RN
Meridian, Mississippi
Provides direct and indirect patient care in the assigned care setting.
- Unit and setting
- Hospital
- License
- RN license
Do you qualify?
- Certification
- BLS certification within 14 days of hire RN;BLS CERTIFICATION WITHIN 14 DAYS OF HIRE
- Education
- graduate of an accredited nursing program Graduate of an accredited nursing program.
- Also asks
- computer literacy Computer literacy
Preferred
- Certification
- ACLS/PALS Specialty Certification
The role and schedule
- Day to day
- assess patient accurately according to medical condition Assesses the patient appropriately and accurately based on their medical condition.
- Day to day
- administer prescribed medications Has knowledge of ordered medications and administers as prescribed.
- Day to day
- provide age- and condition-appropriate care including basic self-care Provides care appropriate to the condition and age of the patient including basic self-care activities.
- Day to day
- formulate patient and family teaching plans and evaluate learning Formulates a teaching plan based upon identified learning needs and evaluates effectiveness of learning; family is included in teaching as appropriate.
- Day to day
- perform treatments and provide nursing services Demonstrates ability to utilize nursing knowledge to perform treatments and provide services.
- Day to day
- collaborate with multidisciplinary team in patient care Communicates/collaborates with multidisciplinary team in providing patient care.
- Day to day
- assist physicians with procedures requiring technical and manual skills Demonstrates an ability to assist physicians with procedures and performs services requiring technical and manual skills.
- Day to day
- identify psychosocial needs and communicate hospital and discharge needs to social services Identifies and addresses psychosocial needs of patients and family; communicates with social services regarding both hospital and post discharge needs.
- Day to day
- practice cost-effective and non-wasteful usage of supplies, linen, and charge items Demonstrates cost-effective practices and non-wasteful usage of supplies, linen, and charge items.
- Day to day
- prioritize patient care effectively and efficiently Prioritizes patient care effectively and efficiently.
- Day to day
- promote patient safety and reduce unnecessary harm Promotes patient safety by reducing the risk of unnecessary harm associated with health care.
- Day to day
- assume lifelong learning related to nursing profession Assumes lifelong learning related to the nursing profession.
Worth asking
- Can you walk me through base pay range and differentials?
- What should I expect for shifts, weekly hours, weekend, holiday, call, and rotation?
More questions to askFewer questions
- What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?
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Overview
Provides direct and indirect patient care in the assigned care setting. Communicates and collaborates with physicians, leadership, co-workers, and other multidisciplinary teams to enhance patient outcomes. Provides high quality patient care utilizing critical thinking, nursing processes, decision making, compassion, integrity, respect, and empathy. Preserves the patient’s autonomy, dignity, and rights, and restores health whenever possible. Able to perform general nursing duties, patient education, and prioritization. Performs other duties as assigned.
Responsibilities
Assesses the patient appropriately and accurately based on their medical condition. Has knowledge of ordered medications and administers as prescribed. Provides care appropriate to the condition and age of the patient including basic self-care activities.
Formulates a teaching plan based upon identified learning needs and evaluates effectiveness of learning; family is included in teaching as appropriate. Demonstrates ability to utilize nursing knowledge to perform treatments and provide services. Communicates/collaborates with multidisciplinary team in providing patient care.
Demonstrates an ability to assist physicians with procedures and performs services requiring technical and manual skills. Identifies and addresses psychosocial needs of patients and family; communicates with social services regarding both hospital and post discharge needs. Demonstrates cost-effective practices and non-wasteful usage of supplies, linen, and charge items.
Prioritizes patient care effectively and efficiently. Promotes patient safety by reducing the risk of unnecessary harm associated with health care. Assumes lifelong learning related to the nursing profession.
Specifications
Experience
Minimum Required
Preferred/Desired
Education
Minimum Required
Graduate of an accredited nursing program.
Preferred/Desired
Training
Preferred/Desired
Special Skills
Minimum Required
Computer literacy
Preferred/Desired
Licensure
Minimum Required
Rn;bls certification within 14 days of hire
Preferred/Desired
ACLS/PALS Specialty Certification
What's around it?
Meridian, MSFrom Census ACS 2024.
Living costs about 13% below the US average
- Median rent
- $910/mo
- Household income
- $36,562/yr, all local households, not nurse pay