Combat Medic/Healthcare Specialist 68W Army

HEALTH CARE SPECIALIST

OVERVIEW
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.

JOB DUTIES

Administer emergency medical treatment to battlefield casualties
Assist with outpatient and inpatient care and treatment
Prepare blood samples for laboratory analysis
Prepare patients, operating rooms, equipment and supplies for surgery

TRAINING

Job training for a health care specialist requires 10 weeks of Basic Combat Training and 16 weeks of Advanced Individual Training, including practice of inpatient care.

Advanced Individual Training: 16 weeks at Fort Sam Houston, TX

Some of the skills you’ll learn are:

Patient care techniques
Emergency medical techniques
Methods of sterilizing surgical equipment
Plaster-casting techniques

HELPFUL SKILLS

Interest in helping and caring for others
Ability to communicate effectively and work under stressful conditions
Interest in chemistry, biology, psychology, general science and algebra
High attention to detail

REQUIRED ASVAB SCORE(S)

Skilled Technical (ST): 101
General Technical (GT): 107
FUTURE CIVILIAN CAREERS
The skills you learn will help prepare you for a career with civilian hospitals, clinics, nursing homes or rehabilitation centers. With a health care specialist background, you may consider a career as an emergency medical technician, medical assistant, medication aide or physician assistant.

With continued study and experience, you may qualify for certification with the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians as a first responder.

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[suicidalpancake]

I plan to join the army as a medic after college and hopefully be a flight medic.

[stubby]

I was an old-school 91B 30 for a battalion of Canaan Cocker’s out of the Missouri army national guard. They become your troops and you just want the best for them

[billd.]

Former Army Medic here, 91a10/91b20. Greatest job in the military. My motto was."If you can save just one soldier in your life, you have accomplished your mission." Being a Medic you got the same respect as an officer and sometimes more. God Bless all those in uniform.

[davidblack]

It is a bull shit job once you get out of the military. Once you realize that no one respects it in the slightest. It is horrible to have on your resume,