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Occupational Health Nurse & Biosafety Program Manager

Location:
Washington, DC
Posted:
January 06, 2026

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Gloria D Turner

**** **** ****** **

Washington, DC 20018 US

Mobile: 202-***-****

Evening Phone: 202-***-**** Day Phone: 202-***-****

Email: **********@*****.***

Work Experience:

WRNMMC

Bethesda, MD US

08/2011 - Present

Salary: 100,000.00 USD Per Year

Hours per week: 40

RN, Preventive Medicine (This is a federal job)

Supervisor Angellia Nelson 301-***-****

Okay to contact this Supervisor: Yes

Duties are the same as at WRAMC - transfered to Bethesda due to the BRAC

WRAMC

Washington, DC US

09/2004 - Present

Salary: 100,000.00 USD Per Year

Hours per week: 40

Series: 0610 Pay Plan:GS-Grade: 11

Occupational Health Nurse/Biosurety Program Manager (This is a federal job)

Supervisor: Ivan Carbonell 301-***-****)

Okay to contact this Supervisor: Yes

Serve as Nurse Program Manager - subject matter expert in Occupational Health Nursing at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. I support civilian, military, dependents, volunteers and students presenting for in-processing, out-processing, pre-employment screening, annual review training, annual medical surveillance, post exposure follow-up, termination surveillance, immunization review, reproductive health history, return to work clearance, respiratory fit-testing clearance, and general occupational health issues/reviews for WRNMMC, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research/WRAIR, /Naval Medical Research Center/NMRC.

• Implement, manage and continually evaluate the scheduling and surveillance procedures utilized for annual, periodic and termination medical surveillances.

• Recommend and coordinate medical and diagnostic testing of personnel in-house and throughout the medical center. Notify other health care professionals of abnormal /deviant findings

• Conduct extensive, targeted interviews to obtain medical and occupational health history for pre-employment, annual and post exposure surveillances

• Accumulate work place exposure data for various job categories to identify the need for appropriate PPE and make changes based on the results.

• Routinely collaborate with Industrial Hygiene, safety office, Infection Control, Allergy Immunology, Health Physics and Community Health Nursing both here at WRNMMC and in the community

• Educate clients concerning their potential exposures, medical conditions and responsible use of appropriate PPE

• Identify training needs and provide staff training as indicated. Continuously mentoring, supporting new staff

• Establish and maintain comprehensive databases for WRAIR BSL 1&2 labs, Micro Lab, Tissue repository and NMRC BSL 1 & 2 labs

• Bi-monthly work site visits to include WRAIR, WRNMMC, Tissue Repository, Joint Pathology Center.

Westaff/Intrepid HealthCare Services

Onley, VA US

07/2001 - 09/2004

Salary: 50,000.00 USD Per Year

Hours per week: 40

Occupational Health Nurse/Defense Threat Reduction Agency

Supervisor: Intrepid HealthCare Services 757-***-****)

Okay to contact this Supervisor: Yes

• Served as the Occupational Health Nurse (contractor) POC for the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA).

• Primarily responsible for maintaining annual medical surveillance for civilian and active duty employed in the DTRA (Defense Threat Reduction Agency)

• Additional duties – Support the overall functions of the WRAMC Occupational Health Clinic.

• I supported civilian, military, dependents, volunteers and students presenting to the Occupational Health Clinic for in-processing, out-processing, pre-employment screening, annual review training, annual medical surveillance, post exposure follow-up, termination surveillance, immunization review, reproductive health history, return to work clearance, respiratory fit-testing clearance, and general occupational health issues/reviews for Walter Reed Army Medical Center/WRAMC

• Reviewed health hazard data collected by DOD concerning chemical, nuclear and radiation exposures - on site inspections.

• Communicated weekly with the DTRA staff to coordinate scheduling of DTRA personnel through the WRAMC Occupational Health Clinic

• Created and maintained a monthly roster of completed DTRA surveillances

• Created and maintained a comprehensive data base of DTRA inspectors and personnel indicating type of potential exposure, PPE used during inspections, duration of inspection and annual testing done

• Served as the Occupational Health Nurse (contractor) POC for the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA).

• Primarily responsible for maintaining annual medical surveillance for civilian and active duty employed in the DTRA.

• Additional duties – Support the overall functions of the WRAMC Occupational Health Clinic.

• Reviewed health hazard data collected by DOD concerning chemical, nuclear and radiation exposures - on site inspections.

• Communicated weekly with the DTRA staff to coordinate scheduling of DTRA personnel through the WRAMC Occupational Health Clinic

• Created and maintained a monthly roster of completed surveillances for the DTRA POC

• Created and maintained a comprehensive data base of DTRA inspectors and personnel indicating type of potential exposure, PPE used during inspections, duration of inspection and annual testing done

• Ensured compliance with DA, DOD, Medcom and NARMC regulations and laws.

