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Universal Health Services

Manages hospitals and behavioral health facilities

Registered Nurse - RN

Nursing & Frontline Patient CareUpdated on Nov 10
Full-timeWinston-Salem, NC, USAIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • Graduate of an accredited college or university of professional nursing.
  • Hold a current North Carolina State Nursing License or a compact-state license.
  • Have a minimum of one year of nursing experience.
  • Hold AHA CPR and First Aid credentials.
  • Know appropriate nursing assessment, diagnoses, and interventions for patients.
  • Be able to accurately administer medications and treatments and monitor and record patient responses and side effects.
  • Be able to safely implement Special Treatment Procedures.
  • Be able to assist with educating patients and families about medication and care management.
  • Be able to develop therapeutic relationships with patients and families.
  • Know human behavior or principles of psychology, including therapeutic relationships and processes, age-specific growth and development, limit setting, and crisis and behavior management.
  • Have sufficient body mobility to accomplish essential functions, including sitting and standing for extended periods, bending, stooping, kneeling, walking, and standing often.
  • Be able to speak face-to-face and by telephone frequently, write legibly and grammatically in patient charts, and have normal or corrected vision and hearing within normal range.
  • Be able to express and exchange ideas through spoken communication and communicate fluently and effectively in English, verbally and in writing.
  • Be able to perform Non-Violent Crisis Intervention using physical, verbal, and non-verbal techniques.
  • Be able to interact appropriately and professionally with program staff, patients, visitors, attending physicians, and other department representatives.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and maintain a therapeutic nurse-patient relationship throughout the healthcare continuum.
  • Use the nursing process as a problem-solving model and demonstrate clinical skills related to patients’ mental and physical health needs.
  • Facilitate patients’ and families’ right to safe, quality, and cost-effective care, and maintain and protect confidentiality regarding patient care and information.
  • Meet the learning needs of patients and families by using appropriate resources to support positive patient outcomes.
  • Help create an environment that promotes educational growth opportunities for nursing peers and colleagues.
  • Respect and understand peers and other clinical disciplines, and participate effectively as a member of the patient-care team to formulate an integrated approach to care.

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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