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  1. Certification is a mark of prestige.

  2. Certification is a significant personal and professional accomplishment.

  3. Certification can advance your career.

  4. Certified OHNs earn significantly more.

  5. Employers regard certification as a mark of quality and rely on certification when making employment decisions.

  6. The certified OHN provides knowledgeable management of occupational injuries and illnesses and facilitates early return to work processes.

  7. The certified OHN can reduce the employer's legal exposure through management of regulatory requirements such as OSHA, FMLA, ADA, DOT, HIPAA, etc.

  8. Certification enhances your disease management and health promotion skills.

  9. Certified OHNs make a positive impact on the employer's financial bottom line.

  10. Certification augments competence and on-the-job productivity.

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Who We Are and What We Do

The American Board for Occupational Health Nurses (ABOHN) is an independent nursing specialty certification board.  We have over 12,000 active certified nurses working today.

ABOHN was founded in 1972 as an independent not-for-profit organization to set professional standards and conduct occupational health nursing specialty certification.  ABOHN is the sole certifying body for occupational health nurses in the United States and awards four credentials:  Certified Occupational Health Nurse (COHN), Certified Occupational Health Nurse - Specialist (COHN-S), Case Management (CM), and Safety Management (SM).

We use predetermined standards of nursing practice to validate an individual registered nurse's qualifications, knowledge and practice in specific areas of occupational health nursing.

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AOHP 2010 National Conference

Join occupational health professionals at the AOHP 2010 National Conference, Sailing into the Future: Set Your Course for Success, which features four days of dynamic educational programming.  Attendees can earn CNE, CME and CCMC.  To learn more about the conference link here http://www.aohp.org/pages/

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health

The National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) is a voluntary, secure, internet-based surveillance system that integrates and expands legacy patient and healthcare personnel safety surveillance systems managed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). 

Dr. Ahmed Gomaa and Dr. Sara Luckhaupt are asking for your participation in this project.  To reach Dr. Gomaa by email agomaa@cdc.gov or Dr. Luckhaupt sluckhaupt@cdc.gov.  For further  information regarding this project click here. 

American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE)

The American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) has just announced that it now recognizes holding the American Board for Occupational Health Nurses credential of Certified Occupational Health Nurse-Specialist (COHN-S) as a qualification for Professional Member status (the highest membership category in ASSE).

Additional requirements for Professional Member status in ASSE are a Bachelor’s degree and 5 years of safety, health and environmental work experience. Learn more about advancing your career as a safety, health and environmental professional by joining ASSE. 

As an ASSE member you will also receive essential information on many safety and health topics including: ergonomics, wellness, risk management and environmental.

ASSE provides and excellent value an numerous member benefits to advance your career including offering CEU/CNE units that can be earned through professional development courses. 

Take your career to a new level with ASSE by joining online. Use code 0410COHN-S to receive a $25 ASSE gift certificate and a free Practice Specialty membership ($20 savings) when you join by June 30th. 

Questions, contact Terry Wilkinson at twilkinson@asse.org.

06/01/2010 - 06/31/2011

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) "Let's Get Certified Campaign"

The American Board for Occupational Health Nurses is please to provide the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Defense a $50 discount on our COHN and COHN-S certification examinations.  For additional information                              more>

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06/29/2010

Take Care Health Employer Solutions is currently seeking a full-time Health Center Supervisor- Registered for their occupational health centers in Wayne, New Jersey.  For additional information                               more>

07/07/2010

The Department of Human Resources of the City of Virginia Beach, Virginia is seeking an occupational health nurse for the City's Disability Management Process.  For additional information                             more>

07/08/2010

Capability Healthcare of Sioux Falls, South Dakota is seeking an Occupational Health Nurse Administrator/Case Manager for their facility.  For additional information                            more>

07/23/2010

SYSCO San Antonio, Texas is searching for an experience certified occupational health nurse to join their growing company.  For additional information         more>

07/23/2010

The City of Virginia Beach, Virginia is seeking an Occupational Safety and Health Services Manager.  For additional information        more>

07/23/2010

VA North Texas Health Care System is searching a certified occupational health nurse for the Employee Injury Compensation Office in Dallas, Texas.  For additional information          more>

07/30/2010

Guardian Elder Care of Brockway, PA is looking an Injury Prevention Specialist.  For additional information                            more>

 

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