Nurse Practitioner, West Point Children's Clinic

Job

Clinic and West Point

Providers - WEST POINT CHILDREN'S RHC CLINIC

Full Time - Day

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.

JOB SUMMARY The Nurse Practitioner at North Mississippi Health Services is responsible for assessing, diagnosing, and treating patients in clinic and acute care settings while adhering to established standards and protocols. This position is responsible for providing patient education, maintaining accurate documentation, and ensuring clinical competence through continuing education. The Nurse Practitioner must demonstrate leadership skills to work independently, exercise professional judgment, and maintain effective relationships with colleagues, patients, and families while ensuring high-quality and cost-efficient patient care.

JOB FUNCTIONS

• Patient Care:
  Assesses, diagnoses, and treats patients in the clinic setting and/or acute care setting according to the scope of practice outlined by the Board of Nursing, approved protocols, national standards of practice and as directed by the physician preceptor.
• Patient
  
  Education:
  
  Provides patients/families with education related to the disease process, health, and wellness. Serves as a resource for community agencies as appropriate.
• Documentation:
  Ensures timely and accurate documentation of patient status and patient care activities including treatments, procedures and medications prescribed.
• Continuing
  
  Education:
  
  Ensures clinical competence and stays abreast of changes in medical management by participating in a variety of health care education activities.

• Education Master’s Degree in nursing with appropriate licensure as a Nurse Practitioner. Required
• Licenses and Certifications Maintains current AHA CPR certification. Required
• Work Experience 1-3 years. If degree was obtained online and was not through a Hybrid campus online program, must have completed a minimum of 2 years work experience as a Nurse Practitioner. Required. Minimum of 2 to 5 years RN clinical experience in setting appropriate to practice. Required
• Knowledge,
  
  Skills and Abilities
  
  Maintains and enhances knowledge and skills in current technology and practice to provide care to appropriate population; primary responsibility for a wide variety of patient care activities; able to work without close supervision, exercise independent judgment, organize multiple tasks, maintain control of workflow; displays professional demeanor at all times; promotes harmonious, cooperative relationships; maintains confidentiality of patient information.

Standing frequently; walking frequently; sitting occasionally; lifting/carrying occasionally 100 lbs; pushing/pulling frequently; climbing rarely; 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.

• 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:

You must have the following education to apply:

Masters of Nursing and Masters of Nurse Practitioner