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Join our team at Rio Tinto Yarun as an Occupational Health Nurse
* Be part of a supportive multidisciplinary occupational health team
* Permanent role with structured career development opportunities
* Gladstone based, Monday to Friday roster
About The Role
The HSE team at Rio Tinto Yarwun is seeking a suitably qualified and experienced Occupational Health Nurse to join their highly skilled team to provide acute injury treatment, perform pre-employment medical assessments and periodic medical surveillance for employees and contractors at Rio Tinto Yarwun.
This role is a great opportunity for an enthusiastic individual to assist in driving a strong health and wellbeing program.
Reporting to the Health and Hygiene Specialist, you will be
* Providing advice and support to improve health and safety performance and prevent injury and illness across the operation through assessment of fitness for work
* Conducting pre-employment and periodic medical testing and health surveillance, and taking appropriate actions for out-of-spec results
* Management of work-related injuries
* Coordinating and delivering health and wellbeing promotion activities
* Communicating with employees and leaders, and other key stakeholders
* Ensuring all work is performed in accordance with site health, safety and community policies, systems and procedures
About You
To succeed in this role, you will have
* Experience in Occupational Health or relevant certification
* Current registration as a Registered Nurse with AHPRA (Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency)
* Previous experience performing and interpreting Audiograms and Lung Function test with relevant certification.
* A self-motivated work ethic and a positive, motivated attitude
* A strong commitment to the safety and wellbeing or yourself and your team
* Certificate of competency in Alcohol and Other Drugs (AOD) testing
What We Offer
Be recognised for your contribution, your thinking and your hard work, and go home knowing you’ve helped the world progress.
* A work environment where safety is always the number one priority
* A permanent position working directly for Rio Tinto
* A competitive base salary reflective of your skills and experience with annual incentive program
* Comprehensive medical benefits including subsidised private health insurance for employees and immediate family
* Attractive share ownership plan
* Company provided insurance cover
* Extensive salary sacrifice & salary packaging options
* Career development & education assistance to further your technical or leadership ambitions
* Ongoing access tofamily-friendly health and medical wellbeingsupport
* Leave for all of life’s reasons (vacation/annual, paid parental, sick leave)
* Exclusive employee discounts (banking, accommodation, cars, retail and more)
* Possible domestic relocation assistance
Where you’ll be working
Located in Central Queensland, approximately 10km north-west of Gladstone, Yarwun alumina refinery commenced operations in 2004. Processing bauxite from our mines in Weipa and Gove, Yarwun produces more than three million tonnes of smelter grade alumina annually.
As one of the largest industries in the Gladstone region, Yarwun employs over 700 people and has a large contractor workforce.
With a focus on safely improving our process every day, the team at Yarwun challenge themselves to use existing and emerging technology to support our 24 hour operation.
Yarwun is a proud member of the Gladstone community, and along with Boyne Smelters Limited and Queensland Alumina Limited, support community investments that improve the liveability of the Gladstone region through the Here for Gladstone community fund.
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About Rio Tinto
Rio Tinto is a leading global mining and materials company. We operate in 35 countries where we produce iron ore, copper, aluminium, critical minerals, and other materials needed for the global energy transition and for people, communities, and nations to thrive.
We have been mining for 150 years and operate with knowledge built up across generations and continents. Our purpose is finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs – striving for innovation and continuous improvement to produce materials with low emissions and to the right environmental, social and governance standards. But we can’t do it on our own, so we’re focused on creating partnerships to solve problems, create win-win situations and meet opportunities.
Every Voice Matters
At Rio Tinto, we particularly welcome and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, women, the LGBTI+ community, mature workers, people with disabilities and people from different cultural backgrounds.
We are committed to an inclusive environment where people feel comfortable to be themselves. We want our people to feel that all voices are heard, all cultures respected and that a variety of perspectives are not only welcome – they are essential to our success. We treat each other fairly and with dignity regardless of race, gender, nationality, ethnic origin, religion, age, sexual orientation or anything else that makes us different.
Seniority level
* Seniority level
Not Applicable
Employment type
* Employment type
Full-time
Job function
* Job function
Health Care Provider
* Industries
Mining and Oil and Gas
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