Build your career in Occupational Health Nursing
Get the edge in your Occupational Health Nursing career. Enrol in the program designed by current industry practitioners and delivered with the occupational health experience of 22 years in industry. Learn from a national provider to all industries that lives this work every day.
- Flexible study options
- Blended programs (online and face to face) with intensive trainer contact via email, phone, webinar and face to face sessions.
This course provides you with the knowledge and skills to be able to undertake the role of an Occupational Health Nurse. On completion of this program you’ll walk away with the underpinning knowledge and skills needed to successfully undertake your role.
- Understand the role of the Occupational Health Nurse;
- Understand relevant OHS legislation and risk management processes;
- Be ready to contribute to the management of workplace emergency procedures;
- Help people return to work successfully;
- Undertake and manage workplace drug and alcohol testing programs;
- Understand workplace health monitoring and surveillance including physical assessments such as spirometry, audiometry and vision;
- Know how to perform both qualitative and quantitative respiratory fit testing;
- Know how to promote health and wellbeing effectively in the workplace.
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Course Overview
The KINNECT Training Course in Occupational Health Nursing is a comprehensive program tailored to meet industry needs and has been developed with consideration of thorough industry contact. It is a blend of accredited and non-accredited programs with the primary focus of meeting the needs of industry for Occupational Health Nurses.
The program is broken into 3 clusters –
- Introduction to Occupational Health Nursing – (safety and risk management and the role of the Occupational Health Nurse)
- Workplace Incident Response and Injury Management
- Health Monitoring and Surveillance (worker and environmental health monitoring, surveillance and health promotion).
All clusters require the completion of a mix of an online theory component, face to face class sessions and webinar participation. A variety of contact means you have the opportunity to apply the theoretical concepts through the practical activities and have regular contact with Assessors and content experts. The flexible design means all students are eligible to attend stand alone public course sessions for relevant units that are run by KINNECT Training throughout the year. See our public course training calendars for more information on available programs to suit your schedule.
Pricing
The Course in Occupational Health Nursing can be purchased in 1 of 3 ways.
- Puchase the complete program up front – $3500 total fee, save up to $1020!
- Purchase by individual clusters – $3830 total fee, save up to $690 on individual unit price!
- Puchase by individual units – $4520 total fee for all units.
The below program delivery summary assists in identifying the requirements for each unit of the course.
Cluster 1 – Introduction to Occupational Health Nursing
The Role of the Occupational Health Nurse
- Introduction to workplace disease and occupational health
Complete online at any time
The Management of Health in the Workplace – Introduction to workplace health and safety
- BSBWHS412 – Assist with workplace compliance with WHS laws
Complete online at any time. Full Assessor support and webinar access.
The Management of Health in the Workplace – Introduction to risk management in the workplace
- BSBRSK401 – Identify risk and apply risk management processes
Complete online at any time. Full Assessor support and webinar access.
Cluster 2 – Workplace Incident Response and Injury Management
Incident Response
BSBWHS416 – Contribute to workplace incident response
Complete online at any time. Full Assessor support and webinar access.
Managing the Return of Injured Workers
BSBWHS417 – Assist with managing WHS implications of return to work
Complete online at any time. Full Assessor support and webinar access., or attend publicly scheduled face to face program.
Cluster 3 – Health Monitoring and Surveillance
Implementation, Management and Delivery of Workplace Drug and Alcohol Testing Services
HLTPAT005 – Collect specimens for drugs of abuse testing
Blended online and practical program. Start online at any time. Full Assessor support and webinar access or attend publicly scheduled face to face program.
Health Monitoring and Surveillance in the Workplace
Spirometry
Blended online and practical program. Start online at any time. Full Assessor support. Required to attend publicly scheduled face to face practical program.
Health Monitoring and Surveillance in the Workplace –
Respiratory Fit Testing Training
Face to face program only available currently. Blended program coming soon!
Health Monitoring and Surveillance in the Workplace –
Audiometry, vision testing, ECG, functional capacity evaluations and implementation and management of pre-employment health screening
Returning in 2021
Due to the changes in training delivery in 2020 this component of the program has been paused until 2021. Course price reflects this component not being included.
All online resources will be provided to you via the online learning portal so a reliable computer and internet access is vital for all activities. Comprehensive student support is provided via email, messaging within the learning management system, webinar and telephone.
Enrolment into the Course in Occupational Health Nursing can occur at any time and you can commence with any cluster to suit your current occupation or priority programs.
