RN- L&D Nights at Merit Health Central
JACKSON, MS 39200
About the Job
FT | Nights
- 6 mos or more experience required in L&D/Women's Services department. Med/surg experience may be interchangeable.
- Active MS (or Compact) RN License
- ACLS/BLS Certifications
Job Description: Evaluates assigned patients and plans, implements and documents nursing care. Assists physicians during examinations and procedures. Performs various patient tests and administers medications within the scope of practice of the registered nurse. Promotes patients' independence by establishing patient care goals and teaching patients and families to understand conditions, medications, and self-care skills. Relies on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals. Performs a variety of tasks. A wide degree of creativity and latitude is expected. Typically reports to a manager or head of a unit/department.
Job Requirements: Requires an associate's degree and is certified as a registered nurse Prefer Bachelors degree in Nursing. Familiar with standard concepts, practices, and procedures within a particular field. Some experience in this field may be required.
Community: With numerous historical markers on the Freedom Trail, Blues Trail, and Writer’s Trail and the International Museum of Muslim Cultures- America’s first Islamic history and culture museum - Jackson is filled with one-of-a-kind experiences. Find fun in Fondren, the city's hip and eclectic arts neighborhood. Or book it to one of the country's most intact literary homes, the Eudora Welty House & Gardens. Kids will love the new LeFleur's Bluff Playground- the largest in the southeast - and adults are raving about Fertile Ground Brewery at Belhaven Town Center.
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Education
Required- Associates or better in Nursing
Licenses & Certifications
Required- L-MS-RN License
- C-AHA BLS Basic Cardiac
- C-AHA ACLS
- Z - DoNotUse C-AAP-NRP
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)