Health Services Technician with the Coast Guard

First responders, make your move as a Health Services Technician (HS) with lateral entry. You’ll advance your medical career while supporting the U.S. Coast Guard’s humanitarian and environmental missions, and receive the educational, financial, and healthcare benefits of military service.

  • You’ll receive a 22-week rating course in Petaluma, CA, with instruction in clinical laboratory procedures, sterilization techniques, preventative medicine, nursing, pharmacy, and wound treatment.

  • Advanced X-ray technician training, pharmacy technician training, behavioral health training, independent duty certification, and nationally registered emergency medical technician (EMT) training.

  • Specifically, the Health Care Administration and Physician's Assistant programs are available to the HS rating.

You’ll meet the urgent medical needs of those in distress and maintain the readiness of Coast Guard crews. You'll be trained in emergency medical care and specialties such as X-ray technician, diagnostic testing, pharmacy, and dental treatment. You may prescribe medications, administer immunizations, or perform minor surgical procedures. HSs are typically assigned to cutters or Coast Guard clinics ashore.

find at more at Health Services Technician | United States Coast Guard (gocoastguard.com)

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