Director

Universal Health Services
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Posted on: 10 Jan 2021

Plymouth, MA

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Job Description

Job Description

Responsibilities

DIRECTOR -

Seeking a dynamic Nurse to be the Director of the 19-bed inpatient Geriatric Psychiatry Unit in the Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital in Plymouth, MA. Plymouth is 32.9 miles from Brockton; and 40 miles from Boston.

This position is responsible for the maintenance of the contractual relationship and the overall administration of patient care for the Psychiatric units. Responsibilities include:

1) The development and maintenance of a high-quality treatment program;

2) The development and implementation of a comprehensive community relations program;

3) Strategic planning, program administration, and development.

The programs have dedicated marketing support and outstanding resources from the nation's largest psychiatric contract management company.

Horizon Health is the largest behavioral health care contract management company in the United States. Excellent opportunity for growth with this national company whose philosophy and track record is to promote from within. For more information about Horizon, please see: www.horizonhealth.com.

EOE

Qualifications

1) Must have 3+ years experience managing an acute care inpatient psychiatric program in a hospital setting; or acute care psychiatric experience and other strong management experience. Previous geriatric psychiatry experience is a plus.

2) Requires MSN; however, BSN may be considered with a significant amount of acute care psychiatric experience and management experience.

3) Must have acute care inpatient behavioral health experience.

Universal Health Services

King of Prussia, PA

Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS) is one of the nation’s largest and most respected healthcare management companies, operating through its subsidiaries, behavioral health facilities, acute care hospitals and ambulatory centers throughout the United States, the United Kingdom and Puerto Rico. UHS was founded in 1979 by Alan B. Miller, Chairman and CEO, and today has more than 87,000 employees. UHS maintains one of the strongest balance sheets and is rated among the highest in the hospital services industry by Moody’s and Standard & Poor’s. This strong capital position has enabled the company to develop and acquire many new facilities over the past few years.

The UHS strategy is to build or purchase healthcare properties in rapidly growing markets and create a strong franchise based on exceptional service and effective cost control. UHS owes its success to a responsive management style and to a service philosophy that is based on integrity, competence and compassion.

The healthcare industry remains a place of rapid change and uncertainty. But with strength, experience and foresight to chart its own course, UHS has every reason to face the future with optimism.