Nurse (Progressive Care Unit Nurse)

About the role

Madigan Army Medical Center is seeking Progressive Care/Step Down RNs to join our growing team!

Responsibilities

• Provide specialized nursing care to assigned patients.
• Monitor patient condition and implement timely interventions to prevent complications and promote recovery.
• Initiate appropriate emergency interventions upon recognizing and assessing life-threatening conditions to deliver timely, life-saving care.
• Initiate advanced cardiovascular life support (ACLS) protocols by preparing and administering high-potency medications such as Nipride, dopamine, atropine, nitroglycerin, and dobutamine to manage life-threatening cardiac conditions.
• Support physicians during complex and potentially life-threatening procedures, including cardioversion and the placement of invasive lines such as arterial, central venous, and pulmonary artery catheters.
• Evaluate patient responses by monitoring cardiac output, vital signs, peripheral perfusion, and level of consciousness.
• Cook up referrals to appropriate allied health professionals such as Chaplains, Community Health Nurses, and Social Workers based on patient and family needs.
• Administer a combination of high-potency and potentially life-threatening medications through invasive lines as part of critical care interventions.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• A graduate or higher-level degree, bachelor's degree, associate degree, or diploma from an accredited professional nursing educational program is required.
• This education must have been accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education, Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs, Accreditation Commission for Midwifery Education, or an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education at the time the degree was obtained.
• A current, active, full, and unrestricted license or registration as a professional nurse from a State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a territory of the United States; and you must have passed the National Council Licensure Examination.
• Foreign Degree: Graduates of foreign nursing schools must have completed the Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools Certification Program.
• Active, current registration as a professional nurse in a State, District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a territory of the United States.
• Completion of all requirements for a doctoral degree (Ph.D. or equivalent) from a professional nursing program OR 3 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education from a professional nursing program.
• EXEMPTION: You are exempt from the qualification requirements above if you are a current federal employee occupying a position in the 0610 occupational series and have been continuously employed in this occupational series since September 27, 2017 or before.

Benefits

Working for the Department of Defense comes with an abundance of benefits and perks to include competitive compensation packages, paid-time off, medical benefits, student loan repayments, and retirement package with Thrift Savings Plan to include matching employer contributions.

For more information, please visit the following link: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/benefits/.