RN Emergency Room Days
Company: Baptist Memorial Health
Location: Lauderdale
Posted on: February 15, 2026
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Job Description:
Job Summary Provides direct and indirect patient care in the
assigned care setting. Communicates and collaborates with
physicians, leadership, co-workers, and other multidisciplinary
teams to enhance patient outcomes. Provides high quality patient
care utilizing critical thinking, nursing processes, decision
making, compassion, integrity, respect, and empathy. Preserves the
patient’s autonomy, dignity, and rights, and restores health
whenever possible. Able to perform general nursing duties, patient
education, and prioritization. Performs other duties as assigned.
Responsibilities Assesses the patient appropriately and accurately
based on their medical condition. Has knowledge of ordered
medications and administers as prescribed. Provides care
appropriate to the condition and age of the patient including basic
self-care activities. Formulates a teaching plan based upon
identified learning needs and evaluates effectiveness of learning;
family is included in teaching as appropriate. Demonstrates ability
to utilize nursing knowledge to perform treatments and provide
services. Communicates/collaborates with multidisciplinary team in
providing patient care. Demonstrates an ability to assist
physicians with procedures and performs services requiring
technical and manual skills. Identifies and addresses psychosocial
needs of patients and family; communicates with social services
regarding both hospital and post discharge needs. Demonstrates
cost-effective practices and non-wasteful usage of supplies, linen,
and charge items. Prioritizes patient care effectively and
efficiently. Promotes patient safety by reducing the risk of
unnecessary harm associated with health care. Assumes lifelong
learning related to the nursing profession. Specifications
Experience Minimum Required Preferred/Desired Education Minimum
Required Graduate of an accredited nursing program.
Preferred/Desired Training Minimum Required Preferred/Desired
Special Skills Minimum Required Computer literacy Preferred/Desired
Licensure Minimum Required RN;BLS CERTIFICATION WITHIN 14 DAYS OF
HIRE Preferred/Desired ACLS/PALS Specialty Certification TNCC
Certification
Keywords: Baptist Memorial Health, Oxford , RN Emergency Room Days, Healthcare , Lauderdale, Mississippi
