Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant - Neurology
Meridian, MS
Health system employer
- Eligibility
- NP
- Unit
- Neurology
Posted Sep 12
What the listing says
Role
- Accepts
- NP
Ratio not posted. Ask in the interview.
Pay
- Similar roles post
- MS nursing roles that state pay post $27/hr to $51/hr
MS nursing postings that state pay run $24/hr to $55/hr, the middle half $27/hr to $51/hr, across 73 postings. That covers every nursing role in the state, so it is a bearing, not a like-for-like comparison.
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About this role
This job works in a collaborative model including but not limited to: residents, fellows, attendings, and staff who care for outpatient clinic patients of the organization. This job works under the supervision of the Medical Director or approved staff physician and in association with the PCCs, staff nurses, and discharge coordinator in the planning, implementation and evaluation of medical and nursing care; and assumes responsibility for primary and urgent medical management, emergency stabilization of all critically ill patients, teaching of residents and medical students, staff development and education, patient education and discharge planning.
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties.
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This job description is a summary of the primary duties and responsibilities of the job and position. It is not intended to be a comprehensive or all-inclusive listing of duties and responsibilities. Contents are subject to change at the company's discretion.
Physical and Environmental Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Medium Work - Exerting 20 to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 10 to 25 pounds of force frequently, and/or greater than negligible up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects. Duties performed routinely require exposure to blood, body fluid and tissue.
Sourced from Ochsner Health System’s careers page.
Requirements
- Current License as an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) in the state of practice
- NCCPA Certified for Physician Assistant
- Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) Certification
- Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) Certification
- Eligible for Prescriptive Authority
Benefits
- N/A
Place
- City
- Meridian, MS
- Median rent
- $910/mo
- Local household income
- $36,562/yr
- State price level
- 13% below the national average
rent and tenant-paid utilities · Census ACS 2024
all local households, not nurse pay · Census ACS 2024
Mississippi index 87.0, where 100 is the national average.
Meridian sits at the crossroads of eastern Mississippi with a deep railroad heritage and a compact, historic downtown. It offers a slower-paced, community-rooted lifestyle within easy reach of larger hubs like Jackson and Tuscaloosa—a practical base for nurses seeking small-city living with regional access.
Cost figures from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024.
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Nurse Practitioner is advanced-practice territory. The long route; independence depends on your state.
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