As a Registered Nurse at Merit Health Natchez, you’ll play a vital role in doing what you do best - providing quality care to our patients. Our nurses enjoy a robust benefits package including health insurance, flexible scheduling, 100% licensure/certification reimbursement, Tuition Reimbursement, and up to $20K for student loan payments.

About the Job:

• FT

• Assesses patient’s needs, formulates a plan of care and provides care based on identified needs and physician orders according to standards, policy, and procedure.

• The RN develops and implements patient education plans. The RN communicates and collaborates with other team members to facilitate the delivery of care.

• Responsible for the patient for whom care is provided, self and peers as professional nurses, the charge nurse, clinical supervisor, unit director, and CNO.

• Supervises LPNs and unlicensed personnel and may serve as a preceptor to orientees and nursing graduates.

• Works effectively toward collaborative relationships with medical staff and other members of the healthcare team and administrative personnel.

• Maintains a cooperative working relationship with ancillary departments and the entire healthcare team.

• Must be able to communicate verbally, in writing, and utilization of the EMR.

• Continuously provides expertise to the staff by assessing the quality and quantity of care and evaluating and intervening in the management of care problems, as necessary.

• Oversees the unit's operations in the absence of the Director or CNO and collaborates with them on an as-needed basis.

• Relies on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals

• 3x12s, varying days

Requirements:

• MS RN license

• Associate degree in Nursing, Bachelor preferred

• BLS certification, ACLS preferred

• 6mos - 1 year experience preferred

You chose a career where you have the opportunity to make a difference in peoples’ lives. At Merit Health Natchez, we want to make a difference in your life! Your nursing career means everything to us. Whether you are starting your nursing career as a new nurse graduate, or you are looking for opportunities to share your knowledge, skills and experience as a seasoned nurse, we welcome the opportunity to work with you.

We invite you to join our family and work in an environment that supports career advancement and continuing education. Your success is our success.

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.