Occupational Health Nurse

This position manages a comprehensive Occupational Health Program for the state, serving as the Occupational Health Nurse (OHN) consultant and advisor on occupational health initiatives. The role involves planning, developing, and analyzing occupational health nursing services for National Guard personnel.

What you will do

• Establish, manage and maintain a comprehensive Occupational Health Program.
• Plan, develop, analyse, and review occupational health nursing services and program requirements, determining their impact on National Guard military and civilian personnel and public health.
• Formulate, analyse, revise, and implement policies, procedures and best practices in accordance with Federal, State and local laws (e.g., OSHA, FECA, Department of Labor, Department of Transportation and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission statutes) and DoD guidance.
• Serve as the technical expert on occupational health related matters to the Adjutant General, Component Commanders, the Chief of Staff and other staff elements.
• Provide expert advice to protect National Guard personnel against adverse effects of health hazards.
• Serve as a liaison between State, NGB and Federal organizations concerning occupational health programs and services.
• Ensure personnel are physically, mentally and psychologically suited for work in field operations and the industrial workplace to enhance medical care and rehabilitation of occupational illness/injury, reduce economic loss from physical deficiency, prevent decreased combat readiness caused by occupational illness/injury, and provide corporate review, analysis and management of worker compensation and line of duty costs.
• Serve as technical advisor and consultant on occupational health issues to the Civil Support Team, CBRNE Enhanced Force Readiness Package (CEFRP) commanders and the Radiation Safety Program.
• Provide occupational health support and oversight to all military and civilian personnel units exposed, or potentially exposed to chemical, biological, or radiological hazards in the work environment.
• Evaluate and administer comprehensive occupational health programs, services and capabilities for military and civilian personnel in the work environment, including field operations, garrison, industrial and administrative sites.
• Utilise information management resources such as the DoD Defense Occupational Environmental Health Readiness System (DOEHRS), Medical Operational Data System (MODS), DoD Occupational Health Program Resource Models, and Occupational Health Information System (OHMIS).
• Manage the Case Management Program, serving as the local OHN Case Manager Consultant for ensuring development, evaluation, implementation and monitoring of a comprehensive medical case management program for civilian employees with occupational health related injuries or illnesses.
• Develop and maintain a Health Education/Counseling program, outlining and developing overall requirements and goals to assure comprehensive health education, training, and counseling services.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

What you need

• Professional knowledge of the full range of health principles, practices, and procedures.
• Knowledge of job-related medical surveillance principles and practices, health education, epidemiology, and legal and regulatory aspects of occupational health.
• Skill in the use of specialised medical equipment, e.g., air sampling, oxygen, resuscitator and techniques of external cardiac compression.
• Knowledge of safety and health programs.
• Knowledge of and ability to complete industrial hygiene surveys and conduct employee interviews.
• Knowledge of commonly used budgetary methods, practices, procedures and regulations to compile, consolidate and summarise budgetary data for preparing annual budget estimates.
• Skill in utilising a variety of automated systems and technology (e.g., DoD Occupational Environmental Health Readiness System (DOEHRS), Medical Operational Data Systems (MODS), etc.).

About the role

Contract: full-time
Location: Augusta, Maine, US
Salary: $89508–$116362 Per Year