Nurse Practitioner - Gastroenterology
Singing River Health System, Pascagoula, MS, United States
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
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, Family Medicine, Family, or Acute Geriatric Nurse Practitioner required. Must complete and maintain BCLS upon hire and/or transfer.
Psychiatric Services: must maintain current Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner certification through the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC).
Surgical Services: must complete and maintain BCLS and ACLS certifications upon hire and/or transfer.
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.
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.
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 many physical motions and exposure to body fluids, sputum and tissues, which may carry the hazard of infectious disease. Work involves repetitive motions of wrists, hands, and fingers while operating standard office equipment such as a computer keyboard. Must be able to perceive sound at normal speaking levels and perform fine visual discrimination. Must work scheduled shifts with changes as needed.
Mental Demands
Must demonstrate keen mental faculties, assessment and decision making abilities, superior communication skills, emotional stability to handle high stress, ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines, attention to detail, multitasking, and maintain collaborative relationships throughout SRHS and other organizations.
Special Demands
Must possess superior customer service skills, professional etiquette, computer proficiency (MS Outlook, Word), and other office technology.
If you’re looking for purpose, teamwork, and a place where what you do truly matters, you’ve found it. Let’s do big things together. Apply now and join our team.
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Shift
Monday - Friday 8:00am-5:00pm
Location
Singing River Regional Digestive Specialists - Pascagoula
Job Description Summary
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, Family Medicine, Family, or Acute Geriatric Nurse Practitioner required. Must complete and maintain BCLS upon hire and/or transfer.
Psychiatric Services: must maintain current Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner certification through the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC).
Surgical Services: must complete and maintain BCLS and ACLS certifications upon hire and/or transfer.
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.
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.
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 many physical motions and exposure to body fluids, sputum and tissues, which may carry the hazard of infectious disease. Work involves repetitive motions of wrists, hands, and fingers while operating standard office equipment such as a computer keyboard. Must be able to perceive sound at normal speaking levels and perform fine visual discrimination. Must work scheduled shifts with changes as needed.
Mental Demands
Must demonstrate keen mental faculties, assessment and decision making abilities, superior communication skills, emotional stability to handle high stress, ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines, attention to detail, multitasking, and maintain collaborative relationships throughout SRHS and other organizations.
Special Demands
Must possess superior customer service skills, professional etiquette, computer proficiency (MS Outlook, Word), and other office technology.
If you’re looking for purpose, teamwork, and a place where what you do truly matters, you’ve found it. Let’s do big things together. Apply now and join our team.
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