Nurse Team Lead

State of Mississippi

$65K — $101K *
Healthcare
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • State licensure as a Registered Nurse required.
  • 2-4+ years of nursing experience preferred.
  • Strong knowledge of medical terminology and clinical standards.
  • Experience with complex medical record abstraction and review.
  • Ability to work with confidential and sensitive information.

Responsibilities

  • Lead and oversee Clinical Nurse Abstractors for FIMR and CDR programs.
  • Assign and monitor workloads for efficiency and compliance.
  • Provide technical guidance and conduct quality assurance reviews.
  • Ensure adherence to abstraction standards and reporting requirements.
  • Collect, review, and analyze confidential medical and legal records.

Benefits

  • Health and prescription insurance with single or family coverage options.
  • Wellness and health promotion program with first-dollar coverage.
  • Life insurance policy equivalent to two times annual salary, up to $100,000.
  • Flexible spending accounts for pre-tax childcare and medical expenses.
  • Paid personal leave, sick leave, and military leave options.
Full Job Description
Salary: $65,774.75 - $101,723.61 Annually
Location : 30 - JACKSON COUNTY, MS
Job Type: Full-Time
Job Number:
Department: 0301 - HEALTH BOARD
Opening Date: 07/31/2026
Closing Date: 8/12/2026 11:59 PM Central
About the Position: *This is a time-limited position. * The Nurse Abstractor Supervisor leads and oversees Clinical Nurse Abstractors supporting the Fetal and Infant Mortality Review (FIMR) and Child Death Review (CDR) programs while completing case abstraction as needed to maintain timely case reviews. Responsibilities include assigning and monitoring workloads, providing technical guidance, conducting quality assurance reviews, and ensuring compliance with abstraction standards and reporting requirements. The position oversees the collection, review, and analysis of confidential medical, investigative, and legal records, ensuring accurate case files, data entry, and reporting within required systems. The supervisor balances administrative leadership with direct abstraction duties based on case volume, complexity, staffing, and review schedules. This role requires advanced clinical expertise, strong analytical and organizational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to safeguard sensitive information while supporting high-quality mortality reviews and evidence-based recommendations to improve infant and child health outcomes.
What you'll need to be Successful: Knowledge of medical terminology, disease processes, and clinical standards related to maternal, infant, and child health. Experience reviewing, interpreting, and abstracting information from complex medical records, including hospital, EMS, autopsy, and coroner records. Experience working with confidential, sensitive, or legally protected data. Experience using electronic health records (Epic preferred) and data abstraction or surveillance systems. Ability to identify patterns, contributing factors, and inconsistencies in clinical records and ability to relay findings clearly through verbal and written modalities.
Preferred Qualifications: Typically requires state licensure as a Registered Nurse and 2-4+ years of experience as a Registered Nurse.

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Health/Prescription InsuranceEligible employees have the opportunity to participate in the state's health and prescription insurance program. Employees may select either single or family coverage with affordable co-payments. More detail can be found at Know Your Benefits.
Wellness Benefits

Employees are eligible for a wellness and health promotion program. This plan provides annual benefits for certain services with first-dollar coverage with no deductible.
Life Insurance

All eligible employees receive an actual term life insurance policy upon employment. The policy coverage is two times the employee's annual salary to a maximum of $100,000. More detail can be found at Life Insurance Choices.
Optional Insurances

Many agencies offer discounted premiums for dental, vision, and cancer insurance.
Flexible Spending Accounts

Many state agencies provide opportunity for employees to participate in pre-tax spending accounts. These accounts allow employees to withhold childcare expenses and unreimbursed medical expenses prior to application of state and federal taxes.

Paid Personal Leave and Sick LeaveFull-time employees receive paid time off for personal needs and for sick leave. Leave begins accruing after one month of employment and may be used as it is accrued. Employees earn approximately 18 days of personal leave annually and 12 days of sick leave annually.
Military Leave

In accordance with federal law, all employees serving in the armed forces or the military reserves are entitled to 15 days per year for military training.
Holidays

Employees receive up to 10 paid holidays to enjoy many of our nation's celebrations with family and friends.
Retirement Programs

The State of Mississippi provides all its employees a Defined Benefit/Defined Contribution Retirement Program. Employees become vested in the State's retirement system after 8 years of employment. Both you and your employing agency contribute toward your retirement. More detailed information regarding the State's retirement program can be found at http://www.pers.state.ms.us
Deferred Compensation

State agencies offer several opportunities for their employees to participate in a deferred compensation voluntary retirement savings plan. More information can be found at Deferred Compensation.
State Credit Union

All state employees are eligible to participate in the Mississippi Public Employees' Credit Union. This organization offers state employees special savings and borrowing plans. For more information about this program, call 601.948.8191.
Tuition Reimbursement
Many state agencies provide opportunities for their employees to achieve higher education through tuition reimbursement. Common programs include medical and nursing fields, accounting, and business/administrative fields.
Career Development and Training

The Mississippi State Personnel Board offers several management and administrative certification programs, as well as professional development courses to enhance employee value to the agency. Individual agencies also offer technical training and allow membership in professional organizations to employees in their specific fields of employment.
Promotional Opportunities

Employees who have completed 6 or more months of service are eligible for promotional opportunities within state government employment. Minimum qualifications must be met.
Career Ladders

Many job classifications provide career-ladder opportunities based upon attainment of competencies. These career ladders can increase an individual's salary, provided funds are available within the agency.
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How many years of experience do you have as a Registered Nurse?
  • No experience
  • 1 year of experience
  • 2 years of experience
  • 3 years of experience
  • 4 years of experience
  • 5 years of experience
  • 6 years of experience
  • 7 years of experience
  • 8 years of experience
  • 9 years of experience
  • 10 years of experience
  • More than 10 years

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What is the highest level of education (or semester hours of college) you have completed?
  • 8th grade
  • GED or High School Equivalency Diploma / High School Diploma
  • 30 semester hours
  • Associate's Degree / 60 semester hours
  • 90 semester hours
  • Bachelor's Degree
  • Master's Degree
  • Specialist Degree
  • Doctorate Degree
  • 9th grade
  • 10th grade
  • 11th grade

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Do you possess state licensure as a Registered Nurse?
  • Yes
  • No

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