Hello all! Can anyone tell me the licensure requirements for civilian nurses to work on base at a military hospital? Is a normal state license sufficient or is there a special license for working on base? I am a new grad (BSN) and my husband and I are awaiting orders to be restationed to Camp Pendleton, CA. I've tried contacting the HR person at the base hospital there, but received no response. Any and all info would be greatly appreciated.

Around my area, alot of the jobs at the Naval hospital are contract positions, not civil service.

Hello, If you desire to find an civilian job as an nurse let me know i work for a civilian medical search frim. Thanks again Keith Prairie

Hi!! my name is Christine... and I currently on work at Camp Pendleton over in the Postpartum Unit. This hospital hires contract and GS nurses. As far as, the contracting agencies and GS prioritizing military spouses, is untrue. Most of the GS and contract nurses i work with are not dependents of active duty members. Personally, i think they pay pretty good too... all you have to do is look up spectrum healthcare (agency i work for) and they can definitely help you getting a job. the only thing a nurse that arent a spouse of an active duty member is getting the car registered on base (all you need is your drivers license, insurance, tags and license and everything up to date).. hope i came in handy if theres anything else just give me a holler!! :)

I it possible for a nurse practitioner ,who wants to end his carrier in the medical field as a medical microbiologist, to realise his dream ?
if its possible then how can he do this?