Operating Room Specialist: civilian jobs and transferable skills
Army 68D Operating Room Specialist experience builds transferable skills in surgical support, patient care, inventory management, safety, and quality control. CivLaunch currently matches 7 open civilian jobs to this MOS, including Surgical Technologist - Ophthalmology at Sanford Health, Dental Assistant at CoreCivic, and Oxygen Systems Technician at Airborne Systems.
About the 68D MOS
Surgical technologist who prepares patients and operating rooms for surgery and assists the surgical team. Creates and maintains sterile fields, drapes patients, handles and accounts for instruments, needles, sponges, and medications, performs pre- and post-operative tasks, and runs central sterile supply.
Ranked by how many of your skills each job uses. Strong matches share the most.
Surgical Technologist - Ophthalmology
Sanford Health · Rapid City, SD
Good Match
$30.50–$44 an hour
Healthcare
PRN surgical technologist for eye surgery at Black Hills Surgical Hospital, part of Sanford Health, in Rapid City, South Dakota. Sets up and organizes operating room instruments and supplies and assists the surgeon throughout ophthalmic procedures, anticipating needs as cases progress. Requires graduation from a surgical technology program, or an LPN license with on-the-job training; national certification preferred.
Why this matched
Your experience maps to surgical support, patient care, and inventory management.
Shares 4 of your 5 skills:
Surgical Support
Patient Care
Inventory Management
Safety
Requires: Surgical technology program graduate or LPN license; national certification preferred
Dental assistant at the CoreCivic Otay Mesa Detention Center in San Diego, California. Sets up instruments and prepares impression and filling materials for the dentist, sterilizes the dental unit and tools between patients, controls dental supplies, medications and syringes, and reviews patient treatment records. Requires a year of dental assisting and a training certificate meeting the state Dental Practice Act.
Why this matched
Your experience maps to patient care, inventory management, and safety.
Shares 3 of your 5 skills:
Patient Care
Inventory Management
Safety
Requires: Dental assistant training certificate meeting the state Dental Practice Act; 21+
Entry-level oxygen systems technician at Airborne Systems in New Jersey, maker of parachutes and aircrew oxygen equipment. Cleans and inspects parts in a clean room, measures them with calipers and optical tools against blueprints, assembles and pressure-tests hoses and subassemblies, and packages parts. High school diploma; up to three years of inspection or assembly experience. $20 to $28 an hour.
Why this matched
Your experience maps to inventory management, safety, and quality control.
Full-time paramedic for Acadian Ambulance in Zwolle, Louisiana. Assesses patients and gives basic through advanced life support on scene and during transport, drives the ambulance, hands off patients and records care on run reports, keeps the unit stocked and its equipment tested, and may train new medics as a field training officer. Paramedic, CPR, and ACLS certifications required.
Why this matched
Your experience maps to patient care, inventory management, and safety.
Shares 3 of your 5 skills:
Patient Care
Inventory Management
Safety
Requires: State or National Registry Paramedic certification; CPR; ACLS; valid driver license
Entry-level MRI technologist at a RadNet imaging center in Rochester, New York. Screens everyone entering the scan room for magnet safety, positions patients and coils, sets scan parameters, checks image quality, and logs history and exam notes. Runs routine quality-control tests and keeps rooms stocked. Open to radiologic technology graduates or students; ARRT(MR) or ARMRIT needed by start.
Why this matched
Your experience maps to patient care, safety, and quality control.
Entry-level ramp technician at the Hill Aircraft FBO in Atlanta. Marshals, tows, and fuels business aircraft, runs daily fuel quality checks and fuel farm records, operates tugs, forklifts, and refuelers, and provides ground power, lavatory, and baggage service. Needs two years of customer service experience and a high school diploma; aviation experience preferred.
Why this matched
Your experience maps to inventory management, safety, and quality control.
Flight paramedic on an Air Methods helicopter crew in Hagerstown, Maryland. Delivers advanced life support from first patient contact through hospital handoff, documents care, checks and restocks onboard equipment, and helps the pilot with radio and visual lookout during missions. Needs a state paramedic license and three years of recent high-volume 911 work; flight certification required within two years.
Why this matched
Your experience maps to patient care, inventory management, and safety.
Shares 3 of your 5 skills:
Patient Care
Inventory Management
Safety
Requires: State EMT-P license; FP-C or CCP-C within 2 years; BLS, ACLS, PALS, NRP, advanced trauma course
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