Occupational Health Nurse Career Guide and Counseling

Question: what are the dutys of an Occupational Health Nurse? I am looking at making a position with a modertaly large company that has no occupational Health nurse/safety coordinator, looking for things to write in an aplication to the company.

Answer: Occupational health nurses provide treatment for job-related injuries and illnesses and help employers to detect workplace hazards and implement health and safety standards. http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos083.htm Topics for these projects have included worker education and training, ergonomics, protection from toxic hazards, medical surveillance systems, regulatory compliance assurance systems, emergency response teams, and international travel and disease prevention. http://nurseweb.ucsf.edu/www/spec-oeh.ht… This is a good one: http://www.highbury.ac.uk/Human%20Resour…

Question: Does an Occupational Health Nurse have to have qualifications? This very large company I worked for refuses to reveal this person's qualifications. Do you think they have something to hide? This is even when ordered by an Employment Tribunal. What do you think?

Answer: An Occupational Health Nurse would usually have to have a qualification as a General nurse, which s/he then would follow up with a separate qualification in Occupational Health Nursing. From your statement, it would appear that either the company or the individual has something to hide. Maybe the "nurse" isn't as qualified as s/he claims, for example. Unfortunately, since you no longer work there, you cannot do anything about this matter. If the company has to undergo an employee audit in the future, or an incident occurs involving this individual, then the anomaly will come to light. The Employment Tribunal may be able to instigate proceedings against the company ordering them to reveal the qualifications of this individual, so I would'nt worry too much about it since you no longer work there.

Question: How do I put together a Business Plan to set up as a freelance Occupational Health Nurse? After working for a number of years for a service provider, I have decided to go it alone. I will need a lease car and about £3000 pounds worth of equipment and training (updates) and would like to approach a Bank for funds. I have never had any experience of putting together a business plan and any help/advice would be appreciated, including useful web sites to visit. many thanks in advance of advice offered.

Answer: One of the best is a free site called My Own Business, Inc, http://www.myownbusiness.org They have a free online course, including how to write a business plan. It's in easy-to understand terms, unlike the http://www.sba.gov and http://www.irs.gov which also have good information but it is difficult to get through. Also check out this free e-book on how to effectively "sell your services" and how you can develop your business website to market your services AND be a source of passive income. The ebook is over 200 pages and has great info to consider no matter what you do: http://services.sitesell.com/business-se… Here's info on how to use a service-based website to get the word out: http://service-selling.sitesell.com/busi… Best of Luck.

Question: can an occupational health nurse over rule a gp sick note? if an employee is covered under the dda for thier illness and has a live gp sick note can a occ health nurse over rule this and state that the employee is fit for work and must return to work

Answer: It may depend on the job and the illness. A doctor might limit the amount of lifting or walking that you do. The nurse who is more familiar with the work environment may say that you are healthy enough to do certain tasks at work. I cannot judge in your specific case. There are doctors who will give work excuses just to keep a patient happy. There are occupational health people who see everyone as a malingerer and are 100% pro-company. This may be something that you will have to appeal through formal grievance.

Question: can a occupational health nurse over rule a doctors sick note?

Answer: NO.

Question: Does an H R Manager have access to occupational health files? I am an occupational health nurse and the hr manager is insisting fot the keys to the medical records and it looks as if i could loose my job as I have refused him access

Answer: ASK the manager for the company procedure that entitles access and then follow all procedures

Question: I am an Experienced Registered Nurse Occupational Health Adviser . Looking for work in Gran Canaria.? I have moved this question from Health to Careers to see if I get any answers

Answer: for an experienced Registered Nurse and Occupational Health Adviser should have no problems finding a suitable employment almost anywhere in this world. Just for interest sake, do you speak any other languages like Spanish, dutch etc? Why go to Gran Canaria when UK needs experienced nurses like you?

