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.
Who We Are
The Military & Health Research Foundation is a non-profit foundation that serves as an effective communication between innovative researchers and grants/funding sources with a focus on delivering effective solutions for identified medical capability gaps. The MHRF fosters collaborative efforts through partnerships between industry, academia, and diverse military entities. We do this by focusing on institutional strengths, the delivery of real solutions and the unique capabilities of research teams that are committed to pushing the boundaries of scientific discovery and medical technology.
Serving the Nation’s Finest
The Military & Health Research Foundation was founded to ensure that American military men and women receive the best health care possible, both in the field and at home, based on the latest military health research.
Our Goal
The Military & Health Research Foundation is a non-profit foundation that serves as an effective communication between innovative researchers and grants/funding sources with a focus on delivering effective solutions for identified medical capability gaps. The MHRF fosters collaborative efforts through partnerships between industry, academia, and diverse military entities. We do this by focusing on institutional strengths, the delivery of real solutions and the unique capabilities of research teams that are committed to pushing the boundaries of scientific discovery and medical technology.
MHRF supports the needs and goals of research teams from their early research efforts through the prototyping phase through the scale up to manufacturing including addressing the regulatory pathway of each technology. This complete technology lifecycle approach starts by building a product development pathway, applying end user feedback, identifying expert prototype/manufacturing, quality and regulatory guidance and ultimately connecting to industry commercialization partners.
What We Do
MHRF provides enterprise, program, and project level research administration and solutions. We can provide staffing, equipment, supplies, end user testing, FDA submissions and clinical trial support, and any other necessary resources in a fast, efficient and compliant manner.
MHRF supports military medicine by maximizing access to timely research and novel innovations that can improve the health and welfare of our soldiers and the readiness of their medical support and personnel. We do this by building new relationships with industry researchers and facilities. The research and development pipeline and the technologies that result are managed and supported through agile practices and management, rapid prototyping and lean startup principles to ultimately reach commercialization. MHRF serves as the hub between the researchers, funding agencies, end users, regulatory agencies and manufacturing partners to keep the lines of communication open with a clear focus on milestones and deliverables.
MHRF continually builds relationships and diligently works side-by-side with our government and private partners to ensure the innovations of today become the technologies of tomorrow, focused on preserving the lives of America’s warfighter and improving their quality of care.
A team you will love. The ability to make a difference.
Are you interested in a fulfilling career in a positive environment doing the truly meaningful work of protecting the health and welfare of our armed forces personnel and their families? Join the Military & Health Research Foundation team of dedicated professionals. We offer a competitive compensation package tailored to the needs of our employees. We also promote from within whenever possible.