Description

Under the direction of the Director of Nursing, provides oversight of facility patient care functions on a designated shift. Provides direction, counsel and support for patient care and staffing concerns. Collaborates with other departments and healthcare professionals to provide, promote, maintain and evaluate quality patient continuum of care. Coordinates patient placement and supervises professional and support staff.

Graduate of a nursing program. Bachelor's degree in clinical or management discipline is preferred. Two (2) years of clinical nursing experience is required. Supervisory and/or management experience is strongly preferred. Critical care, emergency, and/or case management experience is preferred. Current Mississippi RN licensure is required. BLS and CPI certifications are required (or within 30 days of hire into the position). Other unit specific nursing certifications may be required as they pertain to the unit or area of specialty (e.g. PALS, TNCC).

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.