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Clinician
SOM-Psychiatry-NP Psychiatry
Main Campus Jackson
Nurse Practitioner-PRN
To manage and provide patient medical care and promotes patient health and wellness by assessing, diagnosing, planning, implementing, and evaluating appropriate patient care in collaboration with a physician and in accordance with UMMC, state, and federal requirements and guidelines. To perform job duties in accordance with the medical center's purpose.
Education & Experience
Graduate of an approved Nurse Practitioner program and hold national certification and Mississippi APRN license or eligible for Mississippi APRN license.
Certifications, Licenses or Registration Required: Mississippi APRN license or eligible for Mississippi APRN. Must obtain nurse practitioner certification from the Mississippi Board of Nursing prior to hire date.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
Knowledge of nursing care procedures and protocols. Verbal and written communication skills. Interpersonal skills. Knowledge and understanding of computer systems, tools, and programs.
Responsibilities
Physical and Environmental Demands
Requires occasional exposure to unpleasant or disagreeable physical environment such as high noise level and exposure to heat and cold, occasional handling or working with potentially dangerous equipment, occasional exposure to biohazardous conditions such as risk of radiation exposure, blood borne pathogens, fumes or airborne particles, and/or toxic or caustic chemicals which mandate attention to safety considerations, occasional working hours significantly beyond regularly scheduled hours, occasional travelling to offsite locations, occasional activities subject to significant volume changes of a seasonal/clinical nature, occasional work produced subject to precise measures of quantity and quality, occasional bending, occasional lifting and carrying more than 100 pounds, occasional climbing, occasional crawling, occasional crouching/stooping, occasional driving, occasional kneeling, occasional pushing/pulling, occasional reaching, occasional sitting, constant standing, occasional twisting, and constant walking. (occasional-up to 20%, frequent-from 21% to 50%, constant-51% or more)
Part time
No
Hourly
0
Day
No
Cost-of-living index: 79-21% vs. national average
Living costs in Jackson run about 21% below the national average (100), per NP Hiring's city dataset.
AANP classification: Reduced Practice
Mississippi requires NPs to have a collaborative practice agreement. Classification source: AANP State Practice Environment
Posted on Sep 1, 2026
Last updated: September 2, 2026
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