Air Force AFSC · Medical

46SX Operating Room Nurse

Current service use not established

This code is listed in the directory. Inclusion alone does not confirm current service use.

Overview

Operating Room Nurses assess patients and implement nursing care before, during, and after surgery. They provide direct, individualized care to surgical patients in Air Force operating facilities around the world.

Core Skills

Operating room department activity coordination
Nursing policy and program recommendations
Cross-functional improvement of patient care

Civilian Career Paths

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Registered Nurse (Perioperative Care)

Military experience assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating perioperative nursing care directly supports civilian nursing care for surgical patients.

How to prepare: Contact the nursing regulatory body where you plan to practice to confirm whether your current license permits practice there and what additional licensing steps, if any, are required.

What the civilian work involves

Record patients' medical information and vital signs.
Maintain accurate, detailed reports and records.
Monitor, record, and report symptoms or changes in patients' conditions.

Civilian tools and software (examples)

Epic Systems
MEDITECH software

Notes & Sources

Evidence for this guidance (3 documents)

DAFOCD, 30 Apr 26: OPERATING ROOM NURSE (46SX)
[1] Specialty Summary section "OPERATING ROOM NURSE"; normalized cached text lines 8924-8947; family-level section (46S4, 46S3, 46S1)
Supports: Operating room department activity coordination, Nursing policy and program recommendations, Cross-functional improvement of patient care, Registered Nurse (Perioperative Care) (O*NET 29-1141.00)
O*NET: Registered Nurses
[2] O*NET 30.3 occupational data
Supports: Registered Nurse (Perioperative Care) (O*NET 29-1141.00)
NCSBN: NCLEX & Other Exams
[3] Ready to Take the NCLEX? section
Supports: Registered Nurse (Perioperative Care) (O*NET 29-1141.00)

Defense contractor jobs for 46SX

Descriptions may be summarized for clarity. Verify all information with your branch career counselor or official military documentation before making career decisions.

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