RN I-Inpatient
On-siteJackson, Mississippi, United States
Job Summary
Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate nursing care and treatments for patients in an assigned clinical area. Coordinate patient scheduling, maintain records, manage admissions, and counsel patients and families on conditions, diet, and medication schedules. Ensure patient safety, coordinate referrals, and serve as a preceptor. Act as a liaison between case managers and utilization review while serving on nursing councils or committees to improve care. Perform duties in accordance with medical center guidelines, with occasional call subject to department discretion. Requires a valid RN license and knowledge of clinical protocols.
Required Qualifications
- Valid RN license
- Knowledge of clinical nursing care procedures and protocols
- Verbal and written communication skills
- Interpersonal skills
- Knowledge and understanding of computer systems, tools and programs
- Ability to work in a team environment
- Occasional exposure to unpleasant or disagreeable physical environment such as high noise level and exposure to heat and cold
- Occasional handling or working with potentially dangerous equipment
- Occasional exposure to biohazardous conditions such as risk of radiation exposure, blood borne pathogens, fumes or airborne particles, and/or toxic or caustic chemicals
- Occasional working hours significantly beyond regularly scheduled hours
- Constant work produced subject to precise measures of quantity and quality
- Constant bending
- Frequent lifting and carrying more than 100 pounds
- Frequent climbing
- Frequent crawling
- Frequent crouching/stooping
- Occasional driving
- Occasional kneeling
- Constant pushing/pulling
- Occasional reaching
- Occasional sitting
- Constant standing
- Constant twisting
- Constant walking
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