Conner Higginbotham

Military Service:

• Rank: Petty Officer 2nd Class

  Branch/Position: Navy

  Period: May 2020 - present

  Occupation: HM - Hospital Corpsman - HM

  Security Clearance: Secret Clearance

  Duties Description:

  Perform duties as assistants in the prevention and treatment of disease and injury; including first aid and preventive medicine procedures; assist with physical examinations; provide patient care and the administration of medicinals and parenteral solutions; perform general laboratory, pharmacy and other patient support services; assist in the administrative supply and accounting procedures within medical departments ashore, afloat and with the Marine Corps; instruct medical and non-medical personnel in first aid, self aid, personal hygiene and medical records maintenance and assist in the transportation of the sick and injured; assist in the maintenance of environmental health standards; be prepared to assist in the prevention and treatment of chemical, biological and radiological (CBR) casualties and other contingencies; senior hospital corpsmen perform supervisory, technical, planning and management functions in support of medical readiness and quality health care delivery

  Served as Navy Rescue Swimmer, Master Helmsman, and VBSS team member. On board a destroyer performing preventitave maintenance on machinery and steel preservation. Operating JLV Man-boom lifts, davits and supervising maintenance crews.