Job Information
Community Health Systems RN - L&D - FT (Days) in JACKSON, Mississippi
Description
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. Typically, 1 year of L&D nursing experience is required for this role.
Community: With numerous historical markers on the Freedom Trail, Blues Trail, and Writer’s Trail (https://www.visitjackson.com/things-to-do/civil-rights-history/mississippi-blues-trail/) and the International Museum of Muslim Cultures (https://www.visitjackson.com/directory/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 (https://www.visitjackson.com/plan-your-trip/neighborhoods/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. (https://www.visitjackson.com/directory/eudora-welty-house-and-garden/) Kids will love the new LeFleur's Bluff Playground (https://www.visitjackson.com/directory/lefleurs-bluff-education-and-tourism-complex/) - the largest in the southeast - and adults are raving about Fertile Ground Brewery (https://www.visitjackson.com/directory/fertile-ground-beer-co/) at Belhaven Town Center. (https://www.visitjackson.com/directory/belhaven-town-center-special-venues/)
INDAHMS
Qualifications
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)
Equal Employment Opportunity
This organization does not discriminate in any way to deprive any person of employment opportunities or otherwise adversely affect the status of any employee because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, citizenship, veteran status, or military or uniformed services, in accordance with all applicable governmental laws and regulations. In addition, the facility complies with all applicable federal, state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment. This applies to all terms and conditions of employment including, but not limited to: hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training. If you are an applicant with a mental or physical disability who needs a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process, contact the director of Human Resources at the facility to which you are seeking employment; Simply go to http://www.chs.net/serving-communities/locations/ to obtain the main telephone number of the facility and ask for Human Resources.