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Universal Health Services

Manages hospitals and behavioral health facilities

Registered Nurse RN

Nursing & Frontline Patient CareConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeWilloughby, OH, USAIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • Must be available for rotating holiday and weekend shifts.
  • Must hold a current RN license in good standing in Ohio or in another state that participates in the Nurse Licensure Compact multistate license.
  • A bachelor's degree in nursing is preferred.
  • Basic Life Support certification from the American Heart Association is preferred.

Responsibilities

  • Maintain and apply standards of care for patients with medical, surgical, and psychiatric comorbidities.
  • Implement psychiatric and physician orders in a timely, clinically effective manner.
  • Observe and report changes in patients' mental and physical status, behavior, appearance, and functioning.
  • Assess violence risk factors and document assessments appropriately.
  • Manage and monitor suicidal patients through appropriate observation, reassessment, and documentation.
  • Manage, monitor, and provide care for patients at risk for elopement.
  • Provide therapeutic one-to-one interactions to support stabilization and treatment goals.
  • Facilitate psychoeducational and therapeutic groups.
  • Provide structured counseling and ensure required out-of-cell time, such as two hours per day for Level II patients.
  • Use early intervention strategies to prevent escalation.
  • Use verbal de-escalation and crisis stabilization skills.
  • Respond to Behavioral Codes and apply restraints safely and in alignment with policy.
  • Document incidents, assessments, interventions, and clinical outcomes in the medical record.
  • Coordinate psychiatric services and communicate medication compliance, status changes, and laboratory results to psychiatrists.
  • Collaborate with Health Services, emergency medical teams, and administrative staff.
  • Provide patient and family education and support discharge planning.
  • Provide comprehensive, patient-centered nursing care to individuals across the lifespan experiencing acute and chronic mental health and substance use disorders.
  • Assess patient needs, develop and implement individualized treatment plans, and evaluate patient progress using psychiatric nursing theory, evidence-based practice, and regulatory standards.
  • Serve as a clinical caregiver, patient advocate, educator, and interdisciplinary team member while maintaining a safe, therapeutic milieu.

Desired Qualifications

  • A bachelor's degree in nursing.
  • Basic Life Support certification from the American Heart Association.

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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