Occupational Health Consultant

Job Description:

Illness/Injury Management (as needed): Diagnose serious work-related injuries and illnesses, particularly those related to research environments, such as long-term chronic exposures. 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.

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. Medical Directives and Policy Development: Assist in the creation and annual review of institutional occupational health directives and policies. On-Call Post-Exposure Consultation: Provide timely consultation following exposures or incidents to minimize long-term health impacts and research disruptions. 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.

Place of work