REGISTERED NURSE

We believe a career is more than just a career — it's a calling. Our teammates' \"True North\" is what calls them to health care; it’s their passion. At North Mississippi Health Services, we believe in helping you leverage and connect that passion with a much greater purpose that impacts people you know and love. Department: 10306020 ECF Nursing Work Shift: Job Description: The Registered Nurse at North Mississippi Health Services Systems is responsible for providing safe, quality patient care using the nursing process, maintaining effective communication with the multidisciplinary team, and ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements. The role requires leadership skills in prioritizing, delegating, and evaluating work assignments, as well as effective problem-solving abilities to respond to changing patient needs.

JOB FUNCTIONS

Clinical Practice

• Uses the nursing process to provide safe, quality patient care and document accordingly.
• Works to ensure his/her compliance with all NMHS policies and requirements as directed by the Nurse Manager and Educator.

Education

• Provides patient/family education and acts as a resource for existing staff and new employees.
• Can participate in the Preceptor class to ensure proper training of new employees.

Communication

• Maintains communication with multidisciplinary team members to provide holistic care to the patient.
• Attends daily huddles on each unit to ensure proper assignments and identify team members for the shift.

Customer Relations

• Projects caring, friendly and helpful image to patients and other customers.
• Utilized the patient’s communication board (white board) to identify name, date, goals, other staff and procedures or test for the day to keep the patients and families informed.
• Complies by the NMHS behavioral standards.

Self-Development

• Maintains competency by staying informed of changing trends in the nursing practice.
• Attends annual review and unit specifics within the department.
• Performs required continuing education hours online and in classroom.

Regulatory Knowledge

• Complies with regulatory and accrediting agency requirements.
• Licensed by the board of Nursing for the state.

Knowledge Skills and Abilities

• Must maintain department requirements for continuing education and any specific unit requirements to provide appropriate age specific care
• Must have effective communication and teaching skills
• General knowledge of various regulatory and accrediting standards
• Prioritizes/delegates/evaluates work assignments
• Anticipates resources needed
• Assimilates data and reports appropriately
• Orients new employees to the unit and reports progress to charge nurse or nurse manager
• The incumbent has routine contact with physicians, ancillary personnel, other nursing personnel, patients, family, visitors.
• The incumbent must demonstrate effective interpersonal skills to all customers/co-workers, and in all aspects of patient care and job performance

Physical Demands

A thorough completion of this section is needed for compliance with legal standards such as the Americans with Disabilities Act. The physical requirements described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

• Standing: Constantly
• Walking: Constantly
• Sitting: Occasionally
• Lifting/Carrying: Frequently 50 lbs
• Pushing/Pulling: Frequently
• Climbing: Occasionally
• Balancing: Occasionally
• Stooping/Kneeling/Bending: Occasionally
• Reaching/Over Head Work: Occasionally
• Grasping: Frequently
• Speaking: Constantly
• Hearing: Constantly
• Repetitive Motions: Constantly
• Eye/Hand/Foot Coordination: Frequently

Salary Range: $28.42 - $42.63

Education: Associate’s Degree | Nursing | Required Certifications: Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support - American Heart Association, Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) - CPR, NIH - National Institute of Health Stroke Scale Certification - NIH, Pediatric Advanced Life Support - American Heart Association (AHA), Registered Nurse (MS) - MS Board of Nursing

North Mississippi Health Services is a large rural health care system with state-of-the-art facilities in Mississippi and Alabama. We have career opportunities ranging from inpatient hospital care to 70+ rural health and specialty clinics, a variety of outpatient, women’s and behavioral health services and many additional support services. Our team of over 7,000 works together every day toward our shared mission – to continuously improve the health of the people of our region.