Submit a complete application package consisting of the following documents. Include your name as a header on every page of each document submitted. Failure to include any of these elements from the application package may eliminate the candidate from successfully competing for an intern position. The complete application package must be postmarked no later than January 31, 2012. Questions concerning this application process should be addressed to the Office of Occupational Health Nursing (OOHN) at (202) 693-2120.

1. Please provide your resume to document your professional experience (provide at a minimum the past 5 years of work experiences).
   
   
2. A letter of support from the director of your academic program or the person responsible for your academic specialty. The letter should include:
   
   
   1. Name and address of faculty advisor, if different from the program director.
      
      
   2. Full title of your program of study.
      
      
   3. Confirmation of good academic standing.
      
      
   4. Documentation of the percentage of required academic credits you will have completed by the start of the internship. (You must have completed at least 50% of the required credit hours toward completion of the program of study by the start of the internship.)
      
      
   5. A statement of faculty support for your application. This statement should include an assessment of your skills and abilities, e.g., technical writing abilities; oral and written communications skills; ability to conceptualize and to work dependently/independently; team work skills, etc.
      
      
3. Copies of the following items:
   
   
1. List of graduate courses that will be completed by the start of the internship rotation period.
   
   
2. Current nursing license. If your state prohibits the photocopying of the license, indicate this in your narrative and provide the licensure verification procedure for your state.
   
   
3. If you are a board-certified occupational health nurse, a copy of your current certification. Indicate and submit copies of any other national certifications you hold.
   
   
4. A personal narrative addressing the following items:
   
   
   1. Full title of your program of study.
      
      
   2. Describe how you meet the Graduate Nurse Internship eligibility criteria.
      
      
   3. Indicate your choice of rotation period in your application letter by proposing any consecutive eight-week period from March, 2012 through September, 2012.
      
      
   4. Considering the objectives of the internship program, explain why you have selected the OSHA Graduate Nurse Internship rather than other educational options.
      
      
   5. Describe the expertise and experience in occupational health and safety you bring to the internship relative to OSHA activities, e.g. work experience, formal education, research.
      
      
   6. Describe relevant OSHA experiences you have had, either in the past or at present.
      
      
   7. Interns are assigned to projects based on the combination of the intern’s skills and abilities, and agency needs. The OOHN makes every effort to assign each intern a project of current value to the agency and of educational-professional growth value to the student. Indicate potential areas of project interest.
      
      
   8. Describe your professional and personal objectives for the internship. These objectives should be specific and measurable. Include a description of how you will use the information gained from the overall internship experience.
      
      
   9. Applicants may be requested to participate in a telephone interview with the Director and other OOHN staff members. Indicate your contact information and availability for such an interview.
      
      
5. A technical writing sample written during your graduate study. The sample does not need to be written specifically for this application, but can be a document written for graduate school purposes. However, the sample document should be no older than three years, a maximum of 10 double-spaced pages with one-inch margins all-round; font should be Times New Roman, 12 pitch.
   
   
6. The completed Letter of Intent signed by you and the appropriate university representative.

Send all elements of the application to:

Office of Occupational Health Nursing
Directorate of Technical Support and Emergency Management
U.S. Department of Labor - OSHA
Room N-4618
200 Constitution Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20210