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Duration
Blended Program Delivery – Study when it suits you.
This course is available in a blended format by completing online course theory and then attending the relevant face to face programs. This method of delivery allows you to get the valuable theoretical background and get to apply your knowledge in a practical way while working with other like minded professionals.
Online component – complete the online learning components through the KINNECT Training learning management system at a time that suits you. Ongoing student support will be available via the phone and email and you will be invited to participate in scheduled webinars at key times through the learning program.
Expected time-frame to complete your online activities for each unit is between 15-20 hours per cluster. This will be dependent on your experience and prior understanding of these topics. At all times you will have the assistance of a qualified trainer / assessor to guide you through the online learning.
Face to face learning and assessment days – at key times in the program participation will be required at face to face training days. These are an invaluable part of the program allowing all participants to further explore the topics in both a class setting as well as direct student / facilitator contact. Practical assessments and activities will be undertaken for the required units and the format varies between the units being offered.
How long does it take to complete the course? – this is dependent on the ability to meet all assessment requirements and attend all face to face sessions however this program is designed to be completed over the course of 1 year and the delivery structure is well suited to people already working.
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Award / Qualification
Cluster 1 – Introduction to Occupational Health Nursing
The role of the Occupational Health Nurse
Introduction to workplace disease and occupational health
The Management of Health in the Workplace – Introduction to workplace health and safety- BSBWHS412 – Assist with workplace compliance with WHS laws
The Management of Health in the Workplace – Introduction to risk management in the workplace
- BSBRSK401 – Identify risk and apply risk management processes
Cluster 2 – Workplace Incident Response and Injury Management
Respond to Incidents
- BSBWHS416 – Contribute to workplace incident response
Managing the return of injured workers
- BSBWHS417 – Assist with managing WHS implications of return to work
Cluster 3 – Health Monitoring and Surveillance
Implementation, management and delivery of workplace drug and alcohol testing services
- HLTPAT005 – Collect specimens for drugs of abuse testing
Health Monitoring and surveillance in the workplace
- Spirometry, respiratory fit testing, audiometry, vision testing, ECG, immunisation management, functional capacity evaluations and implementation and management of pre-employment health screening
- The Spirometry program also meets the standards stipulated by The Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand (TSANZ). It also meets The Standards for Spirometry Training Courses for the delivery of Spirometry for Coal Mine Workers. Please see the following link for more details – Standards for Spirometry Training Courses. The program is also approved by Coal Services.
Units of Competency completed within this program may be considered for a certificate level program such as Certificate IV in Workplace Health and Safety. Contact KINNECT Training for more information.
KINNECT Training delivers and assesses the Nationally Recognised units in this program on behalf of Trainwest (RTO#51807) and the Statements of Attainment will be issued by Trainwest.
KINNECT Training will issue Statements of Completion for “Course in Occupational Health Nursing” and the non-accredited units in this program.
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Target Audience
Who should be doing this course
This Course in Occupational Health Nursing is designed for those wishing to undertake a career in the occupational health nursing field or those wishing to further their knowledge in this area.
It is designed to meet the needs of practitioners engaged in a variety of settings and industries, including –
- Those directly engaged by organisations and require an Occupational Health Nurse
- Organisations undertaking workplace medical services such as pre-employment medicals and health surveillance
Pre-requisites
This program is designed for accredited nursing professionals wishing to pursue a career in the Occupational Health Nursing field, and as such, formal qualification as an Enrolled or Registered Nurse is recommended.
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Pricing
BlendedFull Program Purchase$2750 ppFull up front total course cost is $2750 - SAVE up to $780 on individual unit price!Enrol now for immediate access to the online resources to commence your program.
1300 591 548
training@kinnecttraining.com.au
BlendedOHN - Cluster 1$690 ppIntroduction to Occupational Health Nursing – Safety, Risk and the Role of the Occ. Health NurseEnrol now for immediate access to the online resources to commence your program.
To purchase units individually contact us on 1300 591 548 or training@kinnecttraining.com.auBlendedOHN - Cluster 2$690 ppWorkplace Incident Response and Injury ManagementEnrol now for immediate access to the online resources to commence your program.
To purchase units individually contact us on 1300 591 548 or training@kinnecttraining.com.auBlendedOHN - Cluster 3$1785 ppHealth Monitoring and SurveillanceEnrol now for immediate access to the online resources to commence your program.
To purchase units individually contact us on 1300 591 548 or training@kinnecttraining.com.au
