Operating Room Specialist
Overview
The Operating Room Specialist assists with nursing staff in preparing the patient and the operating room environment for surgery and for providing assistance to the medical staff during surgical procedures. They also operate the centralized material service and are responsible for preparing and maintaining sterile medical supplies and special equipment for medical treatment facilities.
Job Duties
- Provide assistance to the medical staff during surgical procedures to include the creation and maintenance of sterile fields for surgical procedures.
- Assist in preparing patients and operating room environment for surgery
- Perform various preoperative and postoperative procedures as directed. This does not include the manipulation of tissues (e.g. cutting, suturing, cannulating, grafting, sawing or drilling)
- Responsible for the sterilization process, which includes inspecting, cleaning, assembling, wrapping and sterilizing equipment.
Training
Job training for a operating room specialist requires 10 weeks of Basic Combat Training and 19 weeks of Advanced Individual Training, which includes on-the-job instruction.
Some of the skills you will learn are:
- Emergency medical treatment
- Basic nursing care
- Knowledge of the human body
- Minor surgical procedures
- Clinical laboratory procedures
- Methods for diagnosing diseases
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
Benefits
- Full Medical (if married includes spouse and any children in your custody)
- Full Dental (if married includes spouse and any children in your custody)
- Paid Housing (non married soldiers live in barracks, married soldiers have the option to live on post and not receive Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH) ,which is a monthly stipend for housing, or live off-post and receive the BAH)
- Food (non married soldiers eat at any military Dining Facility (DFAC) for free and married soldiers receive a Basic Allowance for Substance (BAS) which is a monthly stipend for food
- $400,000 Life Insurance
- College ($4K in annual tuition assistance during military service and 100% tuition paid after service through the Forever GI Bill, which also includes a housing allowance and book stipends)
- Veteran Affairs (No money down home/business loans, fully comprehensive retirement benefits, and more)
This position requires enlistment into the US Army or US Army Reserve
- You must be a U.S. citizen
- You must be 17-34 years old
- You must be in good physical condition
- You must have a clean legal record
- You must have a high school diploma or GED