What are the responsibilities and job description for the Psych Nurse (RN) position at UHS?
Responsibilities
PSYCH NURSE - RN
Peachford Hospital is a 246-bed, acute care psychiatric hospital located in the well-established North Atlanta Dunwoody neighborhood. Peachford features individual units for children, adolescents, adults, and seniors, and offers inpatient acute care, partial hospitalization, and intensive outpatient programs. Nearly 10,000 patients receive compassionate care from our health care team each year and Peachford has been providing compassionate care since 1973.
We are recruiting skilled, compassionate and all-together AWESOME Registered Nurse applicants for our busy hospital.
Peachford offers great benefits for Registered Nurse candidates (RN) including:
- Sign-On Bonuses for Full Time Positions
- Competitive and newly increased Compensation & Generous Paid Time Off
- Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plans
- 401(K) with company match and discounted stock plan
- SoFi Student Loan Refinancing Program
- Tuition Assistance
- Challenging and rewarding work environment
What do our nurses value at Peachford?
An environment that puts patient care first. One of the most rewarding aspects of working as a Registered Nurse (RN) is providing excellent care, comfort, and security to the patients and families you treat, at their most vulnerable times. Supportive and responsive leadership. You are never alone, as you are part of a large network of peer nurses and nursing leaders that routinely exchange ideas and review current topics within the industry. Having the opportunity to grow, learn, and advance in your career.
A Registered Nurse (RN) at Peachford delivers quality nursing care to patients with a variety of psychiatric, behavioral and addictive disease diagnoses. Our Nurses develop interdisciplinary treatment plans and monitor each patient’s progress toward those goals. RNs administer medications in a safe, accurate, and timely manner. Nurses communicate changes in patient’s status with physicians while playing a pivotal role in patient and family education. And above all else, our RNs pledge to keep our patients safe.
About our parent company: Universal Health Services (UHS):
As one of the nation’s largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, our parent company, Universal Health Services (UHS), has built an impressive record of achievement and performance. Growing steadily since its inception into an esteemed Fortune 500 corporation, annual revenues were $11.6 billion in 2020. In 2021, UHS was again recognized as one of the World’s Most Admired Companies by Fortune; in 2020, ranked #281 on the Fortune 500; and listed #330 in Forbes ranking of U.S.’ Largest Public Companies. Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, UHS has 89,000 employees and through its subsidiaries operates 26 acute care hospitals, 334 behavioral health facilities, 39 outpatient facilities and free-standing Emergency Rooms located in 38 states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom.
EEO Statement
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.
Notice
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Qualifications
Registered Nurse (RN) Job Requirements:
- Current license to practice nursing in Georgia
- Current CPR or BLS certification.
- Interest or experience working in a psychiatric inpatient setting with patients aged 5-65yrs .
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