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The Air Force has a tremendous variety of career fields available to officers —each with unique challenges and rewards. If you know exactly what you're looking for, use the keyword search for a list of job titles and descriptions. Or, if you're interested in seeing what the Air Force has to offer, browse the different career fields in the pull-down menu.
Operating Room Nurse
Duties and Responsibilities
Operating Room Nurses provide professional nursing care to patients undergoing surgery - preparing and maintaining the operating room for all surgical procedures, and establishing and assembling the type and quantity of material and special equipment needed for daily procedures and possible emergencies. They also respond to surgical emergency requirements such as cardiac, pulmonary or respiratory failure and hemorrhage.
The Operating Room Nurse manages operating room activities, directing and instructing personnel in preparing, sterilizing and caring for operating room equipment and supplies. Other responsibilities include maintaining concise and complete records and reports, and coordinating an ongoing, in-service education program to continually update the knowledge and skills of all assigned operating room nursing personnel.
Civilian Opportunities
Civilian Nurse
Duties and Responsibilities
People are often surprised to learn the variety of jobs open to RNs. Most familiar is the nurse who works in the hospital caring for patients; however, here are just a few of the other types of opportunities for RNs: working as a sales representative for a company that makes medication or medical equipment; managing a healthcare-related organization; working in the medical publishing field; or working as a coroner.
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