North Mississippi Health Services is seeking a Registered Nurse (RN) PCU - Progressive Care Unit for a nursing job in Tupelo, Mississippi.
Job Description & Requirements
- Specialty: PCU - Progressive Care Unit
- Discipline: RN
- Duration: Ongoing
- Employment Type: Staff
**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
North Mississippi Health Services Job ID #2232-000A8S. Posted job title: Graduate Nurse/R.N.-Stepdown-$3 K Sign-On Bonus-Variable Shifts