Emergency Nurse

U.S. Army Emergency Care Nurses are valuable members of a medical team that saves lives during the most critical moments.

If you are a professional in the emergency nursing field and want to combine your passion for patient care with a desire to serve our nation's heroes, a career as an Army Emergency Nurse could be the one for you.

Outstanding Opportunities

As an Emergency Room/Trauma Nurse in the U.S. Army, you will be the first line of care for Soldiers and their families. You will operate in locations along the continuum of care from forward-based units through fixed facilities for combat missions, humanitarian missions, other contingency operations, and peacetime. You'll train to be proficient in critical care trauma nursing and possess the knowledge and skills to perform a wide variety of critical health tasks. Such tasks may include enroute care, medical-surgical nursing skills providing ambulatory, inpatient, and patient hold capability. The scope of being an Army Emergency Nurse involves the assessment, analysis, nursing diagnosis, outcome identification, planning, intervention, and evaluation of human responses to potential or actual physical or psychosocial problems, episodic or acute, and which occur in a variety of settings. You will also interact with and care for individuals, families, groups and communities. In the Army, your practice will be independent and collaborative in nature. The practice of emergency nursing also includes the delivery of compassionate, competent care to consumers through education, research and consultation with expert emergency nurses serving as role models for the specialty. Through the Army, you will be able to attend trainings, continued education courses, seminars, and conferences to ensure that you are aware of and capable of using current, best practices.

If you choose to join the Army Reserve, you will be able to serve your country as needed while still supporting your community.

Regardless of serving Active duty or Army Reserve, a career as an Army Emergency Care Nurse allows you to serve the Army in critical ways.

Outstanding Benefits

When you join the Army Nurse Corps, you'll be making a difference in the lives of our Soldiers and the country at large while gaining access to invaluable opportunities, like supporting humanitarian missions, leadership training, all while earning a competitive benefits package.

Benefits may include:

• Repayment of qualified education loans to lending institution, paid annually over a maximum of three years while serving
• Based on your field of concentration, you may be eligible for an accession bonus, as well as a retention bonuses once the initial contract obligation is served
• Travel opportunities within the United States and abroad
• Up to 30 days of paid vacation earned annually
• Enrollment into the Uniformed Services Blended Retirement System
• No- to low-cost medical and dental care for you and your family
• Commissary and post exchange shopping privileges
• Specialized training to become a leader in medicine

Eligibility Requirements

• Must have a bachelor's degree in nursing
• Must have current, valid, and unrestricted nursing license
• Must complete the Emergency Nursing Course OR request a waiver for documentation of your emergency nursing experience
• Must be a U.S. citizen to serve Active Duty
• Must have a permanent U.S. residency for Army Reserve

Have questions or want more information?

To find out more information about becoming an Emergency Care Nurse in the U.S. Army, visit You may also reach out to your local Army Healthcare Recruiter to learn how you can get started on your journey as an Army Emergency Nurse.