CURICULUM VITAE

Moemedi Eddie Nkuru

PERSONAL DETAILS

POSTAL ADDRESS    :  PO Box 873

Moshupa

TEL (CELL):

(267) 74564017 /71307169

E-MAIL:                        mnkuru2@yahoo.com       

GENDER:                      Male

NATIONALITY:           Motswana

COUNTRY       :           Botswana

LANGUAGES:             English, Setswana

ID          :                       806019213

DRIVER LICENCE:    112874

MARITAL STATUS:   Single

KEY PEFORMANCE AREAS

• Occupational Health and Wellness Programme Implementation
• Accidents and Emergency Preparedness Response
• Primary Health Care Programmes and Return to work program Coordination.
• Audits, Inspections and Health Risk Assessments
• Training effectiveness and People management
• Budgeting Control and Planning
• Stakeholder Relationship Management

WORK EXPERIENCE

November 2020 to date                                  Khoemacau Copper Mining

Position                                                            Medical Coordinator

Duties and Responsibilities

Reporting to the Safety and Health Manager

• Oversee the daily operations responsibilities in the clinic including work allocations, deployment, and supervision of staff to ensure smooth running of the clinic.
• Develop and implement policies, procedures, and standards as well as protocols for the clinic to ensure delivery of high-quality service e.g. Occupational health, Wellness Procedures, Emergency response procedures
• Monitor and evaluate standards of care to ensure adherence to the delivery of high-quality services.
• Ensure that all emergency response team members are assigned duties and understand all emergency procedures.
• Work with other emergency response team members such as mine rescuer and activate airlifting in case of serious emergency.
• Coordinate workplace injury management strategies to work related injuries /illness including early intervention, assessment, rehabilitation, and implementation of return-to-work programme
• Asses the organization unplanned leave data to determine abstentsieem trends, identify areas of and identify risk individuals to ensure they receive assistance.
• Develop health budget and monitor utilization of financial resources and capital expenditure
• Ensure continuous supply and availability of emergency drugs, medications, consumables, and ensure equipments are in good satate
• Compile daily updates, weekly and monthly reports are submitted to the SH manager in a timely manner.
• Ensure productive and good working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.

September 2014 to October 2020                 Khoemacau Copper Mining

Position                                                          Occupational Health Nurse Practitioner (6 yrs.)

Duties and Responsibilities

Reporting to the Safety and Health Manager

• Plan, organize, implement, and manage occupational health, primary health care, wellness services, emergency response plan and return to work programme.
• Ensure compliance and incorporating relevant legislation into occupational health service provision.
• Identify illness trends related to specific hazard exposures and ensuring preventative measures are implemented.
• Conduct inspections, audits and risk assessment and recommend control measures
• Consult and diagnose patient illness and prescribe relevant treatment and refer for specialist attention and treatment as appropriate
• Plans, develops, coordinates, and evaluates comprehensive wellness program directed towards reducing health risk and improving health status
• Manage, monitor, and review Return to work programme and suitable duties in consultation with the injured, supervisor and other treating Health Practitioner
• Ensure continuous supply and availability of medications, consumables, and equipment’s
• Ensure good administration systems and process to meet the clinic requirements
• Oversee work in progress, checking quality, compliance with laid down operational procedures and timeliness
• Compile the weekly, monthly, quarterly and yearly statistics and reports to the relevant internal and external stakeholders
• Maintain, accurate updated and confidentiality data base of medical records to all Khoemacau employees and contractors

(February 2013 to August 2014)        Mupane Gold Mine

Position:                                                  Health Coordinator (1 year 6 months)

Reporting to the SHE Superintendent

Duties and Responsibilities

• Manage the occupational medical surveillance programme, biological monitoring and reporting systems
• Oversee and coordinates primary health care programme, emergency medical, return to work program
• Co-ordinate and participate in occupational Illness investigations;
• Develop and implement return to work programme to help employees who have been ill and injured for a long time through rehabilitation and counseling.
• Determining the injured worker's needs by discussion with the worker, the nominated treating doctor and other treatment practitioners.
• Integrates appropriate wellness programmes into the operations of the Company and provides technical leadership to senior management on wellness matters (including HIV/ AIDS
• Managing wellness and HIV committees to assist in achievement of objectives and targets
• Manage and direct a team of health professionals at the mine clinic
• Analyze data trends and prepare report/wellness intelligence to enable decision making at organization level regarding health and wellness risks
• Conduct occupational health risk assessment, hygiene survey and assist in SHE inspections and audits.
• Develop health awareness and training plan and facilitate training on occupational health and safety, first aid, as well as peer educator training.
• Participate in SHE meetings, awareness and assist in accident and investigation reports.
• General administration functions and working effectively within a budget.
• Advise and guideline management on appropriate ways to deal with the underlying causes of genuine sick absence in line with company policy.

