Resume template · Updated October 2026
Occupational health nurse resume template
Short answer
Henrietta suits an occupational health nurse: a conventional business layout for the HR, safety and operations managers who hire for the role, with the summary and work history first and the nursing degree straight after. The fictional sample is the RN at a South Carolina manufacturing plant after six years of emergency nursing, with clinic volume, injury case management, return-to-work results, hearing and respirator programs and the COHN credential.
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Why Henrietta suits an occupational health nurse resume
Henrietta looks like the business reports an occupational health nurse writes for managers: left-aligned name, black and grey, summary then experience. Education prints right after the jobs, so the bachelor degree that COHN-S requires is easy to find, and the unlabelled skills grid keeps clinical and program skills together.
Second choice: Leslie. Leslie keeps experience ahead of skills under a centred blue header, a fit for nurses moving into corporate wellness or health coaching.
What goes in each section, in Henrietta's order
Henrietta prints its sections in a fixed order, the same in the PDF and the Word file. Here is that order for this sample, and what to put in each section.
- Professional Summary. RN license and state, years, the workforce you cover (industry, headcount, shifts) and the programs you run. Name COHN or COHN-S here, since certifications print near the end.
- Work Experience. Clinic volume, injury case management and return-to-work outcomes, surveillance programs (hearing, respiratory, medical monitoring), recordkeeping and reports to management. Take counts from your clinic log.
- Education. Nursing degree with the year. Henrietta prints it after the jobs, where a reader checking COHN-S eligibility or a manager post will look.
- Skills. The grid has no labels: lead with case management and surveillance programs, then testing equipment and the health record system, then the collaboration skills the job runs on.
- Certifications. RN license with its state, then COHN or COHN-S with the year, then program credentials such as hearing conservation. For both ABOHN exams you need an active RN license and 3,000 hours of occupational health nursing in the past five years.
- Health programs. A Health programs list for vaccination clinics, heat illness briefings, wellness screening and testing programs you coordinate, each with its reach.
The sample resume as text
The same content as the files above, so you can copy a line or compare it with your own.
Monica Whitfield
Occupational Health Nurse, Manufacturing (RN, COHN)
Greenville, SC | monica.whitfield@example.com | (864) 555-0172 | linkedin.com/in/sample-monica-whitfield
Registered nurse with eleven years of practice, the last five as occupational health nurse for a 1,400-employee manufacturing plant. Runs the on-site clinic and the hearing conservation and respirator programs, manages work injuries from first report to return to work, and keeps injury and illness records with the safety team. Certified Occupational Health Nurse (COHN).
Experience
Occupational Health Nurse, Upstate Precision Components, Greenville, SC (05/2021 to Present)
- Run the on-site clinic for 1,400 employees on three shifts: first aid, work injury triage and referrals, about 2,000 visits a year.
- Manage work injury cases with the claims adjuster and treating clinicians; average lost-time days per case fell by about a third after setting up a transitional duty program with HR.
- Run the hearing conservation program: annual audiograms for about 900 employees, threshold shift follow-up and hearing protection fitting.
- Coordinate respirator medical clearance and fit testing for 220 employees in the paint and welding areas.
- Keep work injury and illness records with the safety manager and present monthly trends to plant leadership.
Registered Nurse, Emergency Department, Piedmont Regional Hospital, Spartanburg, SC (06/2015 to 04/2021)
- Triaged and treated adult emergency patients in a 40-bed department, including injuries from local plants and warehouses.
- Worked as night charge nurse about four shifts a month.
- Precepted six new graduate nurses through orientation.
