Registered Nurse (RN) - SICU - Surgical Intensive Care
North Mississippi Health Services
Tupelo, MS

**Clinical Practice:**

* 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.

**Job Knowledge:** 

* Must be licensed to practice as a RN in the state of MS
* Must complete RN orientation and approved unit specific checklist
* Must maintain a current AHA CPR Certification
* Must maintain department requirements for continuing education and any specific unit requirements to provide appropriate age specific care
* Please note requirements for the ER are must have current: ALS, PLS, TNCC, NIHSS and ASLS
* Must have effective communication and teaching skills

General knowledge of various regulatory and accrediting standards