Practical Nurse (Outpatient)

Military Treatment Facilities under DHA • Sheppard AFB, TX

4d • Onsite

About The Position

This position is located at the 82nd Medical Group, Sheppard AFB, Texas. The Practical Nurse provides nursing care to patients in an outpatient clinic with a variety of medical conditions. Duties include recording vital signs; ordering laboratory tests; tracking laboratory, radiology, and referral results through completion; and assisting with future appointments. The nurse administers prescribed medications with increased independence while ensuring correct dosages, routes, and timing. The role also assists with medical procedures, physical examinations, and treatments; documents chief complaints and other pertinent information in health records; and provides patient and family education tailored to medical conditions, treatment plans, and recovery goals.

Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination and requires a personnel security investigation. The position involves recurring interaction with children and youth under 18, with initial background investigation and periodic reverification requirements. Selectees must consent to seasonal influenza vaccination or provide a recognized exemption, undergo pre-employment screening and random drug testing, and complete a pre-placement medical examination and tuberculosis testing. Immunization screening is required, including hepatitis B immunization for direct patient contact. Moderate to heavy lifting of up to 30 pounds may be required. The nurse must obtain and maintain current Basic Life Support certification through the American Red Cross or American Heart Association and fulfill non-privileged professional credential requirements.

Applicants must be U.S. citizens and meet the practical nurse licensure and experience requirements. A one-year probationary period applies. Direct deposit is required; payment of permanent change of station costs is not authorized. Multiple positions may be filled.

Requirements

• Current license to practice as a practical or vocational nurse in a U.S. state, territory, or the District of Columbia, or have applied for such a license. Candidates appointed pending licensure must obtain the license during the probationary period.
• One year of nursing experience in a hospital, outpatient clinic, nursing home, or other supervised medical, nursing, or patient care facility. Experience must provide practical knowledge of human body structure and sterile techniques and procedures, including duties such as measuring vital signs, administering immunizations or medications through various routes, ordering labs, preparing patients for procedures, and screening or updating patient medical records.
• Qualification must be based on experience; education cannot substitute for the required experience.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain current Basic Life Support certification through the American Red Cross or American Heart Association; advanced certification does not supersede BLS.
• Must fulfill non-privileged professional credential requirements.
• Must consent to seasonal influenza vaccination or provide a recognized exemption.
• Must undergo pre-employment screening and random drug testing, including random drug urinalysis.
• Must complete a pre-placement medical examination, immunization screening, and tuberculosis testing; hepatitis B immunization is required for direct patient contact.
• Must provide proof of U.S. citizenship.
• Applicants must be U.S. citizens.
• Moderate to heavy lifting of up to 30 pounds may be required.

Responsibilities

• Provide practical nursing care to outpatient clinic patients with a variety of medical conditions.
• Record patients’ vital signs.
• Order laboratory tests and track laboratory, radiology, and referral results through completion.
• Assist with making future appointments.
• Administer prescribed medications, ensuring proper dosages, routes, and timing.
• Assist with performing and managing medical procedures, physical examinations, and treatments.
• Document patients’ chief complaints and other pertinent information in health records.
• Provide patient and family education tailored to medical conditions, treatment plans, and recovery goals.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed