REGISTERED NURSE (RN) - FULLTIME/LEAD CHARGE NURSE

Del Amo Behavioral Health System; Torrance (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Excellent medical, dental, vision

401(k) with company match

Education assistance up to $5,250/year

Student loan programs (SoFi)

New employee bonus

Career development opportunities

Job summary

Universal Health Services, Inc. in California seeks an experienced Registered Nurse (RN) to lead as Charge Nurse in a psychiatric inpatient unit. Responsibilities include directing patient care, assessing needs, and ensuring documentation and safety standards are met.

The role emphasizes leadership, supervision, and collaboration with a multidisciplinary team to deliver quality patient care in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Graduate of accredited nursing school.
• Licensure by the California Board of Registered Nursing required.
• Clinical experience in a psychiatric setting preferred.

Responsibilities

• Organize and direct patient care with prioritized assignments.
• Ensure staff complete duties and patient care responsibilities per shift.
• Provide unit orientation to new staff and supervise as Charge Nurse when assigned.
• Assess patients, develop and document the plan of care.
• Maintain accurate patient records and timely shift reports.
• Follow safety procedures and monitor patients per observation levels.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary team and manage complex patient care.

Skills

Leadership

Team supervision

Communication

Decision making

Stress management

Education

RN degree/education

California RN licensure

Job description

Registered Nurse (RN)/Lead Charge Nurse

We are currently seeking experienced and compassionate nurses and lead charge nurses with 1 year psychiatric exprience to join our team. This is an excellent opportunity to work in a supportive environment committed to quality care, collaboration, and professional excellence. We adhere to the CDPH 6:1 patient-to-nurse ration and prioritize safe patient care.

Role

Registered Nurse provide safe and effective nursing care in the assigned area(s) in a manner consistent with the philosophy and objectives of the Hospital and within the framework of established policies and procedures of the Department of Nursing Services. As a key team member in the clinical area, the Registered Nurse promotes a climate of effective performance and learning through role modeling, willingness to learn and teach, and availability to patients and staff including but not limited to:

• Organize and direct care of patients, setting priorities and formulating assignments to include the most skilled staff to care for the most acutely ill patients.
• Ensure staff complete assigned duties & patient care responsibilities during the assigned shift.
• Provide thorough unit orientation to new staff.
• Staff Nurse functions as Charge Nurse when assigned.
• Assess each patient, complete plan of care, formulates a nursing diagnosis based upon assessment findings.
• Document patient behavior, condition, and care in an accurate, timely and legible manner on all assigned patients, including in RN progress notes and pertinent graphics every shift.
• Provide shift report using concise, meaningful language with all pertinent information, including patient name, diagnosis, physician, precautions, and levels of supervision, legal status, and discharge status, if known.
• Follow safety procedures. Utilize appropriate observation level for patient: Q15 minute checks, 1:1 monitoring, and/or specific precautions.
• Provide nursing care, within the scope of practice, to meet the unique needs of each patient.
• Actively attend and encourage participation of patients in milieu activities.
• Anticipate emergent situations; intervene early and appropriately
• Intervene in managing complex patient care situations, utilizing departmental policies and procedures that promote the most therapeutic alternatives. Prioritize interventions in rapidly changing patient situations.

As 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, 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 more than 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 physician network and various related services located all over the U.S. States, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the United Kingdon.

Benefits Include

• Competitive Compensation & Generous Paid Time Off
• Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plans
• 401(K) with company match and discounted stock plan
• Education Assistance up to $5,250.00 annually – Eligibility at 6 months of hire date
• Monthly Loan Reimbursement Program
• SoFi Student Loan Refinance Program
• New Employee Bonus Program
• Challenging and rewarding work environment
• Career development opportunities within UHS and its 300+ Subsidiaries!

Qualifications

Education: Graduate of accredited nursing school required.

Credentials: Licensure by the California Board of Registered Nursing required.

Experience: Clinical experience in a psychiatric setting preferred.

1-3 years' experience with military and behavioral health population preferably in an inpatient setting.

Skills

Knowledge/Skills

• Must be able to interact positively with patients on a daily basis.
• Must be able to demonstrate leadership ability and provide appropriate supervision/oversight of staff.
• Must be able to work successfully under highly stressful conditions.
• Must be able to make sound, independent judgments based on scientific and/or ethical principles.
• Must be able to comprehend and perform oral and written instructions and procedures.
• Must be able to collaborate with other multidisciplinary team members in an appropriate fashion.
• Must be capable of adapting to varying workloads and work assignments on a constant basis.
• Must have math skills to enable calculation of drug dosages and infusion rates.

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.