Medical Assistant/Technician - US Navy

What is a Hospital Corpsman?

As Sailors, we rely on exceptional medical personnel to keep our servicemen and women healthy. As a Hospital Corpsman, you fulfill that critical role by assisting in a wide range of departments and procedures, from dispensing vaccines and analyzing lab samples to aiding in dental operations and assisting in emergency surgeries. You'll get to try your hand at just about everything while making a huge difference for the Sailors you serve.

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Responsibilities

Hospital Corpsmen (HM) assist health care professionals in providing medical care to Navy personnel and their families.

They may function as clinical or specialty technicians, medical administrative personnel and healthcare providers at medical treatment facilities. Specifically, Hospital Corpsmen may be called upon to:

Perform emergency medical treatment on SEALs, Seabees, Marines and other military personnel injured in the field, as well as on Sailors aboard ships or aircraft

Perform emergency dental treatment as well as construct dental crowns and bridges, process dental X-rays and operate X-ray equipment

Serve as an operating room technician for general and specialized surgery

Help administer a wide range of preventive care and medications, including immunizations and intravenous fluids

Conduct physical examinations and assisting in the treatment of diseases and injuries

Supervise sanitation and safety conditions in the workplace

Maintain patient treatment records, conduct research and perform clinical tests

Assist Navy Physicians and Nurses in a variety of medical fields, including, but not limited to: radiology, physical therapy, phlebotomy, dental, surgery, family medicine, pathology, women's health and more

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