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Universal Health Services

Manages hospitals and behavioral health facilities

Psychiatric Registered Nurse

Nursing & Frontline Patient CareUpdated on Nov 5
Full-timeOrlando, FL, USANo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • Ability to pass a Level 2 Background Investigation.
  • Graduate of an accredited school of nursing with an Associate’s Degree.
  • Current Registered Nurse license in the State of Florida.
  • At least one year of related experience.
  • Current CPR certification.
  • Availability to attend the full hospital and departmental orientations: Week 1, Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM; Week 2, Tuesday and Wednesday, 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM.

Responsibilities

  • Provide nursing care to psychiatric patients, including child, adolescent, geriatric, and chemical dependency patients, using the nursing process.
  • Assess mental health needs, develop nursing diagnoses, identify outcomes, plan and evaluate nursing care.
  • Administer or monitor the effects and side effects of medications and treatments ordered by a physician.
  • Ensure patient safety and provide milieu management and crisis intervention strategies.
  • Provide leadership and direction to licensed vocational nurses, psychiatric technicians, and counselors, and direct milieu management.
  • Assess patients’ psychiatric and medical status.
  • Contribute to treatment plans as a member of an interdisciplinary team.
  • Document nursing care, treatment, and patients’ responses to treatment.
  • Recognize signs and symptoms of mental health and chemical dependency disorders and apply appropriate treatment interventions.

Desired Qualifications

  • A Bachelor of Science in Nursing is preferred.
  • Psychiatric nursing experience is preferred.

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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