Civilian nurse at military hospital?

[RN2be_07]

I was wondering if any of you knew if military hospitals ever hired civilian nurses? If so who or what agency do I need to go through? Does it help that my husband is military? We are being stationed to Bangor, WA and there is a Naval hospital in Bremerton. I only have 4 months pediatric experience so I am pretty much coming in as a new grad. Do they usually have a good preceptorship program?

Thanks for any advice,

Megan

[JDCitizen]

govcentral.....

Registered Nurse or Nurse Consultant

According to the Office of Personnel Management, Many new federal government jobs will be within health care, which already employs more than 140,000 health care workers.

SalaryRange: GS-13 ($82,353.00 - $102,945.00)

Departments with High Demand:

* Department of Veterans Affairs

* Department of Health and Human Services

* Department of the Army

Question: Now how does this relate to the real world????

I am also sending this out to some friends to get there thoughts :-)

[rex7269]

Hello RN2b

I know for a fact that the Army hires GS and contract nurses to staff all its Army MEDCEN. If you are looking to work in a a medical facility (ARMY) then write an email - subject matter: Army Nurse Civilian Jobs - to

[email protected]

Good Luck to you!

athena

Athena...I sent an email to that address and it came back undeliverable.

[dreamon]

What is GS-13? Is that the highest level an RN can get promoted to? Is the 82-102K range what it tops out at?

[JDCitizen]

What is GS-13? Is that the highest level an RN can get promoted to? Is the 82-102K range what it tops out at?

I have no idea....

Actually looking at actual posted jobs for military nurses (just like civilian nurses) the high and low amounts vary greatly.

[sjack011]

Here at Ft. bragg Womack AMC has a recruiter at the hospital. Maybe you could contact hr at the hospital you're interested in and go from there.

[Blondy1881]

I was wondering what the process looks like for getting a job overseas as a US nurse. If I am married to a USAF soldier stationed overseas will I be able to get a job there? We don't know where he'll be stationed yet but I'm trying to do some research early.