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Universal Health Services

Manages hospitals and behavioral health facilities

Admissions Registered Nurse RN

Nursing & Frontline Patient CareConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeJacksonville, NC, USA

About the Job

Requirements

  • An associate degree in Nursing is required.
  • Current North Carolina or compact-state licensure as a Registered Nurse is required.
  • The role requires the physical ability to perform light work, including specified lifting, standing, walking, pushing, pulling, stooping, reaching, twisting, crouching, restraints or holds, and cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

Responsibilities

  • Complete assessments for patient admissions.
  • Manage referrals; provide information to individuals, agencies, facilities, and professional staff; request information about potential admissions; and develop or maintain relationships with ongoing referral sources and alternate treatment resources when appropriate.
  • Complete insurance verification and pre-certifications as applicable.
  • Participate in crisis and safety interventions as needed.
  • Assist with performance improvement and quality measurement activities as assigned.
  • Cross-train between intake and the unit.
  • For the Lead Admissions RN duties described, assign shifts for clinicians and nurses and designate tasks to ensure shift operations.

Desired Qualifications

  • Two years of experience in a behavioral health setting 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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