Admissions Nurse - RN

ignoredontpost; Memphis (TN); In loco; USD 65.000 - 90.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

Competitive compensation

Comprehensive benefits

Tuition assistance

Paid time off

Descrizione del lavoro

Lakeside Behavioral Health System in Memphis, TN seeks an Admissions Registered Nurse to provide professional psychiatric nursing care on a designated unit, aligned with ANA standards and a multidisciplinary treatment plan. The role supports patients across age groups, may assume Charge Nurse duties, and offers competitive benefits with tuition assistance and paid time off.

Education: accredited nursing program graduate; TN RN licensure required; BSN preferred; one year psychiatric experience

Competenze

• Graduate of an accredited nursing program.
• RN licensure by Tennessee Board of Nurse Examiners.
• One year psychiatric nursing experience preferred.
• Knowledge of general and psychiatric nursing processes and crisis management.

Mansioni

• Provide professional nursing care on a designated unit.
• Coordinate and delegate nursing care within the multidisciplinary team.
• Promote and sustain nursing practice in line with ANA Standards of Psychiatric Mental Health Care.
• May assume Charge Nurse responsibilities as required.

Conoscenze

Psychiatric nursing

Crisis management

Nursing processes

CPR certified

Formazione

RN licensure

BSN preferred

Descrizione del lavoro

Responsibilities

Lakeside Behavioral Health System provides an excellent opportunity for those seeking to be part of a team-oriented and compassionate organization. Our staff tell us that our team is their number one reason for working at Lakeside and we offer competitive compensation, excellent comprehensive benefits, opportunities for advancement, tuition assistance, and paid time off.

Since 1969, Lakeside has been the premier provider of specialized behavioral health and addictive disease services in the Memphis and Mid-South region. The 365-bed facility is one of the largest free-standing psychiatric hospitals in the United States. We are located on a serene 37-acre campus in northeast Shelby County, serving as the setting for the treatment for children, adolescents, young adults, adults and seniors. Lakeside’s comprehensive programs treat disorders such as bipolar disorder, psychological trauma, depression and anxiety, mental illness and addictive disease disorders such as alcoholism, drug addiction and substance abuse.

Job Description

The Admissions Registered Nurse provides professional nursing care on a designated unit in a manner consistent with the philosophy and objectives of Lakeside Behavioral Health and the ANA Standards of Practice for Psychiatric Mental Health Care. The Registered nurse prescribes, coordinates and delegates nursing care utilizing the nursing process that is integrated into the multidisciplinary treatment team plan of care. The Registered nurse is accountable for assigned nursing care activities on a shift basis and is responsible for promoting and enhancing professional nursing practice on the unit. The Registered Nurse may also assume Charge Nurse responsibilities as required.

Qualifications

Job Requirements

Education: Graduate of an accredited nursing program. BSN preferred.

Experience: One-year prior psychiatric experience in mental health nursing preferred.

Licensure/Certification: Licensure and registration by the Tennessee Board of Nurse Examiners as a registered nurse.

Knowledge: Must possess knowledge of general and psychiatric nursing processes, therapeutic relationships and processes, age specific growth and development, limit setting, crisis and behavior management and CPR training.

Universal Health Services (UHS)

One of the nation’s largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS) has built an impressive record of achievement and performance. Growing steadily since its inception into an esteemed Fortune 500 corporation, annual revenues were $14.3 billion in 2023. During the year, UHS was again recognized as one of the World’s Most Admired Companies by Fortune; and listed in Forbes ranking of America’s Largest Public Companies.

Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, UHS has approximately 96,700 employees and continues to grow through its subsidiaries. Operating acute care hospitals, behavioral health facilities, outpatient facilities and ambulatory care access points, an insurance offering, a physicians’ network and various related services located all over the U.S. 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, promotions 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.