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Certification is a mark of prestige.
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Certification is a significant personal and professional accomplishment.
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Certification can advance your career.
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Certified OHNs earn significantly more.
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Employers regard certification as a mark of quality and rely on certification when making employment decisions.
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The certified OHN provides knowledgeable management of occupational injuries and illnesses and facilitates early return to work processes.
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The certified OHN can reduce the employer's legal exposure through management of regulatory requirements such as OSHA, FMLA, ADA, DOT, HIPAA, etc.
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Certification enhances your disease management and health promotion skills.
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Certified OHNs make a positive impact on the employer's financial bottom line.
- Certification augments competence and on-the-job productivity.
CREDENTIALS MATTER
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Information on how to become an ABOHN Sponsor
The
Home of the American Board for Occupational Health Nurses, Inc.
201 E. Ogden Ave
Suite 114
Hinsdale, IL 60521-3656
Ph: 630-789-5799
Toll Free 888-842-2646
Fax: 630-789-8901
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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).
ABOHN has certified
approximately 16,000 and currently has 5, 200 active
certificants.
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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Accredited by
The National Commission for Certifying Agencies
Member of
The ABOHN Board of Directors' welcomes three new
members of the Board. The new Directors are Paula
Clay, RN, MPH, COHN/CM/SM of Gainesville, GA, Margaret
Manuszak, RN, MS FAAOHN, COHN-S/CM of Millsboro, DE and
Christine Zichello, RN, BS, CSHM, ARM, FAAOHN, COHN-S of
Kinnelon, NJ.
Brian Verrall, RN, MSc, DOHS, COHN(C), FAAOHN,
COHN-S/CM has been selected as the Chair of the ABOHN
Board.
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Guidelines for Inactive Status
Application
for Inactive Status
AAOHN 70th Anniversary Conference
Business
Dimensions of Occupational
Nursing
Conference Dates:
Pre-conference: April 20-22, 2012 Conference Dates:
April 22-25, 2012
Exhibit dates: April
22-25-2012
NEW! Conference will
start on Sunday and end on Wednesday.
2012 AAOHN Conference
Registration & Brochure -
Now Available!
Click here to view the 2012 National Conference
Brochure and for registration information.
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AOHC 2012
Los Angeles April 29-May 2, 2012
Worker and
Environmental Health in the Spotlight: Scripting What
You Need to Know
Attend the 2012 American
Occupational Health Conference April 29 -May 2 in Los
Angeles - FULL Conference for less than half price!
The American Board for
Occupational Health Nurses is pleased to offer
credential holders a special opportunity to participate
in the activities of the American College of
Occupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM).
Occupational Health Nurses are
critical to the provision of health care and preventive
services to workers and their families. To promote
this, ABOHN has again been invited to exhibit at the
annual American Occupational Health Conference (AOHC)
April 29-May 2 at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza in Los
Angeles. We will be demonstrating the unique role
that COHNs play in the occupational health system.
Click here to learn more...
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The American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE)
has recently approved our application for
recognition of the Certified Occupational Health Nurse
(COHN) with Bachelor's degrees or above as qualifying
for the level of Professional Members in ASSE.
06/01/2011 - 05/31/2012
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
To have your positions listed on the ABOHN website please click here.
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1/27/2012
Advocate Medical Group of Park Ridge, Illinois, is
seeking a Manager Employee Health to provide leadership at a
system-wide level for each Advocate hospital. The
Manager plans, coordinates and manages the operational
activity and personnel resources in order to provide the
highest quality care in the most cost effective manner.
For more information
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