Registered Nurse, Behavioral Health

Job Description

JOB SUMMARY The Registered Nurse - Clinic at North Mississippi Health Services (NMMC-Tupelo) is responsible for providing high‑quality patient care. They handle patient scheduling, medication administration, nursing procedures, and patient education. The role also involves acting as a liaison between physicians, patients, families, and other office staff, and triaging walk‑in patients and telephone calls. The nurse must possess good communication skills, problem‑solving abilities, and the capability to handle stressful situations while delivering quality care to patients of various age groups.

Patient Care

• Provide nursing care, schedule patients, call in medication refills, administer medications, work up patients.
• Provide skilled nursing procedures, screen lab/test results, assist physician/nurse practitioner with patients.

Case Management

• Provide case management to patients seen at North MS Medical Clinics.
• Act as liaison between physicians, patients, families, and other office staff.

Patient‑Focused Approach

• Actively promote a patient‑focused approach to care delivery.

Triage

• Triage walk‑in patients and telephone calls.

Documentation

• Maintain written or computer record of patient care events, including medications, treatments, and procedures.

Education

• Initiate, perform, and develop education materials.
• Provide and document patient teaching.

Education

• Associate's Degree in Nursing (Required).
• Bachelor's Degree in Nursing (Preferred).

Licenses and Certifications

• Registered Nurse (RN) with State Licensure and/or Compact State Licensure.

Work Experience

• 1–3 years of nursing experience.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Maintains and enhances knowledge and skills in current technology and practice to provide care to infants, pediatrics, adolescents, adults, and geriatrics.
• Primary accountability for planning, organizing, implementing, and evaluating the patient care process in the clinics; serves as a role model of professional nursing practice.
• Communicates effectively with patients, family members, physicians, nurse practitioners, and various clinic staff.
• Promotes teamwork, maintaining effective relationships based on professional communication, mutual respect, and support of corporate, departmental, and clinic goals.

• 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 – Occasionally.
• Grasping – Frequently.
• Speaking – Constantly.
• Hearing – Constantly.
• Repetitive Motions – Constantly.
• 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.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Medical Benefits.
• License & Certification Reimbursement.
• Life, Long‑Term and Short‑Term Disability, Group Accident, Critical Illness and Hospital Indemnity Insurance.
• Employee Discount Program.
• Other:
  Early Access to Earned Wages, Tuition Assistance, Relocation Assistance, Paid Time Away, Special Employee Rates at NMMC Wellness Centers.

The following are requirements in addition to any stated in the above description.

You must have the following licenses to apply:

Registered Nurse.

You must have the following education to apply:

Registered Nurse and Registered Nurse.