Registered Nurse; RN

Job Title: Registered Nurse (RN) I & II

Start or grow your nursing career with purpose. East Mississippi State Hospital (EMSH) in Meridian is hiring Registered Nurses at the Nurse I and Nurse II levels. Positions are open in various departments. RNs with 0–1 years of experience, including new graduates, qualify for Nurse I. RNs with 2 or more years of experience qualify for Nurse II. This state job includes state health insurance, a state retirement plan (PERS), 18 days of personal leave, and 10 paid holidays a year.

• Position: Registered Nurse, Nurse I or Nurse II
• Location: Meridian, Mississippi
• Starting base salary:
• Nurse I: $39,881.60 per year, plus location pay
• Nurse II: $48,655.55 per year, plus location pay

• 18 days of personal leave per year
• 12 days of medical leave per year
• 10 paid holidays per year
• No cap on leave accrual. Accrual starts on your date of hire and increases after three years.
• State health insurance
• State retirement plan through the Public Employees' Retirement System of Mississippi (PERS)
• Semi-monthly pay with direct deposit

East Mississippi State Hospital is a behavioral health program run by the Mississippi Department of Mental Health. Based in Meridian, EMSH provides acute psychiatric care, alcohol and drug addiction treatment, nursing home services, and community living services. Our mission is to provide the highest level of health care services through integrated behavioral health programs. Our values are Service to the Public, Compassion, Care and Treatment, Excellence, and Partnership.

• Serve as a member of the medical treatment team
• Review medical records
• Observe the medical care facility staff provide to patients
• Coordinate assessments from other disciplines
• Handle incident reporting and investigations
• Handle discharge planning
• Assign work to LPNs, nurse assistants, and other technical staff as needed
• Transport patients to offsite appointments when needed
• Apply restraints when necessary

Nurse I

• Current state licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN)
• 0–1 years of experience as an RN (new graduates welcome)

Nurse II

• Current state licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN)
• 2 or more years of experience as an RN

East Mississippi State Hospital is an equal opportunity employer for all individuals regardless of race, color, creed, gender, religion, national origin, age, physical handicap, disability or political affiliation. The Mississippi Department of Mental Health complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990.