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Universal Health Services

Manages hospitals and behavioral health facilities

Registered Nurse

Nursing & Frontline Patient CareUpdated on Nov 11
Part-timeTorrance, CA, USANo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • Graduation from an accredited nursing school is required.
  • Licensure by the California Board of Registered Nursing is required.
  • Clinical experience in a psychiatric setting is preferred.
  • One to three years of experience with military and behavioral health populations, preferably in an inpatient setting, is sought.
  • Must be able to interact positively with patients daily.
  • Must demonstrate leadership ability and provide appropriate supervision and oversight of staff.
  • Must work successfully under highly stressful conditions.
  • Must make sound, independent judgments based on scientific or ethical principles.
  • Must comprehend and perform oral and written instructions and procedures.
  • Must collaborate appropriately with multidisciplinary team members.
  • Must adapt to varying workloads and work assignments on a constant basis.
  • Must have mathematics skills to calculate drug dosages and infusion rates.

Responsibilities

  • Organize and direct patient care by setting priorities and formulating assignments so the most skilled staff care for the most acutely ill patients.
  • Ensure staff complete assigned duties and patient care responsibilities during the assigned shift.
  • Provide thorough unit orientation to new staff.
  • Perform Staff Nurse functions as Charge Nurse when assigned.
  • Assess each patient, complete a plan of care, and formulate a nursing diagnosis based on assessment findings.
  • Document patient behavior, condition, and care accurately, timely, and legibly for assigned patients, including RN progress notes and pertinent graphics each shift.
  • Provide shift reports using concise, meaningful language and including pertinent information such as patient name, diagnosis, physician, precautions, supervision levels, legal status, and discharge status when known.
  • Follow safety procedures and use the appropriate patient observation level, including Q15-minute checks, one-to-one monitoring, and specific precautions as applicable.
  • Provide nursing care within the scope of practice to meet each patient's unique needs.
  • Attend and encourage patient participation in milieu activities.
  • Anticipate emergent situations and intervene early and appropriately.
  • Intervene in complex patient care situations using departmental policies and procedures that promote therapeutic alternatives, and prioritize interventions in rapidly changing patient situations.

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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