevention strategy and program.
  • Develop and implement contingency plan.
  • Participate in emergency management committee and organize such meetings.
  • Liaise with fire department, disaster management centre and SAPS on evaluation and endorsement of the contingency plan.
  • Review and update contingency plan on annual basis.
  • Co-ordinate emergency/ fire drill evacuation at least once a year.

Conduct OHS special investigations and reporting

  • Investigate all OHS incidences.
  • Report all incidences to Facilities/OHS and Administration Manager.
  • Record all OHS incidences to incident register.
  • Conduct incident investigations on reportable incidents

Perform OHS audits

  • Participate in establishing OHS audit schedule.
  • Conduct internal audits, workplace  inspections and investigate complaints.
  • Regularly evaluate the risks associated with  business activities.
  • Analyse trends and feedback obtained through incident/ audit reports.

Workers compensation/injury management

  • Ability to maintain confidentiality at all times.
  • Process workers Compensation claims.
  • Liaise with rehabilitation specialists, HR and EWS to ensure documentation and application of rehabilitation procedures are followed.
  • Conduct incident and accident
  • investigations and compile a report
  • Education, training and induction of all employees.
  • Participate in the review of relevant policies and procedures.

OHS Champions management

  • Ensure OHS committee members attend     meetings
  • Train OHS/ committee members & employees and conduct awareness programs.
  • Ensure that tasks are being performed and that the representatives follow the correct procedures.
  • Training of all personnel to ensure that they    are aware of their functions.
  • Ensure monthly meetings with organized  labour and Committee Chairpersons to discuss OHS matters.

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Qualifications and Experience

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Occupational Health and Safety related qualification.
  • Certificate in First aid training
  • Certificate in Firefighting training
  • Certificate in SAMTRAC would be an added advantage
  • Relevant 3 years working experience in Occupational Health and safety related environment
  • Experience of the OHS Act, SABS and ISO 2001 regulations

Behavioral Competencies

  • Planning, Organising and Coordinating
  • Personal Mastery
  • Judgement and Decision Making
  • Ethics and Values
  • Client Service Orientation

Technical Competencies

  • Computer Literate
  • Good report writing and business writing skills,
  • Good analytical, problem solving and decision-making skills

Manager: Tariff & Pharmaceuticals

Purpose: Reporting to the Senior Manager: Medical Advisory Management, the successful incumbent is accountable for managing the processes related to the management and update of the Medical Tariffs, formulary and related aspects as part of the clinical leadership and also providing accountability to the clinical research tea functions and medical advisory services. The role will coordinate across all areas aligned to medical claims processing to ensure overall service provider engagement.

Key Performance Areas

Develop and Update Medical Tariffs and Relate Pricing

  • Serves as a medical expert and provide clinical leadership within the medical advisory team. 
  • Analyse clinical research data.
  • Provide clinical support to the clinical research team responses to all clinically related queries of RAF stakeholders e.g. attorneys, hospitals, etc.
  • Check medical trends, experience and approaches and provide recommendations to the Senior Manager: Medical Advisory Management.
  • Assist in the development of clinical work templates.
  • Develop & implement health education programs for claimants and relevant stakeholders.

Develop Pharmaceutical Benefit Management (PBM) and Related Tools

  • Update and manage tools for managing acute and chronic medication.
  • Provide training and support to medical management in the use of PBM tools and decision making aligned to regulated rates

Clinical Research, Expertise and Support within the Clinical Research Team

  • Serves as a medical expert and provide clinical leadership within the medical advisory team.
  • Analyse clinical and pharmaceutical research data.
  • Provide clinical support to the clinical research team responses to all clinically related queries.
  • Review medical trends, experience and approaches and provide recommendations to the Senior Manager.
  • Assist in the development of clinical work templates.

Policy Review and Implementation

  • Update and develop medical tariffs based on healthcare policies in line with clinical development.
  • Provide training and support to medical management in the use of medical tariffs and decision making aligned to regulated rates.
  • Assist in managing decisions, actions, clinical information, communication and support related to claims processes, treatment and procedure.
  • Develop and update medical tariffs for the RAF to assist in reduction of medical costs.

Stakeholder Management

  • Liaise with key external and internal service providers on Medical Tariffs and drive adoption and adherence.
  • Build collaborative working relationships with medical management for implementation purposes.
  • Use clinical acumen to build and function in strong teams to ensure high performance.

Reporting

  • Collection of patient statistics to inform future decisions.
  • Compile monthly reports.
  • Develop and implement health education programs for claimants and relevant stakeholders.

People Management

  • Ensure the sourcing, development and retention of a high-performance team.
  • Manage staff in the department to ensure that they achieve their objectives in line with the strategic objectives of the RAF. Manage the implementation of human capital processes and

procedures to control/ regulate workplace conflict and/or institute corrective measures and consultation processes to address deviations from standards.

  • Allocate, direct, motivate and evaluate subordinates to help them achieve their individual goals.

Qualifications and Experience

  • Medical Degree (MBChB) or equivalent.
  • Registration with the HPCSA as a Medical Doctor.
  • Certificate in Evidence Based training (PTCMA) or Health Technology assessment (HTA) training or in progress of obtaining the qualification advantageous
  • Postgraduate qualification will be advantageous.
  • Relevant 6 – 8 years’ experience as a medical doctor in a managed care/ insurance/ healthcare environment, medical advisory work of which 2 years’ experience must have been on a management/ supervisory level/ area of expertise.
  • Experience in the development and application of medical tariffs, pharmaceutical drug reviews policies, and working with a multi-disciplinary team of researchers to develop the medical tariffs.

Technical and Behavioral Competencies Required

  • Resilience.
  • Network and alliance.
  • Employee engagement.
  • Ethics and values.
  • Change management.
  • Critical and innovative thinking
  • Policy conceptualisation and formulation.
  • Risk Management.
  • Stakeholder development and relations.
  • Reporting.
  • Ability to manage Medical Tariffs, pharmaceutical policies and guidelines in line with evidence- based medicine.
  • Computer literacy on Microsoft package (Word, Power-point, Excel, Outlook, and Internet Explorer)
  • Ability to draft treatment protocols, policies and guidelines in line with evidence-based medicine.
  • Ability to work within framework and scope of clinical research team.
  • Knowledge of new and evolving practices in medicine to allow for sound clinical expertise.
  • Strong analytic skills and knowledge of health care industry with ability to provide solutions to meet client needs and maximize value of deliverables
  • Knowledge and understanding of the marketplace and professional trade associations, key people and companies
  • Understanding of Good Clinical Practice and analysis of research papers.
  • Good understanding of clinical coding crosswalks and norms e.g. ICD10, CPT, Nappi codes, etc.
  • Understanding of the National Health Policy Framework and new healthcare industry development.
  • Knowledge and understanding of the fundamental processes of business, their interaction, and the impact of the external /internal influences on clinical decision-making, and deadline.

Application

To apply, visit Road Accident Fund recruitment portal.

Applicants who have not received any correspondence from Road Accident Fund within six weeks from the closing date can consider themselves unsuccessful.

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