Registered Nurse

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.

Department:  Winfield Internal Medicine

Work Shift:

Will consider LPN or Medical Assistant

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.

• Patient Care:
  Provide nursing care to facilitate high quality patient care; scheduling patients; calling in medication refills; administering medications; working up patients; providing skilled nursing procedures; screening lab/test results; assisting physician/nurse practitioner with patients.
• Case Management:
  Provide case management to patients seen at North MS Medical Clinics.
• Liaison:
  Act as a liaison between physician, patient, families and other office staff. Actively promote a patient-focused approach to care delivery.
• Triage:
  Triage walk-in patients and telephone calls.
• Documentation:
  Responsible for maintaining written or computer record of patient care events performed by the incumbent (e.g.: medications, treatments, procedures).
• Education:
  
  Initiate, perform, and develop education materials.
• Education:
  
  Provide and document patient teaching.

• Maintains and enhances knowledge and skills in current technology and practice to provide care to infants, pediatrics, adolescents, adults, and geriatrics
• This position has primary accountability for planning, organizing, implementing, and evaluating the patient care process in the clinics. It serves as a role model of professional nursing practice.
• The incumbent has contact with patients, family members, physicians, nurse practitioners, and various other clinic staff.
• It is essential that the incumbent have good communication skills in order to reflect a knowledgeable, positive, caring attitude when asking or answering questions related to patient care procedures.
• The incumbent also promotes teamwork by maintaining effective working relationships with staff members 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 Work. Occasionally
• Grasping. Frequently
• Speaking. Constantly
• Hearing. Constantly
• Repetitive Motions. Constantly
• Eye/Hand/Foot Coordination. Frequently

Salary Range: $25.78 - $38.67

Education:

Associate’s Degree | Nursing | Required Bachelor’s Degree | Nursing | Not Required

Certifications:

Registered Nurse (MS) - MS Board of Nursing

North Mississippi Health Services is a large rural health care system with state-of-the-art facilities in Mississippi and Alabama. We have career opportunities ranging from inpatient hospital care to 70+ rural health and specialty clinics, a variety of outpatient, women’s and behavioral health services and many additional support services. Our team of over 7,000 works together every day toward our shared mission – to continuously improve the health of the people of our region.