Occupational Health Consultant

Job Description:

1. Illness/Injury Management (as needed): Diagnose serious work-related injuries and illnesses, particularly those related to research environments, such as long-term chronic exposures.
2. Medical Assessment Review (as needed): Review and interpret abnormal medical assessments for lab workers and researchers to ensure fitness for specific tasks, including:
   • Pre-employment Results: Provide medical consultation for abnormal pre-employment exams to ensure suitability for lab work.
   • Blood Lead Monitoring: Assess abnormal blood lead levels in researchers exposed to heavy metals and recommend further medical intervention as needed.
   • Vision and Audiometric Screening: Review abnormal results for researchers using lasers or high-decibel equipment, and provide recommendations for protective measures.
   • Respiratory Medical Clearance: Ensure compliance with institutional and OSHA respiratory standards through the review of abnormal results.
   • Surveillance Program Support: Support adherence to Workplace Health Surveillance as per KSA OSH regulations, which require regular monitoring for employees exposed to occupational hazards.
   • Dive Medical and Offshore Health: Offer consultation for researchers involved in underwater or offshore research, ensuring compliance with relevant health standards.
   • Hazardous Substance Exposure Monitoring: Review data on blood lead levels and chemical exposures, offering advice on preventive actions.
   • Post-Exposure Treatment: Provide medical consultation and treatment for exposure to hazardous materials like radiation, chemicals, or biological agents.
   • Reproductive Health and Allergies: Offer consultation on reproductive health risks and workplace allergies, especially for researchers working with teratogenic chemicals or animals.
   • Noise, Radiation, and Chemical Exposure: Oversee the safety of researchers exposed to high noise levels, radiation, or hazardous chemicals, recommending protective measures and further assessments as needed.
3. Immunization Program Administration: Advise on vaccines (e.g., tetanus, hepatitis B, rabies) for staff working with infectious materials or in high-risk fieldwork. Support the review and update of medical directives.
4. Medical Directives and Policy Development: Assist in the creation and annual review of institutional occupational health directives and policies.
5. On-Call Post-Exposure Consultation: Provide timely consultation following exposures or incidents to minimize long-term health impacts and research disruptions.
6. Outbreak Management: Support outbreak management and infectious disease risk mitigation within the research setting through consultation on containment strategies and employee monitoring.

Qualifications:

- Graduate of an accredited medical school, residency training and board certification - North American, UK, Western Europe or Australian residency training.

- +3 years of experience.

- SCHS license as Consultant.

- MOH License and BLS Certificate.