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1. Establishes, manages and maintains a comprehensive 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 - OSHA, Federal Employees Compensation Act - FECA, Department of Labor, Department of Transportation and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission statutes, etc.), and DoD guidance. Serves as the technical expert on occupational health related matters to the Adjutant General, Component Commanders, the Chief of Staff and other directorate level staff elements. Provide expert advice to the Adjutant General to protect National Guard personnel against adverse effects of health hazards. Serves as a liaison between all State, NGB and Federal organizations concerning occupational health programs and services. 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. Serves 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. Provides 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 (e.g., maintenance, medical and aviation, etc.) Evaluates and administers comprehensive occupational health programs, services and capabilities for military and civilian personnel in the work environment to include field operations, garrison, industrial and administrative sites. Utilizes information management resources such as the DoD Defense Occupational Environmental Health Readiness System (DOEHRS); Medical Operational Data System (MODS); also, utilizes the DoD Occupational Health Program Resource Models; Occupational Health Information System (OHMIS). Program elements include, but are not limited to (1) Epidemiologic investigations of occupational illness and injury; (2) industrial hygiene surveys; (3) prevention, mitigation and treatment of occupational illness and injury; (4) emergency treatment of non-occupational illness and injury; (5) hearing conservation and readiness, (6) occupational vision conservation and readiness; (7) Radiation exposure and medical surveillance; (8) job-related immunization; (9) illness absence monitoring; (10) occupational health related work-site and industrial inspections; (11) health hazard education and job-related hazards (e.g., chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and explosive hazards; (12) job-related occupational health screenings and medical surveillance examinations (e.g., pre- and post-deployment follow-up, pre-placement, baseline, job transfer, periodic, retirement, termination, fitness-for-duty, health maintenance exams, etc.); (13) Personal protective equipment (PPE); (14) Automated External Defibrillator(AED)/First-aid/CPR education; (15) Respiratory Protection; (16) Blood borne Pathogens; (17) Ergonomics; (18) Asbestos Exposure Control and Surveillance; (19) Recordkeeping and Reporting; (20) Reproductive Hazards; (21) Surety Programs; (22) Chronic Disease Prevention and Control; and other occupational-health related programs and services IAW DA PAM 40-11, Chapter 5, Occupational Health. (25%)
2. Provides occupational health services and medical treatment for non-occupational and occupational health illnesses and injuries IAW incumbents scope of employment, professional State Nursing License "scope of practice", and medical directives approved by a qualified, licensed physician. Reviews and evaluates data to determine the need for expanded occupational health services by participating on interdisciplinary teams involving safety, environmental and industrial hygiene related consultation visits, risk assessment surveys of organizations, facilities and work areas. (25%)
Performs other duties as assigned.
The above duty description does not contain all details of the official position description.
Must have a graduate or higher-level degree, bachelor's degree, associate degree, or diploma from an accredited professional nursing educational program. This education must have been accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education, Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs, Accreditation Commission for Midwifery Education, or an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education at the time the degree was obtained.
Must have passed the National Council Licensure Examination. In addition, I possess a current, active, full, and unrestricted license or registration as a professional nurse from a State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a territory of the United States.
If you are a male applicant who was born after 12/31/1959 and are required to register under the Military Selective Service Act, the Defense Authorization Act of 1986 requires that you be registered or you are not eligible for appointment in this agency (https://www.sss.gov/RegVer/wfRegistration.aspx).
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Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
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Resume must be submitted with the following information:
Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
U.S. Citizens, Nationals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S.
Nationwide - Open to all US Citizens
Full Time
$89k-113k (estimate)
01/20/2024
05/14/2024
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