GRADUATE REGISTERED NURSE

North Mississippi Health Services; Amory (MS); On-site; USD 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

North Mississippi Health Services is seeking a Graduate Registered Nurse to apply the nursing process for safe, high-quality patient care and to collaborate with a multidisciplinary team.

The role emphasizes leadership, compliance with NMHS policies, ongoing education, and regulatory knowledge, with daily unit huddles and patient-family communication.

Qualifications

• Uses the nursing process to provide safe, quality patient care and document accordingly.
• Participates in required continuing education hours online and in classroom.
• Licensed by the Board of Nursing for the state.

Responsibilities

• Uses the nursing process to provide safe, quality patient care and document accordingly.
• Works to ensure compliance with NMHS policies and requirements as directed by the Nurse Manager and Educator.
• 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.
• Projects caring, friendly, and helpful image to patients and other customers.
• Utilizes the patient’s communication board (whiteboard) to identify name, date, goals, other staff, and procedures or tests for the day to keep the patients and families informed.
• Complies with NMHS behavioral standards.
• Maintains competency by staying informed of changing trends in the nursing practice.

Job description

Posting Description

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 Graduate Registered Nurse at North Mississippi Health Services is responsible for using the nursing process to provide safe, quality patient care, communicating effectively with the multidisciplinary team, and complying with regulatory requirements. The role requires effective leadership skills, problem-solving abilities, and the ability to respond to rapidly changing patient needs.

Job Functions

Clinical Practice:

• Uses the nursing process to provide safe, quality patient care and document accordingly.
• Works to ensure 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.
• Utilizes the patient’s communication board (whiteboard) to identify name, date, goals, other staff, and procedures or tests for the day to keep the patients and families informed.
• Complies with 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.