Registered Nurse, PEDS

Overview

Registered Nurse, PEDS, $5k, Sign-On Bonus at North Mississippi Health Services

Summary:

The Registered Nurse at North Mississippi Health Services 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 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 document accordingly.
• Works to ensure his/her compliance with all NMHS policies and requirements as directed by the Nurse Manager and Educator.
• Education:
  
  Provides patient/family education and acts as a resource for existing staff and new employees.
• Can participate in the Preceptor class to ensure proper training of new employees.
• Communication:
  Maintains communication with multidisciplinary team members to provide holistic care to the patient.
• 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.
• Complies by the NMHS behavioral standards.
• Self-Development:
  Maintains competency by staying informed of changing trends in the nursing practice.
• Attends annual review and unit specifics within the department.
• Performs required continuing education hours online and in classroom.
• Regulatory Knowledge:
  Complies with regulatory and accrediting agency requirements.
• Licensed by the board of Nursing for the state.

Education

• Associate's Degree Registered Nurse Required

Licenses and Certifications

• RN - Registered Nurse - State Licensure and/or Compact State Licensure Must be licensed to practice as a RN Upon Hire Required
• CPR Must maintain a current ACR or AHA CPR Certification Upon Hire Required
• ACLS Requirement is dependent on hiring department Upon Hire Required
• TB Certified is dependent on hiring department Upon Hire Required
• PALS - Pediatric Advanced Life Support Requirement is dependent on hiring department Upon Hire Required
• ASLS Certified for Emergency Room Upon Hire Required
• NIH - National Institute of Health Stroke Scale Certification Requirement for Emergency Room Upon Hire Preferred

Work Experience

• Number of Years:
  Required

Knowledge, Skills And Abilities

• 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/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

• Seniority level:
  Entry level
• Employment type:
  
  Full-time
• Job function:
  Health Care Provider
• Industries:
  Hospitals and Health Care

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