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HS Health Services Technician

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Overview

Health Services Technicians assist with preventing and treating diseases and injuries, providing patient care under the direct supervision of medical and dental officers. They conduct diagnostic tests, administer medical care, support pharmacy and other healthcare services, and assist with medical department administration ashore and afloat.

Core Skills

  • Clinical laboratory procedures and sterilization
  • Wound treatment and repair techniques
  • Emergency care in maritime settings

Civilian Career Paths

Career associations are editorial assessments of the cited evidence, not an official crosswalk unless the evidence explicitly says so. O*NET supplies civilian occupation information, not proof of a military match. Related experience does not confer civilian qualifications. Tasks and tools below describe civilian work, not military training.

Medical Assistants

HS training in nursing, sterilization, and wound treatment directly supports clinical patient-care assistance.

How to prepare: Gather your military medical-training transcript and compare it with AMT's RMA military-route criteria before applying for the examination.

What the civilian work involves
  • Interview patients to obtain medical information and measure their vital signs, weight, and height.
  • Clean and sterilize instruments and dispose of contaminated supplies.
  • Prepare treatment rooms for patient examinations, keeping the rooms neat and clean.
Civilian tools and software (examples)
  • eClinicalWorks EHR software

Emergency Medical Technicians

HS emergency medical care training and work meeting urgent medical needs provide a direct foundation for prehospital care.

How to prepare: Ask your State EMS Office to review your EMT training record and identify any remaining education or skills-verification steps. National Registry certification alone does not authorize practice; state authorization is required.

What the civilian work involves
  • Administer first aid treatment or life support care to sick or injured persons in prehospital settings.
  • Assess nature and extent of illness or injury to establish and prioritize medical procedures.
  • Comfort and reassure patients.
Civilian tools and software (examples)
  • Informed EMS Field Guide

Training & Development

Choose credentials for your target role. COOL funding markers describe program listings, not a guarantee of eligibility or funding.

Getting Started

  • Registered Medical Assistant (RMA)

    Support a transition into medical assisting through AMT's military-training eligibility route.

    Eligibility and preparation: The military route requires graduation within the last four years, or scheduled graduation, from a formal U.S. Armed Forces medical services training program, with documentation of that training. All applicants must pass the AMT RMA examination.

    For: Medical Assistants

  • Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) · Funded

    Establish National Registry EMT certification for the civilian emergency-care path.

    Eligibility and preparation: The full-education pathway requires completion within the past two years of a state-approved EMT course meeting national education standards, program-director verification, passage of the National Registry EMT examination, and a State EMS Office-approved BLS skills competency requirement.

    For: Emergency Medical Technicians

Notes & Sources

Evidence for this guidance (7 documents)
  1. United States Coast Guard: Health Services Technician

    [1] Role overview, Skills You'll Learn, Training You'll Get, Related Civilian Jobs; retrieved 2026-09-23

    Supports: Clinical laboratory procedures and sterilization, Wound treatment and repair techniques, Emergency care in maritime settings, Medical Assistants (O*NET 31-9092.00), Emergency Medical Technicians (O*NET 29-2042.00)

  2. O*NET: Medical Assistants

    [2] O*NET 30.3 occupational data

    Supports: Medical Assistants (O*NET 31-9092.00)

  3. American Medical Technologists : Medical Assistant (RMA)

    [3] Check Eligibility and RMA Military Route

    Supports: Medical Assistants (O*NET 31-9092.00), Registered Medical Assistant (RMA)

    [7]COOL credential mapping: Registered Medical Assistant (RMA) · HS cached COOL credential feed

    Supports: Registered Medical Assistant (RMA)

  4. O*NET: Emergency Medical Technicians

    [4] O*NET 30.3 occupational data

    Supports: Emergency Medical Technicians (O*NET 29-2042.00)

  5. National Registry : EMT Full Education Program Pathway

    [5] Opening requirements list

    Supports: Emergency Medical Technicians (O*NET 29-2042.00), Emergency Medical Technician (EMT)

  6. National Registry : Legal Differences Between Certification and Licensure

    [6] What if my state certifies, not licenses, EMS professionals?

    Supports: Emergency Medical Technicians (O*NET 29-2042.00)

  7. COOL credential mapping: Emergency Medical Technician (EMT)

    [8] HS cached COOL credential feed

    Supports: Emergency Medical Technician (EMT)

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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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