Health programs
- Annual flu vaccination clinics reaching about 700 employees
- Heat illness briefings for every summer shift
- Quarterly blood pressure and glucose screening days
Education
BSN, Nursing, Foothills State University (05/2015)
Certifications
- Registered Nurse, South Carolina, South Carolina Board of Nursing (2015)
- Certified Occupational Health Nurse (COHN), American Board for Occupational Health Nurses (2023)
- Certified Occupational Hearing Conservationist (COHC), Council for Accreditation in Occupational Hearing Conservation (2021)
Skills
Work injury triage, Case management and return to work, Hearing conservation and audiometry, Respirator medical clearance, Spirometry, Injury and illness recordkeeping, Occupational health EHR, Audiometer, Spirometer, Excel, Working with HR and supervisors, Health education for shift workers
How to make the sample yours
COHN or COHN-S
ABOHN links the COHN to clinician, coordinator, advisor and case manager roles, and the COHN-S to broader roles that include management and education; COHN-S also needs a bachelor degree or higher. Choose the one that fits the job you want.
From hospital to occupational health
Keep emergency or urgent care work visible, because triage of work injuries carries straight over. Add any case management or discharge planning you did.
Show return-to-work results
Lost-time days, transitional duty placements, claims closed. Give before-and-after figures from your own records.
Name the surveillance programs
Hearing conservation, respirator clearance, spirometry, chemical or lead monitoring: list the ones you run and how many employees each covers.
Keep health information out
Describe programs and outcomes in totals. Never include employee names, diagnoses or test results.
Keywords to keep where they are true
Terms this kind of resume is usually searched for. Use the posting's exact wording, and only for work you have done.
- occupational health nursing
- registered nurse
- COHN
- workplace injury management
- case management
- return to work
- transitional duty
- hearing conservation
- audiometric testing
- respirator medical clearance
- spirometry
- medical surveillance
- injury recordkeeping
- health promotion
- workers compensation
Mistakes to avoid
- Employee names, diagnoses or test results, even in examples.
- Writing COHN after your name before passing the exam.
- Clinic duties with no workforce size or visit numbers.
- Dropping the hospital years that prove your triage skills.
How the sample PDF reads in text extractors
We exported this sample with Resumity's PDF exporter in Chrome on 2026-10-29 and read the file back with three open-source text extractors. This shows whether software that turns a PDF into text can recover it; it is not a test of any commercial applicant tracking system. How we test templates.
| Extractor | Name, email, phone | Headings | Bullets intact |
|---|---|---|---|
| pdf.js 4.10.38 | All found | 6 of 6 | 8 of 8 |
| pdftotext (Xpdf) 4.00 | All found | 6 of 6 | 8 of 8 |
| pypdf 6.13.0 | All found | 6 of 6 | 8 of 8 |
Frequently asked questions
What do I need for COHN certification?
ABOHN asks for an active RN license and 3,000 hours of occupational health nursing practice in the previous five years. The COHN-S also needs a bachelor degree or higher, which does not have to be in nursing.
How do I move from hospital nursing into occupational health?
Lead with triage, urgent care and case management, then any work injuries you treated or programs you helped run, such as vaccination clinics. Add hearing or spirometry training if you have it.
Should I list hearing conservation certification?
Yes, if you run audiometric testing. CAOHC certifies occupational hearing conservationists; put the credential and year under certifications.
How do I show results in occupational health?
Totals and trends: clinic visits, lost-time days, recordable injuries, program coverage, vaccination uptake. Keep every figure free of individual health information.
How long should an occupational health nurse resume be?
Two pages for most experienced nurses; one if occupational health follows a short hospital career.
Will applicant tracking systems read this Henrietta PDF?
The sample PDF read back with its contact details, all 6 section headings and all 8 bullets intact in three open-source text extractors (pdf.js, pdftotext and pypdf). Commercial systems such as Workday, Greenhouse or Taleo were not tested, and each employer configures its own.
Guides and templates for this resume
Sources, checked 29 October 2026
We opened every page below on that date. Pay, rules and requirements change, so check the source before you rely on a detail.
- American Board for Occupational Health Nurses (ABOHN): COHN / COHN-S Eligibility (COHN: active RN licensure and 3,000 hours of occupational health nursing practice in the previous 5 years (roles: clinician, coordinator, advisor, case manager); COHN-S adds a bachelor degree or higher, not necessarily in nursing (roles include manager, educator, consultant))
- Council for Accreditation in Occupational Hearing Conservation: CAOHC home (training and certification for the Certified Occupational Hearing Conservationist (COHC))
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