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Universal Health Services

Manages hospitals and behavioral health facilities

Nurse Manager

Nursing & Frontline Patient CareConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeWestampton Township, NJ, USANo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • The applicant must be licensed in New Jersey as a Registered Nurse.
  • The applicant must have at least three years of hospital-based nursing experience.
  • The applicant must have at least two years of psychiatric nursing experience.
  • The applicant must have a BSN or BS in a related health field; applicants actively obtaining a bachelor's degree may be considered with employment experience.
  • The applicant must have past experience supervising staff.
  • The applicant must hold current BLS certification.
  • The applicant must demonstrate knowledge of effective management and supervisory practices.
  • The applicant must be able to plan, direct, and monitor others' activities and demonstrate leadership abilities that contribute to a positive work environment.
  • The applicant must demonstrate progressive roles in nursing leadership.

Responsibilities

  • Manage patient care on assigned units to ensure nursing staff provide optimum quality care on a 24-hour basis.
  • Monitor the delivery of patient care.
  • Collaborate with medical staff and department managers to ensure the needs of the total service are met.
  • Foster and promote open communications.
  • Assist in assessing potential new patient referrals.
  • When the Patient Advocate is unavailable, facilitate resolution of patient and visitor complaints, grievances, and requests in accordance with legal and regulatory requirements.
  • Make decisions related to the structure, coordination, and resources required to deliver cost-effective professional nursing care 24 hours per day.
  • Participate in performance-improvement activities that support the overall efficiency of the nursing department.
  • Participate in hiring, promotion, discipline, and evaluation of unit staff, and orient new staff to the unit and support ongoing educational development of unit staff.
  • Use an understanding of growth and development principles to assess each adult, adolescent, and geriatric patient's age-specific needs and provide age-specific treatment and 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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