What are the responsibilities and job description for the Registered Nurse, Behavioral Health position at North Mississippi Health Services?
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**JOB SUMMARY**
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.
**QUALIFICATIONS**
**Education**
* Associate's Degree Nursing. Required
* Bachelor's Degree Nursing. Preferred
**Licenses and Certifications**
* RN - Registered Nurse - State Licensure and/or Compact State Licensure
**Work Experience**
* 1-3 years
**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.
* **Standing****.** Constantly
* **Walking****.** Constantly
* **Sitting****.** Occassionally
* **Lifting/Carrying****.** Frequently 50 lbs
* **Pushing/Pulling****.** Frequently
* **Climbing****.** Occassionally
* **Balancing****.** Occassionally
* **Stooping/Kneeling/Bending****.** Occassionally
* **Reaching/Over Head Work****.** Occassionally
* **Grasping****.** Frequently
* **Speaking****.** Constantly
* **Hearing****.** Constantly
* **Repetitive Motions****.** Constantly
* **Eye/Hand/Foot Coordinations****.** Frequently
**Benefits** **A****vailable**
* Continuing Education
* 403B Retirement Plan with Employer Match Contributions
* Pet, Identity Theft and Legal Services Insurance
* Wellness Programs and Incentives
* Referral Bonuses
* Employee Assistance Program
* Medical Benefits
* Dental Benefits
* Vision Benefits
* License Certification Reimbursement
* Life, Long-Term and Short-Term Disability, Group Accident, Critical Illness and Hospital Indemnity Insurance
* Employee Discount Program
* Other:
* Early Access to Earned Wages
* Tuition Assistance
* Relocation Assistance
* Paid Time Away
* Special Employee Rates at NMMC Wellness Centers
**JOB SUMMARY**
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.
**QUALIFICATIONS**
**Education**
* Associate's Degree Nursing. Required
* Bachelor's Degree Nursing. Preferred
**Licenses and Certifications**
* RN - Registered Nurse - State Licensure and/or Compact State Licensure
**Work Experience**
* 1-3 years
**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.
* **Standing****.** Constantly
* **Walking****.** Constantly
* **Sitting****.** Occassionally
* **Lifting/Carrying****.** Frequently 50 lbs
* **Pushing/Pulling****.** Frequently
* **Climbing****.** Occassionally
* **Balancing****.** Occassionally
* **Stooping/Kneeling/Bending****.** Occassionally
* **Reaching/Over Head Work****.** Occassionally
* **Grasping****.** Frequently
* **Speaking****.** Constantly
* **Hearing****.** Constantly
* **Repetitive Motions****.** Constantly
* **Eye/Hand/Foot Coordinations****.** Frequently
**Benefits** **A****vailable**
* Continuing Education
* 403B Retirement Plan with Employer Match Contributions
* Pet, Identity Theft and Legal Services Insurance
* Wellness Programs and Incentives
* Referral Bonuses
* Employee Assistance Program
* Medical Benefits
* Dental Benefits
* Vision Benefits
* License Certification Reimbursement
* Life, Long-Term and Short-Term Disability, Group Accident, Critical Illness and Hospital Indemnity Insurance
* Employee Discount Program
* Other:
* Early Access to Earned Wages
* Tuition Assistance
* Relocation Assistance
* Paid Time Away
* Special Employee Rates at NMMC Wellness Centers