Nurse Resident

Education Requirements

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Associate degree or higher from an accredited school of nursing is required.

Certification/Licensure Requirements

• Mississippi Board of Nursing or compact state licensure as a registered nurse is required.
• Must have a current BLS certification.

Language/Communication/Organizational Skills

Ability to speak effectively and in a professional manner to staff, management, and outside individuals.

Mathematical Skills

Must be able to apply basic and advanced mathematical skills in an effort to calculate medications, IV drip rates and medication dosages.

Reasoning Ability

Must have the ability to apply non-judgmental reasoning capabilities whenever necessary when dealing with patients, staff, visitors, etc.

Physical Demands

• Able to sit, stand; talk, hear alarms;
• Use hands and fingers to feel and touch;
• Push, pull; crouch or crawl; stoop; kneel; reach with hands and arms;
• Taste or smell.
• May be required to exert up to 50 lbs force occasionally, and/or up to 20 lbs frequently, and/or up to 10 lbs constantly.
• This job has vision requirements, close, distance and color.
• Must be able to identify and distinguish colors, have peripheral vision and the ability to judge depth perception.