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Universal Health Services

Manages hospitals and behavioral health facilities

Day Surgery RN - DSU

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

About the Job

Requirements

  • Current Nevada Registered Nurse licensure.
  • Current Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) and Basic Life Support (BLS) certifications.
  • Ability to perform general nursing duties across departments with adequate supervision.

Responsibilities

  • Provide direct and indirect patient care in the Day Surgery Unit and preoperative holding area.
  • Communicate changes in patients’ clinical conditions, diagnostic results, and symptoms to physicians, the Nurse Manager, director, and co-workers as appropriate.
  • Respond quickly and accurately to changes in patient condition or response to treatment.
  • Perform head-to-toe assessments and policy-based reassessments for pediatric, geriatric, and general patient populations.
  • Assess and reassess pain, use appropriate pain-management techniques, and educate patients and families about pain management.
  • Establish a plan of care based on physician orders and the patient’s condition.
  • Treat patients and families with respect and dignity, identify and address their psychosocial, cultural, ethnic, and religious or spiritual needs, and serve as a liaison among administration, patients, physicians, and other healthcare providers.
  • Interact professionally with patients and families and involve them in forming the plan of care and discharge plan.

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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