Registered Nurse - Float Full Time Days Med/Surg
Jackson, Mississippi
RN
Posted Sep 9
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Role
- Term
- Permanent
- Accepts
- RN
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About this role
Coordinates and delivers patient care using the health care team philosophy practice model. Coordinates and does patient teaching and discharge planning. Coordinates activities with ancillary departments. Maintains standards of department and the hospital. Reports to Nurse Manager or designee.
Responsibilities
Provides the best possible nursing care by planning, organizing, and directing the nursing functions of patients on the unit.
Employee must demonstrate ability to recognize patients' individual needs based on medical conditions, age adolescents, young adults, middle-aged and geriatric), limitations and planned procedures. Requires good judgment in delivering patient care; good oral and written communication skills; ability to function in stressful situations; current review in CPR. Advanced resuscitation as per area's requirement preferred. Classified as a specialty skills area. Must be willing to rotate shifts, days off and work area; may occasionally be required to work overtime.
Qualifications
Education
Graduate of an accredited program in nursing.
Experience
Previous experience in general duty nursing preferred but not required.
Licensure/Certification
Current Registered Nurse license to practice in the state.
BLS Certification required
ACLS Certification required in ED and ICU areas
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Requirements
- Graduate of an accredited program in nursing.
- Previous experience in general duty nursing preferred but not required.
- Current Registered Nurse license to practice in the state.
- BLS Certification required
- ACLS Certification required in ED and ICU areas
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Place
- City
- Jackson, Mississippi
- Median rent
- $1,055/mo
- Local household income
- $42,071/yr
- Metro price level
- 11% below the national average
rent and tenant-paid utilities
all local households, not nurse pay
Jackson area index 89.0, where 100 is the national average.
Mississippi's capital blends Southern hospitality with a growing healthcare sector, anchored by major medical centers downtown. Nurses enjoy affordable living, mild winters, and easy access to the Ross Barnett Reservoir for weekend unwinding. The city's blues heritage and soul-food scene add local color to everyday life.
Cost figures from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.
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You are looking at FMOL Health, a nonprofit Catholic system based in Baton Rouge and serving Greater Baton Rouge through Our Lady of the Lake, with reach into Acadiana, the Northshore, northeast Louisiana, and Greater Jackson through St. Dominic. The…
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Med surg is open from year one. A broad first base while you learn which path pulls harder.
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