RN Medical Surgical Unit

Military Health Research Foundation; Tacoma (WA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Military Health Research Foundation Inc. seeks experienced Registered Nurses to provide high-quality Med/Surg care at Madigan Army Medical Center, JBLM.

You will manage high-acuity patients, coordinate care across ages, and meet government credentialing and onboarding requirements under a personal services arrangement. Ideal candidates have recent RN experience in primary care or occupational medicine, an unrestricted RN license, and strong clinical judgment to support mission readiness and

Qualifications

• Associates degree in nursing from ACEN/CCNE accredited program.
• Current BLS certification.
• US citizen with ability to pass background/security checks and DHA vaccination requirements.
• At least 1 year of Med/Surg RN experience within last 2 years.

Responsibilities

• Obtain and document patient history, assessments, and directives.
• Assess patients and manage individualized nursing care plans.
• Administer medications and blood products safely by multiple routes.
• Maintain knowledge of medications, interactions, and dosages.
• Provide patient and family education and advocacy.
• Assist physicians with treatments, admissions, and discharges.
• Support tissue/blood bank procedures and patient handoffs.
• Participate in rounds, nursing reports, and care conferences.
• Ensure documentation, QA, and safety compliance.

Skills

Registered Nurse

Clinical judgment

Patient care

Education

Associate's degree in Nursing

Job description

Overview

Military & Health Research Foundation (MHRF) is seeking experienced Registered Nurse (RN) candidates to provide high-quality, comprehensive nursing care within the Medical Surgical Unit (Med/Surg) 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

• Obtain and document patient and family history, medical directives, assessments, symptoms, reactions, and progress.
• Assess patients, develop and manage individualized nursing care plans, and evaluate patient responses.
• Administer medications and blood products safely, including IV, IM, oral, subcutaneous, transdermal, and rectal medications.
• Maintain knowledge of medication actions, adverse effects, interactions, and appropriate dosages.
• Chemotherapy RNs: May administer anti-cancer chemotherapy only after completing the required documented education and providing verification to the COR and unit.
• Monitor and interpret information collected by LVNs and unlicensed personnel and notify medical staff of significant findings.
• Provide patient and family education and serve as a patient advocate.
• Perform direct patient-care activities such as lifting, turning, transporting, ambulating, positioning, hygiene, feeding, and range-of-motion exercises.
• Assist physicians with treatments and examinations and complete patient admissions and discharges.
• Manage appropriate procedures involving the tissue/skin bank and blood bank.
• Communicate patient status and pertinent information during handoffs and collaborate with physicians and other healthcare professionals.
• Participate in patient-care conferences, nursing reports, team/unit meetings, discharge planning, and multidisciplinary care conferences.
• Follow MAMC documentation, quality assurance, risk management, and patient/staff safety requirements.
• Recognize abnormal and potentially life-threatening conditions and initiate lifesaving measures when necessary.
• Operate emergency equipment such as EKG machines and cardiac monitors and respond appropriately to cardiac/respiratory arrest, hemorrhage, shock, severe trauma, and psychiatric emergencies.
• Maintain professionalism and composure when interacting with patients, families, and individuals who may be distressed, angry, or difficult.

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
• License
• Experience: A minimum of one (1) year qualifying experience in the past two years as a Registered Nurse in Medical/Surgical Unit

Years of Professional Experience:

1 year in the last 2 years in the Medical/Surgical Unit

Professional Certifications:

• License, BLS

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.