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Reach out to local Occupational Health Centers. They will likely allow for this as many are trying to recruit good NPs.

Well, this is interesting. If you have an entrepreneurial spirit, the pitch will come naturally. Identify all of the requirements from the state and fed that a nurse could positively affect. Identify areas of risk, or a "gap analysis" from which you see potential liability or loss. Take these items and attach a value to them. It's good to get an idea of what the charge for services would be from an outside vendor, and extrapolate that over a year to identify a cost savings by hiring a nurse. The barrier you will have right away is medical direction. You'll need a physician signing off. An easy way to manage this is to speak with a local OCC health clinic and see if they would provide you that direction in exchange for the companies referrals. They may also charge a small fee which would be included in the cost benefit analysis you would present to the casino. Send me a PM if you have any questions. I will tell you that the transition from long term care to OCC health may be challenging. Be ready to study and get up to speed on all the regulations.

There is not really a school of occupational health. Occupational health is a nursing position that entails many extra certifications that you attend classes for. These can be:. COHN or COHN-S, NIOSH Spirometry, COHC, OSHA 30, CCM, etc. COHN-s is the mainstay of occupational health nursing.

Can you give a bit more information? What type of industry? Are you a nurse yourself? I would be happy to discuss this in more detail with you, as it is what I do for a living.

Haha I like where your head is at. We are an on-site clinic, so there is no reimbursement, but rather cost savings. If anyone has an answer for me, I am still watching the thread. Thanks

Problem is, we are actually an Occupational Health Clinic, so we don't really have a suture rep. Really looking for a workshop or training, but I appreciate your suggestion. I figured if anyone knows about this topic, it is likely rural ER nurses.

My manager has asked me to seek out a suturing course for RNs. Is anyone here familiar with a good course? Location does not matter, as long as it is in the US. Thanks in advance.

Do you have to have a BSN to apply for these positions? No I read you need Get at least 3,000 hours of experience in occupational health to become certified. Many of the jobs I was looking at said you need to be certified. Where can I start to get the experience I need? It's hard to get into. You pretty much have to wait for an opening to pop up, BUT, with your knowledge of OSHA prior to your nursing school, that could be of great benefit in getting a spot. What type of skills or special training do you need for this job? Do you draw blood? Do you need critical care or case management experience? Case management is big, blood draws, spirometry, CPR instructor, hearing conservationist. What is the salary like? Is it comparable to working in a hospital? Do you have chance to go up the pay ladder? No, occ health (at least in my experience) is one of the highest paying fields in nursing. It's a specialty and takes a particular personality.

Doctor: "What are you doing?" Nurse: "This is the only way I can make a value judgement."

I am about 3/4 of the way through. I have been very happy with the program so far. You have to be motivated to study, of course, if you are taking the exam route. My advice is just take your time, don't try to rush. The good thing about this program is that you can actually live your life while doing the program. Very flexible.

Well, I passed Health Differences 1. I was fully expecting a C, at best, and ended up with a B. I really had this exam built up in my head as something extremely difficult. Similar to advancing from courses like pharm and onto med surge and actual theory courses. It was a bit more cerebral than the earlier exams, but it is definitely manageable. If you are preparing for this exam, think positive. Don't over-do it. Prepare, and know that you are prepared. I began to doubt myself and think that I wasn't ready enough, but I was. You can do this! Now, onto HD 2

To each their own.

Dude, I ride my Harley Davidson with my scrubs on past construction workers and give them the bird! Bahaha, well, I don't give them the bird, but it doesn't bother me at all. They probably just think your a doctor. Don't worry about it. It doesn't matter that you are a nurse when talking to a new lady friend. All that matters is how you present it. If you say "I'm a nurse" look all sad they are going to think that you are a sissy ashamed of what you do. That means you don't like your job but are scared to step away from it. Girls read into that stuff, man. If you say "I'm a nurse" and you are proud and smile and engage the conversation, it works to your advantage because, generally, people are genuinely interested in what we do. As someone else said, your projecting. If your proud of being a nurse, than scream it from the rooftops. Who cares? If people think your gay, so what? As long as your getting tail, does it matter? Man up and stop worrying about what other people think. My wife (also a nurse) would tell you the same thing. Regardless of that, there is no place for this discussion in my opinion. It makes no difference to the nurses on here if people find you attractive, nor does it affect quality nursing care. PS. get a job in occupation health or be an industrial nurse. I have great acceptance as a male nurse in that field.

Anyone can sue for anything. It depends on your process really, in how well that protects you. Is the associate ever separated from the sample before it is sent out? If so, his initials mean nothing, technically. Unless he follows that sample all the way until it is sealed and placed in the mail, there is always the possibility that it was adulterated. As far fetched as it may seem, it happens. People sue for ridiculous things. And whether or not they have a good case is inconsequential. By the time that case is thrown out, your companies name was in the paper as being sued, your methods have been called into question, and a lot of money was spent fighting off the case, or money was spent to settle out of court (which doesn't technically clear your name at all in the court of public opinion, especially if non disclosure was signed). So, again, best practice is let a third party handle it. If he gets a lawyer and the lawyer sees that a third party administered the test, he probably wouldn't even take the claimants case.

We also test in house. If we have a non-negative drug screen (legally compliant reference) we sent them to an occ health clinic to provide another sample. Sending off the same sample doesn't really do anything for you as far as third party verification. The employee can always file wrongful termination and accuse the collector of adulterating the sample or mixing up the urine. If you are trying to protect your company from wrongful termination suits, use a simple in house instant read, and send non-negatives to a clinic to provide a secondary sample collected by an unbiased third party. It is best practice in our field. Regarding the 'shelf life' of urine, contact the lab that verifies your samples. That is information that they should have readily available.