Nurse; Clinical​/Critical Care Ef

Overview

Madigan Army Medical Center is seeking Critical Care RNs to join our growing team! The facility is one of four Level II Trauma Centers in Washington State and participates in unique partnerships with civilian facilities to provide care to non-beneficiary trauma victims beyond the gates of Joint Base Lewis‑McChord.

These positions are located at Madigan Army Medical Center in Tacoma, Washington.

• Recruitment or Relocation incentives MAY be authorized.
• Advance‑in Hire/Salary negotiation may be available to candidates who are new to Federal service.

This is a Direct Hire Solicitation.

U.S. Citizens, Nationals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S.

• Deliver advanced, specialized nursing care to critically ill pediatric patients ranging in age from neonate to 18 years.
• Provide support to physicians during complex and potentially life‑threatening procedures, including cardioversion and the insertion of invasive lines such as arterial, venous, and pulmonary artery catheters.
• Prepare and administer high‑risk medications as well as intravenous fluids, in support of initiating advanced cardiovascular life support interventions.
• Assess patients cardiac output, vital signs, peripheral perfusion, and level of consciousness, and evaluate blood gas results, including arterial and mixed venous oxygen saturation.
• Assess the effectiveness of nursing interventions based on patient responses and modify the care plan as needed to ensure optimal outcomes.
• Design Family Nursing Care Plans to support critically ill patients and their families in achieving the highest possible level of physiological, sociological, and psychological well‑being.

• Degree: A graduate or higher level degree, bachelor's degree, associate degree, or diploma from an accredited professional nursing educational program. 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.
  
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  Note:
  
  You must attach a copy of your transcripts.)
• Licensure: 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: A degree from a Foreign Nursing School. Official certification from the Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools is required for individuals who graduated from foreign nursing schools.

You are exempt from the basic 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. Applicants claiming this exemption must meet the requirement below. (

Note:

You will be required to provide appropriate documentation to the respective Human Resources Office to validate your status.)

• Degree or diploma from a professional nursing program approved by the legally designated State accrediting agency at the time the program was completed.
• 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.

• Education/
  
  Experience:
  
  A diploma, associate degree, or bachelor's degree in Nursing from a professional nursing program and possession of at least one full year of professional nursing experience (equivalent to the GS‑9 grade level or above) delivering comprehensive care to critically ill pediatric patients in an intensive care setting which included managing patients with complex and life‑threatening conditions such as congenital heart disease, kidney failure, and respiratory failure;
  
  administering medications through various routes; operating medical…