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Universal Health Services

Manages hospitals and behavioral health facilities

Psychiatric Nurse

Nursing & Frontline Patient CareConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
ContractAuburn Hills, MI, USA$55 - $60 /hrIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • Graduate from an accredited school of nursing.
  • Hold current and valid Registered Nurse status in Michigan.
  • Be in good standing for consideration for internal transfers.

Responsibilities

  • Provide nursing care for psychiatric patients, including children, adolescents, and chemical dependency patients, using the nursing process.
  • Assess mental health needs, develop nursing diagnoses, identify outcomes, plan and evaluate nursing care, and monitor effects and side effects of physician-ordered medications and treatments.
  • Ensure patient safety and provide milieu management and crisis intervention strategies.
  • Participate in developing, interpreting, and implementing the department’s philosophy, objectives, standards, policies, and procedures.
  • Use the nursing process to plan, provide, and evaluate each patient’s care, and produce a written nursing assessment and an up-to-date individualized care plan.
  • Develop measurable goals on the Individualized Treatment Plan jointly with the treatment team and patient.
  • Modify the nursing component of the Master Treatment Plan according to changing patient needs and evaluation of care administered and established standards; keep the plan updated and review it with patients.

Desired Qualifications

  • A bachelor's degree in nursing.
  • One year of nursing experience in a psychiatric setting.
  • Current certification in Nonviolent Crisis Intervention.
  • Current certification in Basic Life Support/CPR.

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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