Clinic Registered Nurse- South Marion Surgery Clinic

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.

JOB FUNCTIONS

• 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. Preferred: Bachelor's Degree Nursing.
• Licenses and Certifications: RN - Registered Nurse - State Licensure and/or Compact State Licensure.

Skills

• 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.
• Serves as a role model of professional nursing practice.
• Contact with patients, family members, physicians, nurse practitioners, and various other clinic staff.
• Essential to have good communication skills in order to reflect a knowledgeable, positive, caring attitude when asking or answering questions related to patient care procedures.
• 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

• Standing: Constantly
• Walking: Constantly
• Sitting: Constantly
• Lifting/Carrying: Occassionally 50 lbs
• Pushing/Pulling: Frequently
• Climbing: Occasionally
• Balancing: Occasionally
• Stooping/Kneeling/Bending: Occasionally
• Reaching/Over Head Work: Occasionally
• 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
• Licenses + 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