Registered Nurse

Job Summary

The Registered Nurse at North Mississippi Health Services Systems 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 documents accordingly.
• Ensures compliance with all NMHS policies and requirements as directed by the Nurse Manager and Educator.

• Provides patient/family education and serves 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.
• Attends daily huddles on each unit to assign tasks 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 (white board) to identify name, date, goals, and 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 review and unit‑specific sessions within the department.
• Performs required continuing education hours online and in classroom.

• Complies with regulatory and accrediting agency requirements.
• Maintains state licensure as required by the Board of Nursing.

• Associate’s Degree in Nursing.
• Other (Experience).

• RN – Registered Nurse – State Licensure and/or Compact State Licensure.
• Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR).
• Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS).
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS).
• NIH National Institute of Health Stroke Scale Certification.

• Must maintain department requirements for continuing education and any specific unit requirements to provide appropriate age‑specific care.
• Must have effective communication and teaching skills.
• General knowledge of various 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.
• Engages routinely with physicians, ancillary personnel, other nursing personnel, patients, families, and visitors.
• Demonstrates effective interpersonal skills with all customers, co‑workers, and in all aspects of patient care and job performance.

• Standing: constant.
• Walking: constant.
• Sitting: occasionally.
• Lifting/Carrying: frequently up to 50 lbs.
• Pushing/Pulling: frequently.
• Climbing: occasionally.
• Balancing: occasionally.
• Stooping / Kneeling / Bending: occasionally.
• Reaching / Overhead work: occasionally.
• 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.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Medical Benefits.
• License and 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.

• Registered Nurse and Certified Pulmonary Resuscitation/Basic Life Support licenses.