RN

Baptist; Southaven (MS); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Baptist Memorial Health Care Corporation is seeking qualified nursing staff in Southaven, Mississippi. The role involves direct and indirect patient care, collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to enhance patient outcomes.

The ideal candidate will have graduate qualifications from an accredited nursing program, exhibit critical thinking, and possess strong communication skills. The role mandates RN licensure and BLS certification within 14 days of hire, with a preference for ACLS/PALS certification.

Qualifications

• RN licensure required.
• BLS certification within 14 days of hire.
• ACLS/PALS Specialty Certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assesses patients based on their medical conditions.
• Administers medications as prescribed.
• Provides patient care including self-care activities.
• Formulates and evaluates patient teaching plans.
• Collaborates with the multidisciplinary team for optimal care.
• Assists physicians with procedures and technical tasks.
• Identifies psychosocial needs and communicates with social services.

Skills

Patient care

Collaborative communication

Critical thinking

Compassion

Integrity

Respect

Empathy

Education

Graduate of an accredited nursing program

Tools

Computer literacy

Job description

Overview

Provides direct and indirect patient care in the assigned care setting. Communicates and collaborates with physicians, leadership, co-workers, and other multidisciplinary teams to enhance patient outcomes. Provides high quality patient care utilizing critical thinking, nursing processes, decision making, compassion, integrity, respect, and empathy. Preserves the patient’s autonomy, dignity, and rights, and restores health whenever possible. Able to perform general nursing duties, patient education, and prioritization. Performs other duties as assigned.

Responsibilities

• Assesses the patient appropriately and accurately based on their medical condition.
• Has knowledge of ordered medications and administers as prescribed.
• Provides care appropriate to the condition and age of the patient including basic self-care activities.
• Formulates a teaching plan based upon identified learning needs and evaluates effectiveness of learning; family is included in teaching as appropriate.
• Demonstrates ability to utilize nursing knowledge to perform treatments and provide services.
• Communicates/collaborates with multidisciplinary team in providing patient care.
• Demonstrates an ability to assist physicians with procedures and performs services requiring technical and manual skills.
• Identifies and addresses psychosocial needs of patients and family; communicates with social services regarding both hospital and post discharge needs.
• Demonstrates cost‑effective practices and non‑wasteful usage of supplies, linen, and charge items.
• Prioritizes patient care effectively and efficiently.
• Promotes patient safety by reducing the risk of unnecessary harm associated with health care.
• Assumes lifelong learning related to the nursing profession.

Education

Minimum Required:

• Graduate of an accredited nursing program.

Special Skills

Minimum Required:

• Computer literacy

Licensure

• RN; BLS certification within 14 days of hire.

Preferred/Desired:

• ACLS/PALS Specialty Certification