Highland Hills Medical Center seeks a Nurse Practitioner in our Emergency Department. This is a full-time position for day shifts.

JOB SUMMARY:

• Ensures and demonstrates advanced nursing skills in assessing, diagnosing, and managing clients in the emergency care setting using protocols established in cooperation with the collaborating physician and approved the Board of Nursing. 
• Supervises clinical staff
• Maintains regulatory agency requirements, nursing  and hospital policies, procedures and standards

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Demonstrates ability to facilitate patient entry into health care system.
• Provides health care that is coordinated and continuous. 
• Assumes responsibility for maintaining competence in clinical practice.
• Participates in quality assurance.continued quality improvement activities.
• Collaborates with other health care providers in assuming, planning, implementing, and evaluating care for patients. 

REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS:

• Possession of a current Mississippi RN and Nurse Practitioner license, Master's degree.
• Certification as Family/Pediatric Nurse Practitioner by the American Nurse Credentialing Committee (ANCC).
• Prepared by education, training, and experience work with adult/and or pediatric patients. 
• CPR certification required. 

LANGUAGE SKILLS:

• Ability to read and communicate effectively in English.
• Excellent oral and written communication, interpersonal, problem solving and organizational skills. 

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

• Basic computer knowledge.
• Ability to plan, schedule, prioritize and complete multiple tasks and demands.