Rn-Nurse Practitioner

Baptist Memorial Health; Calhoun City (MS); On-site; USD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Baptist Memorial Health in Mississippi seeks a nurse practitioner to autonomously and collaboratively treat and manage patient health problems across settings as researchers, consultants, and patient advocates. The role involves comprehensive assessments, diagnoses, and disease management.

Responsibilities include care planning within protocols, exercising prescriptive authority, and advancing nursing practice quality.

Qualifications

• Must hold current Nurse Practitioner certification.
• Eligible for or have certificate of fitness/prescription privileges.
• RN licensure.
• Masters or Doctoral degree in nursing.

Responsibilities

• Develops a plan of care within scope of practice of the nurse practitioner utilizing written protocols to ensure quality patient care.
• Uses prescriptive authority, procedures, referrals, treatments, and theories in accordance with state/federal laws and regulations.
• Enhances quality and effectiveness of nursing practice.
• Interacts with and contributes to the professional development of peers and colleagues.
• Provides clinical leadership.
• Supports life long learning.
• Completes assigned goals.

Skills

Computer literate

Education

Masters or Doctoral in Nursing Practice

Job description

Job Summary

Practices autonomously and in collaboration with other health care professionals to treat and manage patient's health problems and serve in various settings as researchers, consultants, and patient advocates for individuals, families, groups, and communities. Performs comprehensive assessments, diagnoses, and manages illness and disease. Performs other duties as assigned.

Responsibilities

• Develops a plan of care within scope of practice of the nurse practitioner utilizing written protocols to ensure quality patient care.
• Uses prescriptive authority, procedures, referrals, treatments, and theories in accordance with state/federal laws and regulations.
• Enhances quality and effectiveness of nursing practice.
• Interacts with and contributes to the professional development of peers and colleagues.
• Provides clinical leadership.
• Supports life long learning.
• Completes assigned goals.

Specifications

Experience

• #N/A

Education

Minimum Required

• Either a Masters or Doctoral level as a nurse practitioner.

Special Skills

Minimum Required

• Computer literate.

Licensure

Minimum Required

• Current certification - nurse practitioner. Eligible for or have certificate of fitness/prescription privileges.

Minimum Required

• RN