Washington Adventist Hospital

Takoma Park, MD US

12/2000 - 06/2001

Hours per week: 40

Occupational Health Nurse

• Responsible for all onsite emergency care

• Managed and monitored chronic and minor illness and injuries

• Provided individual health counseling, client education

• Developed targeted screening and prevention programs supporting the specific client populations

• Developed and executed client education clinics supporting the specific client populations

• Provided health awareness programs with ongoing support and management

• Administered and maintained adult Allergy and immunization vaccines

• Took comprehensive pre-employment medical and occupational health history

• Responsible for pre-employment screening to include appropriate lab work and other diagnostic testing as necessary for client exposures and personnel protective equipment used

• Monitored follow-up exposure screening to completion

• Developed and maintained comprehensive exposure and new employee data bases

• Communicated weekly with the Infectious Control clinic concerning hospital wide exposures

Maxium Health Care

Silver Spring, MD US

10/2000 - 12/2000

Hours per week: 40

Immunization Nurse

• Responsible for all onsite emergency care

• Managed and monitored chronic and minor illness and injuries

• Provided individual health counseling, client education

• Developed targeted screening and prevention programs supporting the specific client populations

• Developed and executed monthly client education clinics supporting the specific client populations

• Provided health awareness programs with ongoing support and management

• Administered adult Allergy and immunization vaccines

• Conducted work site visits twice per year

DynCorp

Fairfax, VA US

06/1997 - 08/2000

Salary: 50,000.00 USD Per Year

Hours per week: 40

Occupational Health Nurse

Occupational Health Nurse Contractor (Federal buildings)

• Responsible for all onsite emergency care

• Managed and monitored chronic and minor illness and injuries

• Provided individual health counseling, client education

• Developed targeted screening and prevention programs supporting the specific client populations

• Developed and executed monthly client education clinics supporting the specific client populations

• Provided health awareness programs with ongoing support and management

• Administered adult Allergy and immunization vaccines

• Conducted work site visits twice per year

Washington Hospital Center

Washington, DC US

07/1977 - 06/1997

Hours per week: 40

Staff Nurse

Supervisor: Adrian Crowe (202-***-****)

Surgical Staff Nurse Washington Hospital Center from 1977 - 1997

• Served as a Team Leader responsible for all aspects of patient care, patient and family education, discharge planning during hospital stay

• Primary nurse Burn/Trauma step down- responsible for staff scheduling, maintenance of current and ongoing patient status, pending admissions from the Units and/or MedStar, monitored bed space availability

• Assessed, managed and evaluated wound care for the burn and trauma teams

• Implemented, executed and managed individual nursing care plans for the burn and trauma teams

• Served as preceptor/advisor for the ICU Fellowship Program; worked one to one with an ICU Candidate for 6 to 8 weeks making evaluations, recommendations for ongoing training needs

• Served as the Unit Resource Nurse concerning patient care issues, unit policies, protocols and procedures

• Provided guidance, instruction, support to all ancillary staff (LPN’s, Medical Technicians, unit clerks, respiratory and physical therapists)

• Conducted quarterly, staff in-services on various topics essential to the current patient populations

• Maintained daily inventory of controlled, class 1 and 2 medications

• Ordered and maintained inventory of all essential equipment and supplies

Education:

Strayer University Takoma Park, MD US

Some College Coursework Completed 05/2000

GPA: 3.0 of a maximum 4.0

Major: computer sciences

Hampton University Hampton, VA US

Bachelor's Degree 05/1977

GPA: 3.0 of a maximum 4.0

Credits Earned: 125 Semester hours

Major: Nursing Minor: pure and applied science

Job Related Training:

Fundamentals of Occupational Medicine Course Aug 2002

Hearing Conservation Certification 9Mar 2012

Vision Conservation and Readiness Course 14 Sept 2001

The Essentials of OSHA Compliance 5 Apr 2007

Small Pox Readiness 6 Dec 2002

Medical Management of Chemical-Biological Casualties 15 Oct

2004

Occ. Health and Safety Certification Review 16 Mar 2005

Advanced Microsoft Excel 4 Dec 2007

OSHA Compliance and Workplace Safety 22 Jan 2008

BLS certification Mar 2014

Business Writing and Grammar Skills 28 Aug 2008

MEDCOM Biological Surety Medical Support Course Apr 2009

One Day Diabetic Course 8 Oct 2009

ABOHN – American Board of Occupational Health Nurse’s, Inc. Certification May 2010

Language Skills:

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English

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References:

Name

Employer

Title

Phone

Email

Adrian Crowe CNP

202-***-****

Dr. McKenzie -Garner MD

301-***-**** Indicates professional reference

Additional Information:

Excellent job ratings with each appraisal

ABOHN – American Board of Occupational Health Nurse’s, Inc. Certification May 2010



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