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Department: 70006010 Nursing Float Services Work
The Float Nurse Practitioner at North Mississippi Health Services is responsible for providing comprehensive patient care in various clinic settings, examining and treating a range of illnesses and injuries, performing diagnostic tests, and offering patient education. This position requires adaptability to different clinic environments and schedules as directed by the Float Pool Manager. The Float Nurse Practitioner must possess strong clinical skills, effective communication abilities, and the capacity to collaborate with physicians across diverse clinical scenarios.
JOB FUNCTIONS Patient Care: • Assesses, diagnoses, and treats patients in the clinic setting according to the scope of practice outlined by the Board of Nursing, approved protocols, national standards of practice and as directed by the physician preceptor. Patient
• Provides patients/families with education related to the disease process, health, and wellness. Serves as a resource for community agencies as appropriate. Documentation: • Ensures timely and accurate documentation of patient status and patient care activities including treatments, procedures and medications prescribed.
Continuing
- Ensures clinical competence and stays abreast of changes in medical management by participating in a variety of health care education activitie. Knowledge Skills and Abilities
- Maintains and enhances knowledge and skills in current technology and practice to provide care to pediactrics, adolescents , adults and geriatrics.
- Short, specific statements about skills needed in areas of planning, organizing, implementing, and evaluating the work that is to be done.
- With whom does the person come into contact and to what degree. Physical Demands A thorough completion of this section is needed for compliance with legal standards such as the Americans with Disabilities Act. The physical requirements described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
- Standing. Frequently
- Walking. Frequently
- Sitting. occasionally
- Lifting/Carrying. occasionally 100 lbs
- Pushing/Pulling. Frequently
- Climbing. Rarely
- Balancing. occasionally
- Stooping/Kneeling/Bending. occasionally
- Reaching/Over Head Work. occasionally
- Grasping. Frequently
- Speaking. Constantly
- Hearing. Constantly
- Repetitive Motions. Constantly
- Eye/Hand/Foot Coordinations. Frequently Salary Range: $46.29 - $69.44
Master’s Degree | Nursing | Required