RN Special Care Unit

Overview

Military & Health Research Foundation (MHRF) is seeking experienced Registered Nurse (RN) candidates to provide high-quality, comprehensive nursing care within the Special Care Unit at Madigan Army Medical Center (MAMC), Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM). These positions will support the care of patients with complex medical and surgical conditions and require nurses who are comfortable managing high-acuity patients and providing care across a wide range of ages and clinical needs.

This role requires a dependable nursing professional who can meet government qualification, credentialing, security, and onboarding requirements while working under a personal services arrangement. The ideal candidate will bring recent registered nursing experience in a primary care or occupational medicine setting, a current unrestricted RN license, strong clinical judgment, and a commitment to supporting mission readiness and high-quality care for service members and eligible patient populations.

Essential Functions and Job Responsibilities

• Provide critical and special-care nursing, including patient assessment, care planning, implementation, and evaluation.

• Obtain patient/family histories and accurately document assessments, treatments, progress, admissions, and discharges.

• Monitor patients and recognize changes in condition, including potential life-threatening situations.

• Manage patients requiring hemodynamic monitoring and specialized equipment, including central lines, IV lines, chest tubes, catheters, and feeding tubes.

• Administer medications and treatments using the Five Rights and within the RN's scope of practice.

• Verify physician orders and communicate pertinent patient information to physicians and charge nurses.

• Monitor and interpret information collected by LVNs and unlicensed personnel and notify medical staff as appropriate.

• Develop and manage nursing care plans and provide patient and family education while serving as a patient advocate.

• Perform direct patient-care activities such as lifting, turning, ambulating, transporting, positioning, hygiene, feeding, and range-of-motion exercises.

• Operate emergency equipment such as defibrillators, EKG machines, and cardiac monitors.

• Recognize and respond to emergencies, including cardiac/respiratory arrest, hemorrhage, shock, severe trauma, and psychiatric emergencies, and initiate lifesaving measures when necessary.

• Participate in resuscitation or emergency code teams when required by the position and protocol.

• Collaborate with physicians and multidisciplinary healthcare providers and participate in nursing reports, care conferences, discharge planning, and staff meetings.

• Follow established infection-control, patient-safety, and nursing documentation standards.

• Maintain professionalism and composure when working with patients, families, and individuals experiencing distress or difficult situations.

Minimum Requirements

• US Citizen

• Degree/

Education

Minimum of Associate’s degree in nursing. The school must be accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) and/or the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE). For education outside the United States, only the Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing School reports are accepted (CGFNS), for overseas degree verification.

• BLS

• ACLS

• License

Experience

A minimum of one (1) year qualifying experience in the past two years as a Registered Nurse in Special Care Unit.

Years of Professional

Experience

1 year in the past 2 years in the Special Care Unit

Professional

Certifications

License, BLS and ACLS

Education

Associate’s degree in Nursing

Additional Information

• Must pass TB Test

• Subject to a background/security investigation

• Willingness to comply with DHA vaccination requirements.

• Pre-employment drug screening

• US Citizen

• Contract workers shall maintain good personal hygiene and present a well-groomed and professional appearance IAW the policy at the place of performance.

The Military & Health Research Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit foundation dedicated to discovering and transitioning lasting solutions for troops on the battlefield and across civilian healthcare settings. Since 2011, our goal is to ensure that dynamic life-saving technologies with advances in healthcare are readily accessible when the need arises.

MHRF is an EEO Employer - Minorities/Women/Veterans/Disabled and other protected categories.