What are the responsibilities and job description for the Operating Room Specialist (68D) position at goarmy.com of Southern California?
No experience required...we will train you!
In the Army, an operating room specialist helps nursing staff prepare patients and the operating room for surgery. They also assist medical staff during surgical procedures.
These soldiers aren't required to have medical school or nursing school training before applying to this job but should be able to handle all aspects of working in a surgical environment. It's not for the faint of heart, but can be a rewarding job, where you're involved in life-and-death situations.
The Army categorizes this job as military occupational specialty (MOS) 68D.
Duties of Army Operating Room Specialists:
These soldiers are responsible for preparing and maintaining sterile medical supplies and special equipment for Army medical treatment facilities. In addition to prepping patients and operating rooms, which includes keeping equipment sterile and storing medical supplies, operating room specialists perform operating room scrubs, position specialized equipment and supervise subordinate personnel.
Training for MOS 68D:
Like their fellow soldiers, Army operating room specialists spend 10 weeks in basic combat training (otherwise known as boot camp) and 19 weeks in Advanced Individual Training (AIT) at a major military hospital for residency training, which includes on-the-job instruction.
You'll learn the basics of emergency medical treatment, basic nursing care and receive in-depth training of human anatomy and physiology. Soldiers in this job also learn the basics of minor surgical procedures, proper clinical laboratory procedures and methods for diagnosing diseases.
For obvious reasons, you must be able to tolerate the sight of blood (and other bodily fluids) if you want this job, and you should be free from chronic or recurrent skin infections or allergies, especially when handing antiseptics, disinfectants or other cleaning agents.
Similar Civilian Occupations to MOS 68D:
The skills you'll learn in this job will serve you well in the civilian workplace. You'll be qualified to work as a surgical technologist in a healthcare center or hospital operating room. Be sure you're up to speed on any local or state licensing required for a surgical tech job where you live.
Surgical technologists are some of the highest-paid medical personnel without medical school degrees.
Qualifying:
Someone who wish to pursue an Army career as a medical equipment technician must:
- Be a Green Card holder (Permanent Resident) or US Citizen.
- Be in good physical condition.
- Have a police record clean of any felony convictions or convictions of violence acts.
- Have at minimum a high school diploma or GED.
- Complete (ASVAB) .
* IMPORTANT INFORMATION *
This job REQUIRES enlistment into the U.S. ARMY Reserves (Part-time) or Active Duty ARMY (Full-time).
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