Registered Nurse (RN) | Part Time | Wound Care

Job Description

The Registered Nurse at Singing River Health System is responsible for providing patient care utilizing the Nursing Process within the MS Nurse Practice Act, ANA Nursing Scope and Standards of Practice, and the ANA Code of Ethics for Nurses and ANA Nursing Scope and Standards of Practice, ANA Code of Ethics for Nurses, Accreditation Standards, the CDC Guidelines for Infection Control, and SRHS Departments of Nursing Plan for Provision of Care, Treatment, and Services.

Education

Graduate from NLN School of Nursing.

Licenses and Certifications

• Currently licensed to practice as a Registered Nurse in the state of Mississippi.
• All RNs are required to complete and maintain BCLS certification upon hire and/or transfer.
• RNs working in certain specialty areas are required to complete and maintain specific certifications.

Experience

A minimum of one (1) year of inpatient clinical experience, preferred, within the past five (5) years, or evidence of successful refresher program.

Reports To

To Patient Care Manager.

Supervises

• LPNs
• Patient Care Assistants
• Unit Technicians

Physical Demands

• Work is moderately active: involves sitting with frequent requirements to move about the office, move about the facility, and to travel to another facility within the SRHS service area.
• Exerting a negligible amount of force frequently to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects, including the human body.
• Substantial movements of the wrists, hands, and or fingers while operating standard office equipment such as computer keyboard.
• Close visual and acuity and the ability to adjust the eye to bring an object into sharp focus, i.e. shift gaze from viewing a computer monitor to forms/printed material that are closer to compare data at close vision.
• Active for extended periods of time without experiencing undue fatigue.
• Must be able to work schedules assigned with the understanding that changes may be instituted according to the needs of the hospital for off days, shifts or weekends.

Mental Demands

• Demonstrate keen mental faculties/assessment and decision making abilities.
• Demonstrate superior communication/speaking/enunciation skills to receive and give information in person and by telephone.
• Demonstrate strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Demonstrate ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
• Attention to detail and the ability to multi-task in complex situations is required.
• Maintain collaborative and respectable working relationships throughout SRHS and other organizations.

Special Demands

• Possess superior customer service skills and professional etiquette.
• Possess proficient knowledge and ability to use a computer (must be keyboard proficient) and other office technology (i.e., telephone, fax, etc.), MS Outlook and Word.
• Possess superior clinical judgment and apply appropriate professional skills to a patient population of all ages.