Help: I'm a civilian and want to work at WHMC in San Antonio

[1GOODNURSE2]

I am a RN with my ADN degree and I will be moving to San Antonio, TX next June and I would like to work Labor and Deliver at Wilford Hall/BAMC at Lackland. I graduated from nursing school May 2007 and received my nursing license in September 2007. I'm a military veteran and also an Air Force wife. Can someone please provide me with information as to if Wilford Hall will hire civilian nurses. Also, the only nursing skills experience I've had are the experiences I had during nursing school clinicals and that wasn't very much. I would very much like to work at Wilford Hall/BAMC but my concern is that I don't have very many clinical skills and would like to know if they would/could provide me with possibly something like an internship first to allow me to get up to speed to where I need to be. I don't want to be thrown on a L & D floor and be expected to know everything at first. Please provide me with Any and ALL information at their hiring practices, hours, L & D floor, salary, contact information, etc. Please provide me with any information on their training practices and how civilian nurses are treated. Also, what type of attire are civilian nurses required to wear? Are the shifts 12 hrs or what. I look forward to your responses about Wilford Hall/BAMC. Thanks!!

[Shimano0606]

I don't know the specifics about required experience and all, but Angel Staffing is the contracting agency that supplies WHMC with civilian nurses (who are not government employees). The pay is avg for the area...roughly $35-$42/hr, and I'm sure it's based on experience. Not sure about L&D, but most units at WHMC are on 12 hr rotations...7 per 2 wk pay period. Try this link to to Angel Staffing as a start: http://www.angelstaffing.net/aboutus.htm