HS
medical
United States Coast GuardHealth Services Technician
Provide medical and dental care to Coast Guard members and families.
Difficulty · moderateFitness · moderate AI compatibility 90
Job Overview
HSs are the medics of the Coast Guard.
Health Services Technicians perform patient care, emergency medicine, and clinic administration afloat and ashore.
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Daily Responsibilities
- Patient care
- Emergency response
- Immunizations
- Clinic administration
- Deployed medicine
Work schedule
Clinic hours with on-call duty
Environment
CG clinics and aboard cutters
Supports
Coast Guard members and families
Training Pipeline
- 1Basic Training8 weeks
- 2HS A SchoolPetaluma, CA · ~22 weeks
ASVAB & Qualification Requirements
ASVAB line-score minimums
- VE+MK+GS149
Security clearance
SecretPhysical requirements
Good fitness.Required skills
Patient careCommunicationComposure
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Career Progression
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Independent Duty Corpsman, clinic chief.
Assignments & Special Schools
Duty stations
- Petaluma, CA
- Alameda, CA
- Miami, FL
- Kodiak, AK
Special schools
Independent Duty Health ServicesAdvanced trauma
Deployment: Cutter deployments; mostly domestic assignments.
Advantages
- Strong medical pathway
- Family-friendly stations
- GI Bill for nursing
Disadvantages
- Cutter rotations
- On-call schedules
Civilian Career Equivalents
Medical Assistant
Paramedic
Registered Nurse (with school)
Career Match Scores
Physical Demand60
Mental Demand85
Leadership70
Technical Level85
Travel60
Deployment Potential55
Civilian Transferability92
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