What are the responsibilities and job description for the Nurse position at UHS of Delaware, Inc.?
We have started with a small team of compassionate professionals dedicated to providing quality care who are equally committed to creating a collaborative and supportive work culture.
We are seeking like-minded Nurses to join our growing team!
Our Nurses assume primary responsibility for the assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of nursing care for assigned patients. The nurse plans and sets goals, which demonstrate a holistic approach to patients and families. The nurse assumes leadership responsibilities at the unit level and demonstrates a mastery of clinical skills related to patient’s mental health and physical health needs
Qualifications:
- Nurse/Patient Relationship: Develops and maintains a therapeutic relationship throughout the healthcare continuum.
- Assuring/Improving Quality Care: Facilitates the patient and family’s right to receive safe, quality, and cost effective care. Maintains and protects confidentiality regarding all aspects of patient care and information.
- Patient/Staff Education: Demonstrates a commitment to meeting the learning needs of patients, families, and Staff. Utilizes appropriate resources to meet those needs and achieve positive patient or Staff outcomes. Assists in creating an environment that promotes educational growth opportunities for nursing peers and colleagues.
- Nursing Process: Demonstrates the use of nursing process as a problem-solving model. Demonstrates a mastery of clinical skills related to patient’s mental health and physical health needs.
- Leadership/Collaboration/Professional Development: Demonstrates respect and understanding for peers and other clinical disciplines and participates as an effective member of the patient care team to formulate an integrated approach to care. Demonstrates leadership behaviors and is committed to the development of self and others. Provides direct and indirect clinical oversight to unlicensed nursing personnel performing delegated tasks within the scope of their role.
The ideal candidate has a BSN and 1 year of experience in a behavioral health setting. Valid RN license. Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing (PMH-BC) certification preferred.
Quality health care is our passion, improving lives is our reward.
In addition to the opportunity to work with a caring team and positively impact patient lives,
Via Linda Behavioral Hospital offers comprehensive benefits, including;
- Competitive Compensation
- Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision, and Prescription Drug Plan
- Generous Paid Time Off
- 401(K) with company match and discounted stock plan
- Career development opportunities within UHS and its Subsidiaries
- Education Assistance
Interested applicants may apply directly from our Careers page on the Via Linda Behavioral Health website.
About Universal Health Services
One of the nation’s largest and most respected hospital companies, Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS) has built an impressive record of achievement and performance. Steadily growing from a startup to an esteemed Fortune 500 corporation, UHS today has annual revenue nearing $10 billion. UHS is recognized as one of the World’s Most Admired Companies by Fortune; ranked #276 on the Fortune 500, and listed #275 in Forbes inaugural ranking of America’s Top 500 Public Companies.
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All UHS subsidiaries are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates. UHS subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers and as such, openly support and fully commit to recruitment, selection, placement, promotion and compensation of individuals without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), genetic information, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
We believe that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success.
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