Registered Nurse- Clinic

North Mississippi Medical Center, Inc

Tupelo (MS)

On-site

USD 36,000 - 53,000

Full time

3 days ago

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Job summary

North Mississippi Health Services is seeking a Registered Nurse for the Clinic in Tupelo to provide high-quality patient care, manage scheduling, administer medications, and perform nursing procedures. The role requires strong communication and the ability to educate patients across age groups.

The RN will liaise between physicians, patients, families and office staff, triage walk-ins and calls, and maintain accurate patient records. A nursing degree and MS licensure are required.

Qualifications

Associate's Degree in Nursing is required.
Mississippi RN licensure (MS) is required/preferred depending on clinic policy.
Strong communication and patient education skills are essential.

Responsibilities

Provide nursing care including scheduling patients, administering medications and nursing procedures.
Act as liaison between physicians, patients, families and office staff.
Triage walk-in patients and telephone calls; maintain patient records and documentation.
Initiate and deliver patient teaching and education materials.

Skills

Nursing care

Patient education

Communication

Education

Associate's Degree in Nursing

Bachelor's Degree in Nursing (Not required)

Job 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.

Department: 10207860 Behavioral Health Administration

Work Shift: N/A

Job Description

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. The nurse must possess good communication skills, problem-solving abilities, and the capability to handle stressful situations while delivering quality care to patients of various age groups.

JOB FUNCTIONS

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.
Provide and document patient teaching.

Knowledge Skills and Abilities

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.

Physical Demands

A thorough completion of this section is needed for compliance with legal standards such as the Americans with Disabilities Act. The physical requirements described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.