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This document is a series of email exchanges regarding a Request for Information (RFx 3150006122) from the Mississippi State Hospital, specifically for contract weekend Registered Nurses (RNs) at the Jaquith Nursing Home. The opportunity seeks to hire five weekend RNs who will work two or more weekends per month, with shifts ranging from 24-40 hours per weekend. Qualified candidates must possess an unrestricted Mississippi Nursing License, American Heart Association BLS and/or ACLS certifications, and potentially additional TB or crisis prevention certification. Applications were due by noon on February 17th, 2025, and could be hand-delivered to the Personnel Department, with interested parties able to contact Katrina Fields for additional information.

The contract offers a competitive hourly rate of $42 per hour for weekend RN work, with potential weekend earnings ranging from $2,688 to $4,480 depending on hours worked. The procurement is specifically structured as personal service contracts with individual nurses, explicitly excluding staffing agencies from submitting candidates. The contract appears designed to provide flexible weekend nursing coverage for the Jaquith Nursing Home, with an emphasis on hiring individual licensed professionals who can consistently meet the hospital's staffing requirements and maintain necessary professional certifications. No specific set-aside designations were mentioned, and the opportunity seems open to individual licensed nursing professionals meeting the specified qualifications.