Health Care Specialist

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Injured or wounded Soldiers need immediate treatment, so when Army physicians aren't available, the Health Care Specialist is authorized to step in to provide basic and emergency medical treatment.

The Health Care Specialist is primarily responsible for providing emergency medical treatment, limited primary care and health protection and evacuation from a point of injury or illness. Some of your duties as a Health Care Specialist may include:

-Administer emergency medical treatment to battlefield casualties
-Assist with outpatient and inpatient care and treatment
-Interview patients and recording their medical histories
-Take patients' temperature, pulse and blood pressure
-Prepare blood samples for laboratory analysis
-Keep health records and clinical files up-to-date
-Give shots and medicines to patients
-Prepare patients, operating rooms, equipment and supplies for surgery
-Training
-Helpful Skills
-Advanced Responsibilities
-Related Civilian Jobs
-Related Army Positions
-Civilian Certifications Earned
 
Job training for a Health Care Specialist requires nine weeks of Basic Training, where you'll learn basic Soldiering skills, and 16 weeks of Advanced Individual Training, including practice in-patient care. Some of the skills you'll learn are:

Patient care techniques
Emergency medical techniques
Methods of sterilizing surgical equipment
Plaster-casting techniques
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Helpful skills:
An interest in helping and caring for others
An ability to communicate effectively
An ability to work under stressful conditions
An interest in chemistry, biology, psychology, general science and algebra
Attention to detail
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Advanced level Health Care Specialist provides guidance, supervises and trains other Soldiers within the same discipline. As an advanced level Health Care Specialist, you may be involved in:

Administer emergency and routine medical treatment to battle and non-battle casualties
Assist with outpatient care and treatment
Supervise field and clinical medical facilities under the supervision of a physician, nurse or physician's assistant