Registered Nurse (RN) Pediatrics

QuarterLine (QL) a Planned Systems International (PSI) Company is seeking a skilled Registered Nurse (RN) candidates skilled in Pediatrics for a position at Ft Hood medical center. This role will support high-quality patient care across multispecialty clinical settings by assessing patients administering medications and treatments coordinating referrals assisting with procedures and documenting care accurately in the electronic health record.

The ideal candidate will bring recent hands-on nursing experience sound clinical judgment strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively with physicians providers and multidisciplinary teams. Candidates should be comfortable working flexible shifts based on mission needs including possible days evenings nights weekends training holidays and federal holidays.

This opportunity is well suited for a dependable RN who values patient-centered care professionalism continuity of care and service in a mission-focused military treatment facility.

• Coordinate patient care in collaboration with a wide array of healthcare professionals. Facilitate the achievement of optimal outcomes in relation to clinical care quality and cost effectiveness.
• Ensure compliance with standards of care and practice in accordance with all established policies procedures and guidelines used in the MTF.
• Perform physical exam and health histories.
• Provide health promotions counseling and education.
• Administer medications wound care and numerous other personalized interventions.
• Direct and supervise care provided by other healthcare professionals.
• Accountable for making patient care assignments based on the scope of practice and skill level of assigned personnel.
• Recognize adverse signs and symptoms and quickly react in emergency situations.
• Communicate and collaborate with a diverse group of people for the purpose of informing the healthcare team of plans/actions for teaching/education to benefit the patient/family and organization.
• Make referral appointments and arrange specialty care as appropriate.
• Perform nursing services identified in the TO.
• Conduct research in support of improved practice and patient outcomes.
• Performs independent comprehensive telephone clinical triaging and
• facilitate care throughout multidisciplinary locations.
• Acts as relief nurse triages and screens walk-in patients to assess the severity of the patients condition and need for provider intervention.
• Communicate with other providers regarding determinations and situations relating to direct patient care.
• Screens patient charts to assess medical history to determine health care needs.
• Makes psychosocial assessment of patients to identify significant cultural practices ability to understand and cooperate and expectations of care and coping mechanisms.
• Executes and/or ensures the completion of orders from health care providers.
• Recognizes and reports abnormal test results changes in symptoms and the need for follow-up.
• Records required data in patient charts.
• Assists health care providers with examinations and procedures.
• Responsible for educating patients for high risk painful or stressful procedures with education and support.
• Monitors or ensure the monitoring of patients pre during and postprocedures per CRDAMC MTF guidelines.
• Assess post-procedure patients prior to their release from the clinic.
• Monitors patients pre during and post procedures. Assess postprocedures prior to release from clinic.
• Prepares and administers oral subcutaneous intra-muscular and intravenous medications.
• Complete thorough and accurate documentation within established guidelines for all patient care and procedures.
• Demonstrates and instructs patients on the proper administration self-medicated prescriptions.
• Educate patients and ensure distributed instructions are understood for maintenance of health and self-care. Provides clinic one-on-one patient orientation and educational activities related to acute and/or chronic illnesses self-care wellness and/or preventive health measures normal development and physiology.
• Assesses patients emotional cognitive social and motivational status relative to education and determines patients and/or family educational needs and priorities.
• Interact with patients and/or family in stressful environments.
• Assists patients compliance with medical treatment plans telephonically or through in-person clinic visits.
• Identify self as a contract worker coordinate patient referrals to a variety of health care services to include but not limited to community health nurse health promotion center social work service dietician clinical nurse specialist chaplain and other ancillary services as directed by attending physician.
• After physician approval performs nursing assessment of patients conditions nursing diagnosis and formulates and adjusts nursing plan of care to include nursing orders to support patients evolving condition.
• Coordinates prescription refills and after physician approval provides reassurance and/or advice regarding side effects of medications.
• Use tact and diplomacy in notifying patients of laboratory tests that are abnormal per provider instructions instructing patients on further care

• US Citizen
• Associates Degree of Nursing

• Associates Degree of Nursing. Graduate from a college or university accredited by Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE).

• Shall possess one (1) year of clinical or inpatient experience post-education/graduation and post-licensure within the last two (2) years providing direct care in multispecialty inpatient or outpatient clinical settings.
• Experience must demonstrate recent hands-on proficiency in assessing planning implementing and evaluating nurse care for patients across diverse medical and surgical specialties in accordance with current professional nursing standards
• Professional Certification (s):
  • Pediatrics: BLS PALS
  • Current full active and unrestricted license to practice as a Registered Nurse.
  • Basic Life Support (BLS) by AHA or American Red Cross

• Must pass TB Test
• Subject to a background/security investigation
• Willingness to comply with DHA vaccination requirements.
• Willingness to complete a physical examination
• Pre-employment drug screening
• Required to wear PPE during performance of services.
• Walking long periods of standing stretching crouching bending stooping lifting to 50lbs lifting over 50lbs with assistance.
• Exposure to infections disease; toxic hazardous or irritating chemicals; carcinogenic materials; noxious fumes; flammable liquids; radiation; pathogenic bacteria; electric hazards.
• Contract workers should maintain good personal hygiene and present a well-groomed and professional appearance IAW the policy at the place of performance.

PSI offers full-time benefits eligible employees a competitive total compensation package that includes paid leave and options for employer sponsored group medical dental vision short-term and long-term disability life insurance AD&D coverage legal services identity theft and accident insurance. Flexible spending account and health saving account options offer pre-tax savings for qualified medical dental and vision expenses. The company sponsored 401(k) retirement plan has an employer contribution match that is immediately vested. We invest in the professional growth of our employees through professional courses certifications and tuition reimbursement programs.

It is company policy to promote equal employment opportunities. All personnel decisions including but not limited to recruiting hiring training promotion compensation benefits and termination are made without regard to race color religion age sex sexual orientation pregnancy gender identity genetic information national origin citizenship status veteran status protected veteran status disability or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal state or local law.

Reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities will be provided. If a reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process to perform essential job functions and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment please contact Human Resources by emailing or by dialing .