Army National GuardState Occupational Health Nurse (SOHN), Certified Occupational Health Nurse-Specialist (COHN-S)
Mar. 2001 - Mar. 2022Minnesota - Wisconsin - Tennessee, United StatesEstablishes, leads/manages and maintains a comprehensive State level Occupational Health Program: Plans, develops, analyses, and reviews occupational health nursing services and program requirements and determines impact on National Guard military and civilian personnel and public health. This requires formulating, analyzing revising, and implementing policies, procedures and best practices in accomplishing program goals and objectives in accordance with Federal, State and local laws,e.g., Occupational Safety Health Administration (OSHA) Act of 1970 β OSHA, Federal Employees Compensation Act, Department of Labor, and DoD guidance. Provide expert advice to the Adjutant General to protect National Guard personnel against adverse effects of health hazards. Ensures all personnel are physically, mentally and psychologically suited for work in field operations and the industrial workplace in order to enhance and aid in proper receipt of medical care and rehabilitation of occupational illness/injury; reduce economic loss caused by physical deficiency; to prevent decreased combat readiness caused by occupational illness/injury to military personnel; and provide corporate review, analysis and management of worker compensation and line of duty costs.Program elements include, but are not limited to Epidemiological investigations of occupational illness and injury;industrial hygiene surveys;prevention, mitigation and treatment of occupational illness and injury;emergency treatment of non-occupational illness and injury;hearing conservation and readiness, occupational vision conservation and readiness;Radiation exposure and medical surveillance;job-related immunization;illness absence monitoring; occupational health related work-site and industrial inspections; health hazard education and job-related hazards; occupational health screenings and medical surveillance examinations and worker's compensation case management;Respiratory Protection; Blood borne Pathogens; Ergonomics.