Job Description
Responsibilities
The Nursing Supervisor works under the direction of the Director of Nursing in defining plans, implements, and monitors patient care delivery, fiscal management, unit based human resource management and departmental operations for defined care area(s). Takes a leadership role in developing policy and standards for patient care services. This position requires providing service to all age populations in a manner that demonstrates an understanding of the functional/developmental age of the individual served.
Qualifications
Education: Graduate from an accredited program of professional nursing required. Bachelor's Degree preferred.
Experience: A minimum of five (5) years experience as a registered nurse in a psychiatric health care facility preferred. A minimum of two years management/administrative/leadership in a nursing role preferred. Experience in nursing management preferred. Previous fiscal and supervisory experience preferred. Basic computer literacy (word processing, spreadsheet) required.
Licensure: Currently licensed to practice by the State Board of Nursing. Must have a valid driver's license.
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.