SPECIALTY
EMERGENCY/TRAUMA NURSE
EMERGENCY/TRAUMA NURSE
THINKING FAST AND SAVING LIVES
When there’s a medical crisis, providing swift and comprehensive care is critical to the patient’s survival. Working in some of the most stressful environments on bases all over the world, Air Force Emergency/Trauma Nurses rapidly make lifesaving decisions every day. A challenging career for those who remain calm under pressure, their medical actions are indispensible in treating patients and getting them home safely to their families.
- Provide care that ranges from birth to life- and limb-saving measures
- Treat patients of all ages requiring stabilization and/or resuscitation for a variety of illnesses and injuries
- Use assessment skills during contingency operations to save life and limb
- Assess and provide primary, secondary and tertiary care to patients in the hospital’s care
CAREER TASKS
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QUALIFICATIONS SUMMARY
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MINIMUM EDUCATION
Bachelor’s or master’s degree in nursing from a school accredited by the NLN or CCNE
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QUALIFICATIONS
- Knowledge of principles and practices of nursing is mandatory.
- Minimum of 12 months full-time nursing practice
- Encouraged to use six of those months practicing specific specialty
- Completion of 5.5-week Officer Training School course
- Must be between the ages of 18 and have not reached your 47th birthday
TRAINING & EDUCATION
How do we transform you from the civilian sector to a leader and an Officer in the Air Force? From education to continued training, your Air Force path is here.
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OFFICER TRAINING SCHOOL
5.5 weeks
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MILITARY TRAINING LOCATION
Maxwell AFB AL
YOUR FUTURE IS WAITING.