Registered Nurse

Back Registered Nurse North Mississippi Health Services Baldwyn, MS, USA Apr 01, 2026 Nursing Job Description

JOB SUMMARY

The Registered Nurse at North Mississippi Health Services Systems is responsible for providing safe, quality patient care using the nursing process, maintaining effective communication with the multidisciplinary team, and ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements. The role requires leadership skills in prioritizing, delegating, and evaluating work assignments, as well as effective problem-solving abilities to respond to changing patient needs. |

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Clinical Practice:

• Uses the nursing process to provide safe, quality patient care and document accordingly.
• Works to ensure his/her compliance with all NMHS policies and requirements as directed by the Nurse Manager and Educator.

Education:

• Provides patient/family education and acts as a resource for existing staff and new employees.
• Can participate in the Preceptor class to ensure proper training of new employees.

Communication:

• Maintains communication with multidisciplinary team members to provide holistic care to the patient.
• Attends daily huddles on each unit to ensure proper assignments and identify team members for the shift.

Customer Relations:

• Projects caring, friendly and helpful image to patients and other customers.
• Utilized the patient's communication board (white board) to identify name, date, goals, other staff and procedures or test for the day to keep the patients and families informed.
• Complies by the NMHS behavioral standards.

Self-Development:

• Maintains competency by staying informed of changing trends in the nursing practice.
• Attends annual review and unit specifics within the department.
• Performs required continuing education hours online and in classroom.

Regulatory Knowledge:

• Complies with regulatory and accrediting agency requirements.
• Licensed by the board of Nursing for the state.

QUALIFICATIONS

Education Education Level Education Details Required/Preferred Associate's Degree Registred Nurse Required Other (Experience) Complete RN Orientation and approved unit specific checklist requirements Required Licenses and Certifications Licenses and Certifications Licenses and Certifications Details Time Frame Required/ Preferred RN

• Registered Nurse
• State Licensure and/or Compact State Licensure Must be licensed to practice as a RN Upon Hire Required And Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Must maintain a current ACR or AHA CPR Certification Upon Hire Required And ACLS Requirement is dependent on hiring department Upon Hire Required TB Certified is dependent on hiring department Upon Hire Required PALS
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support Requirement is dependent on hiring department Upon Hire Required ASLS Certified for Emergency Room Upon Hire Required And NIH
• National Institute of Health Stroke Scale Certification Requirement for Emergency Room Upon Hire Preferred And Work Experience Number of Years Work Experience Details Required/ Preferred Knowledge Skills and Abilities Knowledge, Skills, Abilities Required/Preferred Proficiency Must maintain department requirements for continuing education and any specific unit requirements to provide appropriate age specific care Required N/A Must have effective communication and teaching skills Required N/A General knowledge of various regulatory and accrediting standards Required N/A Prioritizes/delegates/evaluates work assignments Required N/A Anticipates resources needed Required N/A Assimilates data and reports appropriately Required N/A Orients new employees to the unit and reports progress to charge nurse or nurse manager Required N/A The incumbent has routine contact with physicians, ancillary personnel, other nursing personnel, patients, family, visitors.

Required N/A The incumbent must demonstrate effective interpersonal skills to all customers/co-workers, and in all aspects of patient care and job performance Required N/A

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• Freedom To Act:

• Problem Solving:

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• Controllable Expenses (e.g., Payroll and other budgeted items):

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Email me jobs like this About North Mississippi Health Services North Mississippi Health Services (NMHS) is a diversified regional health care organization serving 24 counties in north Mississippi and northwest Alabama and is one of the largest employers in Mississippi with over 6,900 employees. NMHS covers a broad range of acute diagnostic and therapeutic services offered through North Mississippi Medical Center (NMMC) in Tupelo, Community Hospital System, and North Mississippi Medical Clinics. NMHS strives to improve the health for people in this region by providing conveniently accessible and cost-effective healthcare of the highest quality. Company Profile