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    Critical NECs, Undermanned Ratings, Corpsmen Specialties, Officer Corps Programs on display with Naval Hospital Bremerton Career Fair

    Critical NECs, Undermanned Ratings, Corpsmen Specialties, Officer Corps Programs on display with Naval Hospital Bremerton Career Fair

    Photo By Douglas Stutz | There's a need for dental hygienists, and Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Julian Rodriguez...... read more read more

    BREMERTON, Wash. - There was overlapping attention to critical needs, undermanned wants and specialty desires as Naval Hospital Bremerton’s Command Career Counselor (CCC) and Command Managed Equal Opportunity program held an open-to-all Career Fair April 22 and 23, 2015.

    The fair shared information on critical Navy Enlisted Classifications (NEC), undermanned ratings and hospital corpsmen technician specialties, as well as officer corps programs opportunities.

    “We’re focusing this (event) for Sailors to look early and have the chance to talk to subject matter experts so they can make informed decisions on what is best for their career,” said Hospital Corpsman Chief Melyncholi Saxton, CCC Leading Chief Petty Officer.

    Static displays and informational tables were set up and manned by experts for yeoman (YN), personnel specialist (PS), legalman (LN), and religious programs specialist (RP) ratings. Subject matter experts for biomedical equipment technology, laboratory technician, respiratory therapy technician, cardiovascular technician, submarine independent duty corpsman, dental hygienist, and dental laboratory technical, maxillofacial, were on hand, along with representatives for the Navy Medical Service Corps, Navy Dental Corps, Navy Nurse Corps and Navy Judge Advocate General corps.

    “The YN, PS and RP ratings are all great opportunities for a Sailor to transfer into,” added Saxton, noting that her office will share details on any rating, along with career paths notes such as understanding time in rate, exam standard score, performance mark average, service in paygrade, award points, promotion progression, PNA (pass no advanced) points and education points, and even the civilian equivalent of selected enlisted rates.

    Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Julian Rodriguez is one staff member who has taken advantage of one such opportunity to apply for a specialty Navy Medicine NEC. The El Centro, Calif. native has been selected as one of 11 for the dental laboratory technician maxillofacial course.

    The course includes instructions in the special prosthodontic materials and equipment for making extra-oral facial prostheses, surgical splints and stents, and somato prostheses. Prerequisites state a candidate must have a high level of manual dexterity and artistic ability, normal color vision, and demonstrate proficient skills in the fabrication and fundamentals of Complete Dentures, Removable Parial Dentures and Fixed Prosthetics. Dental Implantology knowledge is also considered a plus.

    “With this added skill I can give back and help patients recover from war wounds, trauma, and disease. Eyes, nose and ears are visible to all and it’s always great to see patients gain confidence,” said Rodriguez. “I have the passion to do this and take great pride in what I do.”

    One such notable event where maxillofacial knowledge has been utilized is with the annual Pacific Partnership mission, the on-going humanitarian assistance and civic-action project mission that delivers medical care to underserved communities in the Indian Ocean and Pacific Ocean regions. Past missions have focused on bringing life-changing assistance by treating patients for cleft lip and palate reconstruction surgery.

    “It would be an honor to help out in such procedures and get to experience assisting in such cases. I am a bit nervous about the course because of the new materials, and a change in work rhythm. But I’m ready. I’m very grateful in being selected one out of just 11. It’s a hard program to get into,” Rodriguez said, noting that maxillofacial is so much more than just a smile.

    “Facial prosthetics is really out there for the world to see. It will be a lot of responsibility to apply the skills learned in the course. The main thing for me is to make it through the course and then be ready to continue to help to make a lasting difference,” stated Rodriguez.

    According to Saxton, the first day of the fair was to try and capture shift workers and approximately 50 staff members took the time to engage at various booths of professional and personal interest.

    “We expect more on our second day. This is a great chance for many to explore what’s out there to help advance their career in the Navy,” Saxton said.

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    Date Taken: 04.24.2015
    Date Posted: 04.24.2015 11:59
    Story ID: 161146
    Location: BREMERTON, WA, US

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