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North Mississippi Health Services is seeking a Registered Nurse (RN) Med Surg for a nursing job in Tupelo, Mississippi. Job Description & Requirements Specialty: Med Surg Discipline: RN Duration: Ongoing Employment Type: Staff JOB SUMMARY The BSN Registered Nurse at North Mississippi Health Services, Inc is a licensed registered nurse who is baccalaureate prepared and has taken courses on role development, nursing leadership, and nursing practice to strengthen their clinical decision-making skills. The BSN RN enters into direct patient care as an ADVANCE RN Level II, and has education and experiences that enable the recognition of recurrent and meaningful components of a situation, knowledge and know-how, advance planning and organizational skills. The BSN RN is responsible for providing safe, quality patient care using the nursing process, anticipating needs, promoting health and not just treating episodes of illness, maintaining effective communication with the multidisciplinary team, and ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements. The BSN RN role requires leadership skills in prioritizing, delegating, promoting teamwork, maximizing resouces, evaluating work assignments, effective problem-solving abilities to respond to changing patient needs, and raising the awareness of evidence-based nursing practice and nursing research JOB FUNCTIONS Clinical Practice: Uses the nursing process to provide safe, quality patient care, anticipates needs, recognizes recurrent and meaninful components of a situation, has knowledge and know-how to address the situation, and documents accordingly. Has effective problem-solving abilities to respond to the changing patient needs, promoting health and not just treating episodes of illness. Works to ensure compliance with all NMHS policies and requirements as directed by the Nurse Manager and Educator. Education: Educates patient and their family about their medical conditions and treatment. Participates in Preceptor Class during first year of employment. Upon completion of preceptor course and validation of competencies, serves as resource and/or preceptor for existing staff. Serves as a Preceptor to ensure proper training of new employees Serves as a Preceptor for nursing students to support their knowledge base and development of clinical skills, as well as critical decision making. Assists in training new Preceptors and validating new Preceptors’s competencies. Supports in raising the awareness of evidence-based nursing practice within the nursing team. Communication: Maintains effective communication with multidisciplinary team members to provide holistic care to the patient. Maintains effective, efficient communication with medical staff pertaining to their patients and changes in the patient conditions. Attends daily huddles on each unit to ensure proper assignments and identify team members for the shift. Customer Relations: Projects caring, friendly and helpful image to patients and other customers. Utilized the patient’s communication board (white board) to identify name, date, goals, other staff and procedures or test for the day to keep the patients and families informed. Consistently complies with the NMHS behavioral standards. Self-Development/Professional Development: Maintains competency by staying informed of changing trends in the nursing practice. Actively participates in and supports in leading unit specific education in coordination with the Nurse Manager or Educator. Attends annual review and unit specifics within the department and has skills t o assist with training. Performs required continuing education hours online and in classroom.Continued professional development and participation in the ADVANCE program is encouraged. Regulatory Knowledge: Complies with regulatory and accrediting agency requirements. Licensed by the Board of Nursing for the State. QUALIFICATIONS Education Education Level Education Details Required/Preferred Bachelor's Degree Registred Nurse Required Other (Experience) Complete RN Orientation and approved unit specific checklist requirements Required Licenses and Certifications Licenses and Certifications Licenses and Certifications Details Time Frame Required/ Preferred RN - Registered Nurse - State Licensure and/or Compact State Licensure Must be licensed to practice as a RN At time of commencement of work with facility Required CPR - Cardiac Pulmonary Resuscitation Must maintain a current ACR or AHA CPR Certification At time of commencement of work with facility Required ACLS Requirement is dependent on hiring department At time of commencement of work with facility Required PALS - Pediatric Advanced Life Support Requirement is dependent on hiring department At time of commencement of work with facility Required ASLS Certified for Emergency Room At time of commencement of work with facility Required TB Certified is dependent on hiring department Upon Hire Required NIH - National Institute of Health Stroke Scale Certification At time of commencement of work with facility Preferred Work Experience Number of Years Work Experience Details Required/ Preferred Knowledge Skills and Abilities Knowledge, Skills, Abilities Required/Preferred Proficiency Baccalaureate prepared which includes courses on role development, nursing leadership, and nursing practice to strengthen their clinical decision-making skills. Required N/A Has education and experiences that enable the recognition of recurrent and meaningful components of a situation, knowledge and know-how, advance planning and organizational skills Required N/A Serves as a resource for existing staff and new employees. Required N/A Has effective problem-solving abilities to respond to the changing patient needs, promoting health and not just treating episodes of illness, Required N/A Supports in raising the awareness of evidence-based nurisng practice with the nursing team. Required N/A Maintains department requirements for continuing education and any specific unit requirements to provide appropriate age specific care Required N/A Maintains effective communication and teaching skills Required N/A Has general working knowledge of various regulatory and accrediting standards Required N/A Has leadership skills in, delegating, promoting teamwork, anticipating needs, prioritizing and maximizing resouces, and evaluating work assignments Required N/A Assimilates data and reports appropriately Required N/A Orients new employees to the unit and reports progress to charge nurse or nurse manager Required N/A Has routine contact with physicians, ancillary personnel, other nursing personnel, patients, family, visitors Required N/A Must demonstrate effective interpersonal skills to all customers/co-workers, and in all aspects of patient care and job performance Required N/A Serves as a Preceptor to ensure proper training of new employees Required N/A Serves as a Preceptor for student nurses to support their knowledge base and development of clinical skills, as well as critical decision making. Required N/A Assists in training new Preceptors and validating new Preceptors competencies Required N/A Serves as a resource for existing staff and new employees Required N/A SCOPE Freedom To Act: Problem Solving: Impact: Financial Responsibility: Sales Revenue Target Responsibility: Approval Responsibility: P & L Responsibility: Assets Controlled: Controllable Expenses (e.g., Payroll and other budgeted items): Total Financial Responsibility: Budget Responsibility Primary Budget Responsibility: Shared Budget Responsibility: North Mississippi Health Services Job ID 2232-000B4L. Posted job title: Bsn Registered Nurse About North Mississippi Health Services At North Mississippi Health Services, we believe in connecting you to a career that challenges you, engages your mind and inspires you to be the “you” you always wanted to be. We also believe in celebrating everything that makes you uniquely you – your talents, your perspectives and your passions – and connecting you with others to create a supportive and innovative team that aspires and achieves together. Most of all, we believe in helping you leverage and connect your personal passion with a much greater purpose. We’re committed to helping our team of over 7,000 unique individuals discover what connects you to our mission, vision and ultimate “why” – our patients. With seven hospitals, more than 60 clinics, four long-term care facilities, state-of-the-art women’s and behavioral health facilities and multiple outpatient care centers, we have a variety of career opportunities waiting for you.