Nurse Practitioner

Job Summary

To manage and provide patient medical care and promote patient health and wellness by assessing, diagnosing, planning, implementing, and evaluating appropriate patient care in collaboration with a physician and in accordance with UMMC, state, and federal requirements and guidelines. To perform job duties in accordance with the medical center's purpose.

• Master's degree or higher in Nursing
• Mississippi APRN license and national certification applicable to the area of practice

• Mississippi Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) license
• National certification in the area of practice
• Job applications may be accepted for candidates currently meeting the minimum qualifications or actively pursuing the required degree and licensure, provided all minimum requirements will be satisfied within six months.

• Knowledge of nursing care procedures and protocols
• Verbal and written communication skills
• Interpersonal skills
• Knowledge and understanding of computer systems, tools, and programs

• Completes health assessments (patient histories and physical exams)
• Orders, collects, and interprets relevant laboratory and other diagnostic tests
• Formulates and implements comprehensive patient care plans based on patient assessments
• Plans include patient and family education, prescriptions, additional lab and diagnostic testing, and therapies
• Ensures complete documentation of patient assessments, patient care plans, and care provided
• Serves as educator and mentor to graduate nursing students and new hire advanced practice providers
• Functions as expert/resource to nursing staff in area of specialty
• Serves on at least one nursing council, hospital, or medical center committee, task force, or project team to improve patient care or the work area
• Demonstrates core standards of exceptional customer service
• Directs the management of patient care on a designated patient care unit
• Directs overall operations of the designated patient care unit, including making rounds, interviewing patients, collaborating with physicians and other health care team members to ensure optimum patient care
• Identifies, establishes, directs, evaluates, and reports clinic/unit based quality improvement activities to enhance the delivery of clinical care at the University of Mississippi Health Care

The duties listed are general in nature and are examples of the duties and responsibilities performed; they are not meant to be construed as exclusive or all-inclusive. Management retains the right to add or change duties at any time.

Requires occasional exposure to unpleasant or disagreeable physical environments such as high noise level, heat and cold, potentially dangerous equipment, biohazardous conditions, radiation exposure, blood borne pathogens, fumes or airborne particles, or toxic chemicals. Frequent working hours significantly beyond regularly scheduled hours, occasional travelling to offsite locations, and occasional activities requiring significant volume changes of a seasonal/clinical nature. Frequent bending, occasional lifting and carrying more than 100 pounds, occasional climbing, crawling, crouching, stooping, driving, kneeling, pushing/pulling, reaching, sitting, standing, twisting, and constant walking.

(occasional-up to 20%, frequent-21% to 50%, constant-51% or more).

Grant Funded:
No

The University of Mississippi Medical Center is committed to educating the next generation of health professionals, discovering new cures and treatments, and providing the highest quality health care. We foster environments that support respect, compassion and belonging for all faculty, staff, students, patients, and visitors. Our employment, academic, research, and clinical care practices reflect these commitments. UMMC is an equal opportunity employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment on the basis of race, color, national origin, disability, age, sex, religion, genetic information, veteran’s status, and any other status protected by applicable law.

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