Universal Health Services

Registered Nurse RN Charge FT 1st Shift Adult Services

Posted on: 2 Feb 2021

Lexington, KY

Job Description

Job Description

Responsibilities

Provides professional nursing care to patients within the treatment milieu utilizing Standards of Nursing Practice and Care.

Qualifications

Education

* Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.

Experience

* Experience in psychiatric nursing preferred.

Certifications/Licensure

* Current KY RN Licensure
* Crisis intervention certification required. This training also offered upon hire.
* CPR

Other Skills

* Demonstrate accurate physical, mental, emotional and spiritual assessment skills.
* Ability to clearly communicate findings both verbally and in writing.
* Demonstrate theoretical and practical knowledge of Standards of Nursing Practice and Care in all aspects of patient care provided.
* Demonstrate knowledge and support of the psychotherapeutic based treatment model and ability to utilize knowledge in patient care and therapeutic milieu.

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.

 

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