(July 2009 to July 2012)           BCL Mine Ltd

POSITION:                                              Occupational Health Nurse (3 years) 

Reporting to the Wellness Superintendent                                                                    

Duties and Responsibilities

• Consulting and prescribing treatment for minor symptoms and refer patients who show signs of serious health problems to medical officer for further investigation and treatment.
• Provide emergency care, treating injury on duty (IOD) and administer lifesaving drugs and initiates other life savings measures such as Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
• Conduct pre-employment, periodic and exit medical examinations by carrying out specific tests. (spirometry, audiometry and vision) and interpret results
• Develops occupational health education training materials to educate employees on occupational hazards emanating from the mine operations e.g. dust noise and chemicals
• Plans and coordinates wellness campaign to promote employee awareness about disease they can contact as a result of occupational hazards and unhealthy habits e.g. HIV/AIDS, hypertension and diabetes mellitus.
• Reviews and analyses health statistics and reports to determine disease trends and profile, develops and deliver health education materials to address identified problems
• Assist employees to return to work from prolong injuries and illness through rehabilitation and counseling.
• Act as a training facilitator for occupational health and safety course, first aid, fire management, wellness and HIV/AIDS management courses.
• Complies with SHE policies and procedures in all activities undertaken in order to minimize unsafe incidents and accidents
• Counseling and support to employees on various health problems, physical and physiological with referral to internal and external resources.
• Plan and coordinates regular emergency preparedness drills to check response time e.g fire drill

(July 2006-June 2009)        Scottish Livingstone Hospital

Position:                               Registered Nurse (2 years 11 months)

Reporting to the Principal Registered Nurse

Duties and Responsibilities

• Assessed bio-psycho-social needs of assigned patients, developing nursing diagnoses, implementing and evaluating.
• Monitored patient’s progress or patient’s response to treatment through observation of the patient, analysis and interpretation of information documented on patient’s record
• Provided HIV/AIDS counseling care and treatment to pregnant women, infants, children and adolescence that may be enrolled in PMTCT program.
• Counseled mothers on infant and young child feeding on relation to HIV/AIDS
• Collaborated with other members of nursing team to maintain records for continuing patient care, legal and research purposes
• Instituted in measures which ensure the safety of patients receiving treatment and in care in accordance with establishment standards of care and policies of the hospital.
• Participated in the orientation of new recruits to the ward and clinical teaching of

Students

PROFESSIONAL ACHEIVEMENTS

• Part of the team that successful conducted a Health Impact Assessment (Based on TB, HIV and STI, Malaria, etc.) to determine potential impacts on community Health as a result of project development and occupational Health Risk Assessment in the workplace (September 2014)
• First medical person appointed at Khoemacau copper mining: Setting up the clinic from the scratch, ordering of medical equipment’s and ensuring all systems are in place for the daily operations and compliance with the Ministry of Health and Wellness requirements. (September 2014/2015)
• Successfully Implemented a comprehensive wellness programme which resulted in reduction in level of non-communicable disease, decrease absenteeism, lower healthcare costs and increase productivity (Mupane Gold and Khoemacau copper Mining)
• Successful planned and organised a Wellness Week and Khoemacau Copper Mining was recognised as the Best Company in Blood Donation (Year 2017) in Ngamiland Region and it was awarded a Trophy and Certificate by Ministry of Health and Wellness
• Successful implemented Return to work Program which resulted in reduced workers compensation cost, days lost from work, Retaining full earning capacity (Mupane Gold and Khoemacau copper mining)

COMPETENCIES/SKILLS

• Supervisory, management and leadership skills
• Good interpersonal, communication and presentation skills
• Creative and innovative with the ability to work and deliver under pressure
• Computer literacy (Microsoft word, excel, PowerPoint, spreadsheet, typing)
• Team working and ability to work independently
• Planning, Organizing and Coordinating.
• Sound knowledge of Mines and Machinery Act, Public Health Act, and Workers Compensation Act 47:03 of 1998

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND AND PROFESSIONAL CERTIFIED ACHEIVEMENTS TRAINING

• Leadership Development Program (2023)
• Advanced Cardiac life support at MRI(2020)
• Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers at MRI (2020)
• Certificate in Risk Management Programme at University of Stellenbosch Business School (2020)
• Supervisory Development Programme at BNPC (2017)
• Standards-Based Assessment Course (Assessor) by Quality skills& frameworks (2016)
• Higher Certificate in Management (HCM) at FPD (2013)]
• Clinical management of HIV/AIDS for Health care professionals at FPD (2013)
• Audiometry and Spirometry course by ACTS (2012)
• HIV/AIDS in the workplace at FPD (2011)
• Understanding ISO 14001:2004 Environmental Management Systems at BOBS (2011
• Employee Wellness Course (2010) at UNISA
• Safety Management Training Course (SAMTRAC) at NOSA (2010)
• Applying Safety Health Environment Principles and Procedure at NOSA (2009)

Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing Science (University of Botswana) 2002-2006

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP

• Nursing and Midwife Council of Botswana (NMCB) licensed: NO: GN.10671
• Registered with South African Society of Occupational Health Nursing Practitioners (SASOHN) as an Audiometrist NO: AR2736
• Registered and accredited with Botswana Qualification Authority (BQA) as a Trainer for First Aid Training, Occupational Health and Safety, Fire management and Prevention, Wellness & HIV/AIDS courses: NO: T04450
• Member of South African Institute of Health Care Managers (SAIHCM) NO:2160
• Member of Botswana Chamber of Mines (BCM) Health Working Group

REFEREES

Benjamin Keboi                     Dr Kenalemang Mmeko                     John D Mothelo

Mupane Gold Mine                BCL Mine Hospital                            Khoemacau Copper Mining                        P O Box F86                           P O Box 3                                          Private Bag BR 55                                     Francistown                             Selebi Phikwe                                    Gaborone (71356066)

Dr Max Nhlatho                          Dr Dave Barnes                             Ontlametse Kabomo

Doctors Inn Health Centre           Po box 2250                                 Khoemacau Copper Mining

Maun                                             Plettenberg Bay 660                    Private Bag BR 55

Tel 72607792                               Tel:0820434904                           Gaboro