We are SEMRHI, serving the health care needs of Rural Mississippi. SEMRHI is a network of Community Health Centers that has been in Southeast Mississippi for almost 45 years.

The Registered Nurse is responsible for promoting and restoring patients' health by developing day-to-day management and long-term planning of patient care; collaborating with providers and multidisciplinary professional staffs; providing physical and psychological supports for patients, friends, and families. Demonstrates knowledge and skills to appropriately communicate and interact with the staff, patients, families and visitors of all age groups while being sensitive to their cultural and religious beliefs.

Job Responsibilities:

• Appropriately complete an initial interview and provides initial counseling and education
• Able to appropriately risk screen a maternity patient as a no risk, at risk or high risk patient and does so throughout the prenatal period
• Familiar with the Perinatal High Risk Management Program and makes appropriate referrals as needed
• Able to appropriately determine an estimated due date and gestational age by using the gestational wheel
• Appropriately conduct an interview with the maternity patients at each visit and provides counseling and education as well as having needed lab work done and/or schedules ultrasounds as indicated
• Able to appropriately assess for fetal heart tones by using the Doppler and documents on Hollister accordingly
• Able to appropriately assess fundal height and documentation on the Hollister
• Able to appropriately set up the maternity patient on the fetal monitoring machine and can make an assessment in regard to knowing a baseline fetal heart rate, timing contractions, and if any ominous signs are occurring
• Appropriately obtain vital signs on all patients and has adequate knowledge as to what is normal and what is not
• Effectively administer medications according to nursing protocol and provides appropriate counseling and education
• Appropriately communicate with multi-disciplinary team members to help resolve patient problems and/or needs
• Able to set up exam room for various procedures and provide assistance if needed
• Appropriately operate all equipment by following manufacturer's instructions
• Maintain a safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations
• Keep exam rooms clean and stocked as well as keeping nursing station neat and orderly at all times
• Adequate knowledge in regarding to lab duties, infection control procedures, and appropriately completes all lab forms
• Appropriately conducts a GYN interview, provides counseling and education and is able to risk screen all patients
• Appropriate telephone communication skills
• Adequate knowledge in regard to emergency procedures such as being able to perform CPR, assist with a delivery and assist patients to safety if a fire should occur
• Adequate knowledge of all logbooks and keeps them up to date on a regular basis
• Knowledgeable in the use of the computer to check patient appointments, enter pertinent information and/or schedule appointments
• Appropriately adhere to OSHA protocols and is familiar with the Material Safety Management Book
• Appropriately maintain patient confidentiality and protects operations by keeping information confidential
• Appropriately establish a compassionate environment by providing emotional, psychological, and spiritual support to patients, friends and families
• Appropriately maintain professional and technical knowledge by attending education workshops, staff meetings, reviewing professional publications, etc.
• Maintain a cooperative relationship among health care teams by, getting along well with others, communicate effectively, respond to request, build rapport and participate in team problem-solving methods
• Appropriately documents in the EMR and is able to access information in the EMR
• Maintains prompt and regular attendance
• Verify timecard at the end of each pay period
• Performs related work, as assigned

Job Requirements:

• Must be a Registered Nurse with a current license in the State of Mississippi
• Minimum of two years clinical work experience
• Must possess a RN licensure and current Basic Life Support (BLS) through the American Heart Association

Physical and Other Requirements:

• Must tenuously listen, visualize and have dexterity and eye-hand coordination; ability for simple grasping and speed work
• Must frequently sit, squat, reach, use both right and left forearm rotation, walk and climb stairs
• Must occasionally kneel, twist, have ability to grasp firmly, lift and carry, push and pull in excess of 20 lbs.