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Universal Health Services

Manages hospitals and behavioral health facilities

Psychiatric Registered Nurse

Nursing & Frontline Patient CareUpdated on Nov 5
Full-timeLouisville, CO, USA

About the Job

Requirements

  • A current license to practice nursing in Colorado, or eligibility to receive or renew the license.
  • Ability to provide therapeutic care to patients with varied mental health needs.
  • Knowledge of general and psychiatric nursing processes, therapeutic relationships and processes, age-specific growth and development, limit setting, crisis management, and behavior management.
  • Current American Heart Association CPR Basic Life Support certification, or ability to obtain it through training provided during the training period.

Responsibilities

  • Provide professional nursing care on a designated unit consistent with the hospital's philosophy and objectives.
  • Prescribe, coordinate, and delegate nursing care using the nursing process integrated into the multidisciplinary treatment team plan of care.
  • Be accountable for assigned nursing care activities on a shift basis.
  • Promote and enhance professional nursing practice on the unit.

Desired Qualifications

  • One year of prior psychiatric experience in mental health nursing is preferred.
  • A Bachelor of Science in Nursing 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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