Registered Nurse-Outpatient Wound Care

Overview

The Registered Nurse - Outpatient Wound Care role at North Mississippi Health Services 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.

• Uses the nursing process to provide safe, quality patient care and document accordingly.
• Ensures compliance with 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.
• Participates in the Preceptor class to ensure proper training of new employees.
• 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.
• Projects a caring, friendly, and helpful image to patients and other customers.
• Utilizes the patient’s communication board to identify name, date, goals, other staff and procedures or tests for the day to keep patients and families informed.
• Complies with NMHS behavioral standards.
• Maintains competency by staying informed of changing trends in nursing practice.
• Attends annual reviews and unit-specific trainings; completes required continuing education hours online and in classroom.
• Complies with regulatory and accrediting agency requirements and maintains RN licensure in the state (or Compact state).

• Education:
  
  Associate’s Degree;
  Other experience
• Licenses and
  
  Certifications:
  
  RN - Registered Nurse; CPR; ACLS; PALS; NIH Stroke Scale Certification

• Must maintain department continuing education requirements and any unit-specific requirements to provide appropriate age-specific care
• Effective communication and teaching skills
• General knowledge of regulatory and accrediting standards
• Prioritizes, delegates, and 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
• Interacts with physicians, ancillary personnel, other nursing personnel, patients, family, and visitors
• Demonstrates effective interpersonal skills with all customers and co-workers

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:
  Constant
• Walking:
  Constant
• Sitting:
  Occasional
• Lifting/Carrying:
  Frequently 50 lbs
• Pushing/Pulling:
  Frequently
• Climbing:
  Occasional
• Balancing:
  Occasional
• Stooping/Kneeling/Bending:
  Occasional
• Reaching/Overhead Work:
  Occasional
• Grasping:
  Frequently
• Speaking:
  Constant
• Hearing:
  Constant
• Repetitive Motions:
  Constant
• Eye/Hand/Foot Coordination:
  Frequently

• Continuing Education
• 403B Retirement Plan with Employer Match Contributions
• Pet, Identity Theft and Legal Services Insurance
• Wellness Programs and Incentives
• Referral Bonuses
• Employee Assistance Program
• Medical Benefits
• Dental Benefits
• Vision Benefits
• License + Certification Reimbursement
• Life, Long-Term and Short-Term Disability, Group Accident, Critical Illness and Hospital Indemnity Insurance
• Employee Discount Program
• Early Access to Earned Wages
• Tuition Assistance
• Relocation Assistance
• Paid Time Away
• Special Employee Rates at NMMC Wellness Centers