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Nurse (Clinical/Critical Care)

Defense Health Agency · Fort Hood, TX

$97k–$124k/ yearPay published by the employer
  • EmployerDefense Health Agency
  • LocationFort Hood, TX
  • EmploymentFull-time
  • Postedtoday
  • Requisition888746100
  • ProfessionRegistered Nurse

About this role

Defense Health Agency is hiring a Nurse (Clinical/Critical Care) in Fort Hood, TX. The employer published a pay range of $97k–$124k per year, and the listing is for a full-time position. We list it here with the published pay so you can compare it with other registered nurse roles before you apply.

Registered nurses assess patients, give medications and treatments, and coordinate care with physicians and the rest of the care team.

Duties from the announcement

Continuously observe, monitor, and assess infant's condition; interpret signs and symptoms of deterioration in condition; and take corrective action. Assist the physician with complex and potentially life-threatening procedures such as insertion of arterial and venous catheters, chest tubes and endotracheal tubes. Prepare and accompany infants for diagnostic surgical procedures outside of NICU as well as prepare critically ill infants for transport by ground or air-evacuation.

Duties as listed in the USAJobs announcement, a U.S. government posting.

How this pay compares

The midpoint of this range, $53.07 per hour, is 17% above the median of 124 RN postings with published pay in Texas ($45.41 per hour).

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Fort Hood, TX at a glance

  • $43.27/hrmedian pay, Texas
  • $37–$49middle half of earners, per hour
  • Nationally the median is $45.00 per hour.
  • Texas is in the Nurse Licensure Compact, so an RN or LPN/LVN with a multistate license from another compact state can work here without a new license. Nurses whose home state is not in the compact apply for a Texas license by endorsement.

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Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS (May 2024), BEA regional price parities, CMS hospital directory, HRSA shortage areas, GSA per diem, state licensing boards. These are area figures, not this employer’s offer.

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What do registered nurses get paid at other hospitals in Texas?

  • Veterans Health AdministrationSan Antonio, TX$62.40/hr
  • Military Treatment Facilities under DHAFort Hood, TX$55.88/hr
  • BrightSpring Health ServicesIRVING, TX$50.00/hr

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Typical requirements

  • Active RN license in the state of the job, or a multistate (compact) license
  • ADN or BSN from an accredited program
  • BLS; ACLS or a specialty certification for critical care, ER and similar units

General requirements for this profession. Check the exact requirements with your recruiter.

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