Now Hiring — Walter Reed & Fort Belvoir
Registered Nurse Openings — Maternal & Pediatric
Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (WRNMMC) and Alexander T. Augusta Military Medical Center (ATAMMC) • USGP is hiring across 5 positions under this federal contract — details for each below.
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Labor Delivery Recovery Postpartum (LDRP) RN - Mother Infant Care Center (WRNMMC, day and night shifts)
Schedule: 12.5-hour shifts: Day 0645-1915, Night 1845-0715 (30-minute uncompensated meal break); minimum 50% of weekends per six-week scheduling period; at least one Prime Holiday Period annually and 50% of federal holidays; one on-call shift per pay period; minimum 8 consecutive hours of rest before each shift
Education
- Diploma, Associate Degree, or BSN from an accredited school of nursing (ACEN or CCNE accredited college/university)
Licensure & Certifications
- Current, full, active, unrestricted RN license in a state, DC, Puerto Rico, or U.S. territory
- BLS; ALS or ACLS; S.T.A.B.L.E.; CPR; Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP); Intermediate Fetal Monitoring or higher - renewed every 2 years
- DHA perinatal requirement: ALSO every 3 years or ECO every 2 years (provided by the Government if not commercially available)
Experience
- Continuously employed as an RN for 3 years prior to start, with at least 2 years in a high-risk obstetrical unit
- Experience across the full spectrum: L&D, antepartum, triage, circulating during C-sections, and postpartum care
What You'll Do
- Provide direct nursing care to normal and high-risk antepartum, intrapartum, and postpartum patients and newborns (including PIH, diabetes, pre-term labor, multiple gestations)
- Use and interpret all forms of fetal monitoring per AWHONN standards
- Administer medications including IV push drugs and titrated drips such as Pitocin
- Assist in vaginal and Cesarean deliveries, performing both scrub and circulating duties
- Recover mothers and infants from general and regional anesthesia and manage post-anesthetic complications
- Provide initial newborn care and resuscitation and assess readiness for rooming-in, NICU transfer, or discharge
- Document all care in the electronic health record and complete chart reviews at least once per shift
- Float to NICU or Pediatrics for lower-acuity assignments after cross-training; may serve as Lead Shift Nurse
Postpartum RN - Mother Infant Care Center (WRNMMC, day and night shifts)
Schedule: 12.5-hour shifts: Day 0645-1915, Night 1845-0715 (30-minute uncompensated meal break); minimum 50% of weekends per six-week scheduling period; holiday coverage requirements; one on-call shift per pay period; minimum 8 consecutive hours of rest before each shift
Education
- Diploma, Associate Degree, or BSN from an accredited school of nursing (ACEN or CCNE accredited college/university)
Licensure & Certifications
- Current, full, active, unrestricted RN license in a state, DC, Puerto Rico, or U.S. territory
- BLS, S.T.A.B.L.E., and Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) - renewed every 2 years
Experience
- Continuously employed as an RN for 3 years prior to start, with at least 2 years caring for high-risk obstetrical patients
- Experience in the full spectrum of postpartum care
What You'll Do
- Provide couplet care to normal and high-risk postpartum patients and their newborns
- Operate and interpret newborn equipment (glucose monitors, pulse oximeters) and provide newborn care and resuscitation as needed
- Safely administer medications specific to the postpartum and newborn population
- Identify and manage post-anesthetic problems including airway, hemodynamic instability, and pain control
- Assess mother and newborn readiness for discharge against clinical and educational criteria
- Document all care in the electronic health record and participate in daily multidisciplinary rounds
- Float to NICU or Pediatrics for lower-acuity assignments after cross-training; may serve as Lead Shift Nurse
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) RN (WRNMMC, day and night shifts)
Schedule: 12.5-hour shifts: Day 0645-1915, Night 1845-0715 (30-minute uncompensated meal break); minimum 50% of weekends per six-week scheduling period; holiday coverage requirements; one on-call shift per pay period; minimum 8 consecutive hours of rest before each shift
Education
- Diploma, Associate Degree, or BSN from an accredited school of nursing
Licensure & Certifications
- Current, full, active, unrestricted RN license in a state, DC, Puerto Rico, or U.S. territory
- BLS, S.T.A.B.L.E., and Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) - renewed every 2 years
Experience
- At least 2 years of concurrent full-time Level III NICU experience within the last 3 years
- Maintain Level III NICU nursing qualifications and skills, verified by the contracting clinical manager
What You'll Do
- Provide intensive care to critically ill neonates with complex medical and surgical problems
- Manage patients on conventional and high-frequency mechanical ventilation and other respiratory support
- Administer and titrate complex medications including continuous vasoactive infusions
- Administer and monitor TPN, blood products, and IVs via peripheral, arterial, and central lines (UAC/UVC, PICC, Broviac); perform gavage feedings
- Attend high-risk deliveries and provide neonatal resuscitation and stabilization per AAP standards
- Operate NICU equipment such as incubators, radiant warmers, cardio-respiratory monitors, and Bili lights
- Assist physicians with procedures including intubation, chest tube insertion, and central line placement
- Float to Postpartum, Pediatrics, or PICU (critical-care floating) after cross-training; may serve as Lead Shift Nurse
Pediatric Clinical RN (WRNMMC, day and night shifts)
Schedule: 12.5-hour shifts: Day 0645-1915, Night 1845-0715 (30-minute uncompensated meal break); minimum 50% of weekends per six-week scheduling period; holiday coverage requirements; minimum 8 consecutive hours of rest before each shift
Education
- Diploma, Associate Degree, or BSN from an accredited school of nursing (ACEN or CCNE accredited college/university)
Licensure & Certifications
- Current, full, active, unrestricted RN license in a state, DC, Puerto Rico, or U.S. territory
- BLS and Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS), renewable every 2 years
- Pediatric Chemotherapy/Biotherapy training completed and maintained within 6 months of hire
Experience
- Minimum 2 years of pediatric nursing experience in a Pediatric Inpatient Acute Care Unit within the past 3 years
What You'll Do
- Provide direct nursing care to pediatric patients (infants through young adults) with medical-surgical and infectious disease problems
- Administer medications via all routes including blood products and inhalation therapy; manage IV infusions and PCA pumps
- Care for central lines (PICCs, Broviacs, port-a-caths) including dressing changes and blood draws
- Administer and monitor TPN via peripheral and central lines; perform gavage feedings
- Operate cardiac/apnea monitors, infusion pumps, and defibrillators and interpret the data
- Identify life-threatening arrhythmias and respiratory pattern changes and respond appropriately
- Administer pediatric chemotherapy/biotherapy only after completing the required course and MTF competency assessment
- Float to Postpartum or NICU for lower-acuity assignments after cross-training; PICU limited to administrative/support tasks
Labor Delivery Recovery Postpartum (LDRP) RN (ATAMMC)
Schedule: Unit operates 24/7/365 including federal holidays; 12-hour shifts (Day 0645-1915, Night 1845-0715); no more than 80 hours in a two-week period; no on-call; minimum 8 hours of rest before each shift
Education
- Diploma, Associate, or Bachelor's degree in nursing from an accredited college or university; no equivalency determinations allowed
Licensure & Certifications
- Valid, unrestricted RN license (no limitations, stipulations, or pending adverse actions) in at least one U.S. state or territory
- BLS; ALS or ACLS; S.T.A.B.L.E.; Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP); Intermediate Fetal Monitoring or higher
- DHA perinatal requirement: Advanced Life Support in Obstetrics (ALSO), renewed every 3 years (provided by the Government if not commercially available)
- Certification expenses borne by the contract employee; lapsed certification means the worker may not work
Experience
- Minimum 1 year of LDRP or Labor & Delivery experience, with no more than 12 months since the last work assignment
What You'll Do
- Monitor triage and laboring patients: continuous fetal monitoring, labor checks, cervical exams, rule-out pre-term labor, decreased fetal movement, and pre-eclampsia
- Manage IVs including fluids, Pitocin, magnesium sulfate, antibiotics, and blood products
- Provide pain management and monitor patients on laboring epidurals and IV narcotics
- Assist providers with inductions, vaginal and operative vaginal deliveries, and C-section pre-op; circulate in the OR for C-sections
- Perform normal newborn transition care (bath, shots, assessment, breastfeeding assistance)
- Stabilize high-risk patients for transport
- Provide breastfeeding support, lactation care, and patient/family teaching
- Document in the electronic medical record; may work both L&D and Mother-Baby units and serve as Lead Shift Nurse
Requirements for all positions on this contract
- Must be a U.S. citizen (stated in every position's qualifications)
- Read, write, speak, and understand English fluently
- Computer proficiency with automated medical records (MHS GENESIS; PYXIS for NICU)
- Personal services arrangement: day-to-day supervision by MTF staff; license may be maintained in any U.S. jurisdiction per DHAPM 6025-13 Vol 4
- Government skills testing permitted on day one and any time during performance; failure can require replacement
- Competency verification before independent patient care: medication test, procedural in-services, initial unit orientation (3-4 shifts), and full competency checklist (20 shifts, or 60 days for NICU)
- Annual seasonal influenza vaccine and ACIP-recommended immunizations; TB screening; N95/duckbill mask fitting; physical exam at placement and annually, at contractor expense
- Security investigative requirements and qualifying package (non-credentialed) within 15 business days of initial security inquiry
- Work on federally recognized holidays as determined by mission needs; WRNMMC HCWs cover at least 50% of federal holidays and one Prime Holiday Period annually
- No relocation costs paid by the Government; overtime not authorized
- DEA registration not required at either facility
- Bi-weekly DHMRSi workload documentation; participation in meetings, committees, collateral duties, and annual Joint Commission/OSHA training during compensated hours
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