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Universal Health Services

Manages hospitals and behavioral health facilities

Registered Nurse

Nursing & Frontline Patient CareConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeLantana, FL, USANo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • Graduate of an accredited or NLN-approved registered nurse program.
  • Requires a minimum of 2 years of emergency room experience.
  • Current BLS, ACLS, and PALS certifications are required upon hire.
  • TNCC certification is required within 6 months of hire.
  • A current Florida nursing license is required.
  • Must successfully pass any pre-employment assessments required by the facility.

Responsibilities

  • Assume shift responsibility and accountability for planning and providing direct and indirect nursing care to patients, families, care partners, and appropriate others.
  • Coordinate multidisciplinary team members and direct and facilitate nursing staff to obtain safe, optimal healthcare outcomes.
  • Support activities that meet the facility's vision, mission, and goals.
  • Provide professional leadership and support to the healthcare team.
  • Demonstrate Patient Centered Care and Service Excellence standards in nursing care and interactions.
  • Recognize signs and symptoms of stroke, initiate a stroke alert overhead, and verbalize the stroke alert process.
  • Perform all roles and responsibilities of the emergency department nurse and respond to inpatient stroke alerts.
  • Assist the emergency department physician with patient evaluation.
  • Assist the intensive care unit nurse with initiation of thrombolytic therapy, including mixing, administration, and monitoring, and prepare patients for endovascular treatment when indicated.
  • Perform the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale and bedside swallow assessment, assist with telemedicine consultation and physician examination, and evaluate thrombolytic therapy inclusion and exclusion criteria.
  • Mix and administer thrombolytic therapy when a patient is deemed a candidate, prepare patients for endovascular treatment when indicated, and assume patient care while in the emergency department.
  • Maintain current stroke knowledge by completing NIHSS training and at least 8 hours of stroke-related training annually.

Desired Qualifications

  • A Bachelor of Science in Nursing is preferred.
  • One to three years of supervisory experience is preferred.

About the Company

Universal Health Services

Manages hospitals and behavioral health facilities

Universal Health Services operates a network of acute care hospitals, behavioral health facilities, and ambulatory centers across the United States. It generates its services by acquiring and managing healthcare facilities, then integrating them under centralized operating practices to deliver patient care. The company’s offering is the management and provision of hospital and behavioral health services, with a focus on standardized clinical operations, economies of scale, and nationwide coverage. What sets UHS apart is its long history of growth through acquisitions, its size and scale in both acute and behavioral health markets, and its ability to integrate new facilities while maintaining consistent care quality. Its goal is to provide high-quality healthcare across a broad network, improve patient outcomes, and sustain long-term value for shareholders by expanding access and efficiency in hospital and behavioral health services.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Upper Merion Township, Pennsylvania
Founded
1978

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