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Nurse Practitioner - Gastroenterology

Singing River Health System

Pascagoula, Mississippi

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JOB DETAILS
SKILLS
Acute Care, Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN), American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS), Gastroenterology, Healthcare, Hospital, Infectious Diseases, Keyboards, Nurse Practitioner, Nurse Practitioner Psychiatry, Nursing, Nursing Credentials, Office Equipment, Pediatrics, Psychiatry and Mental Health, Psychology, Registered Nurse (RN), Sales Closing Skills, Schedule Development, Service Delivery, Surgical Procedures, Willing to Travel
LOCATION
Pascagoula, Mississippi
POSTED
24 days ago
At Singing River Health System, caring isn't just part of the job - it's in our DNA. Whether we're saving lives, supporting behind the scenes, or showing up for our community, we bring the energy, heart, and hustle every single day.

With pride, passion, and commitment, we will improve health and save lives in our community every day.

Shift:
Monday - Friday 8:00am-5:00pm

Location:
Singing River Regional Digestive Specialists - Pascagoula

Job Description Summary

Job Description

Position Overview:
The Nurse Practitioner (NP) is an advanced practice RN working in collaboration with physicians to deliver health care services to meet the specialized physiologic and psychological needs of patients with complex acute, critical, and chronic health conditions. The NP delivers health care services to a population of patients within their scope of certification and education.

DISCLAIMER: This is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, skills, efforts, requirements or working conditions associated with the job. While this intends to be an accurate reflection of the current job, management reserves the right to revise the job or to require that other or different tasks performed as assigned.

Education:
Requires successful completion of an accredited Nurse Practitioner program, with a Master's Degree in Nursing.

License:
Mississippi State Licensure as a Nurse Practitioner required.

Certifications:
Acute Care Nurse Practitioner, Family Medicine Nurse Practitioner, Family Nurse Practitioner, or Acute Geriatric Nurse Practitioner required. Must complete and maintain BCLS upon hire and/or transfer.
If works in Psychiatric Services, must maintain current Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner certification through the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC).
If works in Surgical Services, must complete and maintain BCLS and ACLS certifications upon hire and/or transfer.
If works in Pediatrics, current specialty certification as required by department; Certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner (CPNP) preferred. Must complete and maintain BCLS and PALS certifications upon hire and/or transfer.
If works in Wound Care, current specialty certification as required by department; Must complete and maintain BCLS and ACLS certifications upon hire and/or transfer.
Must have de-escalation training completed by the end of position orientation (90 days); must have appropriate level of de-escalation training.

Experience:
One (1) year of advance nursing experience preferred.
If works in Psychiatric Services, a minimum of two (2) years' experience as a Registered Nurse in an acute care or psychiatric hospital required. Previous experience as a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner in an inpatient and outpatient setting preferred.

Reports to:
Supervising Physician and/or Medical Director; Administrator, Director of Physician Services, Director or Surgical Services, Operations Director, or designee (for non-clinical).

Supervises:
None

Physical Demands:
Work is moderately active: involves sitting with frequent requirements to move about the office, move about the facility, and to travel to another facility within the SRHS service area. Work involves exerting a negligible amount of force frequently to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects, including the human body.

Work involves using many physical motions in performing daily work activities; subject to exposure of body fluids, sputum and tissues, which may carry the hazard of infectious disease. Work involves using repetitive motions: substantial movements of the wrists, hands, and or fingers while operating standard office equipment such as computer keyboard.

Work involves being able to perceive the nature of sound at normal speaking levels with or without correction; the ability to make fine discriminations in sound. Work requires close visual and acuity and the ability to adjust the eye to bring an object into sharp focus, i.e. shift gaze from viewing a computer monitor to forms/printed material that are closer to compare data at close vision.

Must be able to be active for extended periods of time without experiencing undue fatigue. Must be able to work schedules assigned with the understanding that changes may be instituted according to the needs of the hospital for off days, shifts or weekends.

Mental Demands:
Must demonstrate keen mental faculties/assessment and decision making abilities. Must demonstrate superior communication/speaking/enunciation skills to receive and give information in per

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