Question: can my gp or nurse charge me for signing a occupational health form for my uni application.? and putting copies of the lab reports with it. i gave them the form, they didn't sign it they just put the dates of my immunisations on a scrap of paper, that has taken 3 days.

Answer: They sure can.

Question: Which Health Care Career pays most, License practice nurse or Occupational therapy assistant? Occupational therapy assistant(OTA) and license practice nurse(LPN) are my two choices, but which one pays the most??? I know LPN is easy but OTA is fine as long as I am happy to get a career. I am in College and choosing between OTA and LPN(They are my dual major!!!)

Answer: Occupational therapy assistants make more than LPNs.

Question: Which is a better career-Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, Family Nurse Practioner, or Occupational Ther Out of Certified Registered Nurse Anesthesist, Family Nurse Practitioner, Women's Health Care Nurse Practitioner, or an Occupational Therapist. In your own opinion, of course if you know about the fields, which do you think is a better career and why? I would like to know the pros, cons, good, bad, ups, downs, all of your thoughs on the careers. Any helpful feedback would be appreciated.

Answer: As has been said, you cannot compare these 4 career fields on an objective list. Which career field you would enjoy is purely subjective and based on your abilities and interest as well in a large part to psychological factors. CRNA- Requires an MSN degree and certification following a BSN and RN licensure. Usually requires 2 years of intensive care experience and ACLS/PALS certification for admission. Highly competitive admission, difficult school, very difficult certification boards. Job is described as 3 hours of artery clogging boredom followed by 15 minuted of heart attack causing stress. Any fool can put a person to sleep, they do it in prisons and call it capital punishment. The skill and knowlege and of course the stress is in being able to wake the patient up, and to prevent injury. Provide sedation and standby anesthesia for local anesthesia cases, regional anesthesia, concious sedation and general anesthesia for surgical procedures. Usuall take some amount of rotating night, weekend and holiday call. Malpractice liability risk is high. Average US salary is $112,000 per year. Womens Health Nurse Practitioner - Requires MSN and certification following BSN and RN Licensure. Most schools prefer at least 1-2 years of clinical experience prior to starting MSN program also CPR required/ACLS is optimal Admission is competitive, school is moderately busy and difficult, certification examination is difficult. Works with adolescent to geriatric female patients primarily in womens health issues, including pre/postnatal care and infertility, significant focus on contraception, STDs and pregnancy. Stress wellness, prevention and patient education. Mal practice liablitiy risk is low-moderate dependent on type of clients seen. Job can be repetitive in some clinics. May cover some clinic after hours calls, but rarely need to see patients after hours. Average US salary is $70,300 per year. Family Nurse Practitioner- Requires MSN and certification following BSN and RN Licensure. Most schools prefer at least 1-2 years of clinical experience prior to starting MSN program also CPR required/ACLS is optimal Admission is competitive, school is moderately busy and difficult, certification examination is difficult. Works with patients from well-baby checks through geriatrics. Originally planned as acute minor illness and chronic stable conditions. In many clinics the FNPs see a large percentage of same-day appointments and it is hard to determine if these are minor or stable. May see very unstable chronic patients and very acute major patients. The key in FNP practice is to know when a patient needs to be referred to a specialist, and when diagnostic testing and treatment is appropriate. Some FNPs go into specialties or work in a particular area such as womens health. May take rotating after hours, weekend and holiday call, may make hospital rounds, may need to make nursing home visits. Malpractice liability risk varies dependent on clinic clientelle. Average US salary is $78,300 per year. Occupational Therapist - Must be licensed, requiring a master’s degree in occupational therapy following a bachelors degree, 6 months of supervised fieldwork, and passing scores on national and State examinations. Plans and conducts occupational therapy program to facilitate development and rehabilitation of mentally, physically, or emotionally disabled. Programs involve activities, such as manual arts and crafts, practice in functional, prevocational, vocational, and homemaking skills, activities of daily living. Malpractice liability risk is relatively low. Average US salary is $53,800 per year.