Registered Nurse-Psychiatric Emergency -Overnights W/E
Company: UHS
Location: Memphis
Posted on: January 26, 2023
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Job Description:
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, although 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 hospital 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 illnesses and addictive disease
disorders such as alcoholism, drug addiction and substance
abuse.
Job Description
The Triage and Assessment Counselor/Nurse provides telephonic and
in-person risk assessment and crisis intervention, initial contact
with referral sources and potential patients, determines
appropriate level of care and maintains communication with referral
sources, families, patients and unit staff. Triage and Assessment
Counselor/Nurse receives individual/family walk-ins with
compassion, empathy, a sense of urgency, and to ensure each person
receives an appropriate assessment. Thorough and accurate
documentation is a critical component of the job.
This opportunity provides the following:
Qualifications
Job Requirements
Education: Licensed Physicians, APRN's, License Psychologist,
Licensed Social Workers, Licensed Professional Counselors,
Registered Nurses, Masters in Social Work, Masters in Counseling,
Masters in Marriage and Family Therapy or Masters of Psychology
required.
Experience: Prior emergency department, intake, assessment,
admission and crisis intervention experience with a psychiatric
mental health population, preferably in an inpatient setting
preferred, but not required.
License: If Registered Nurse, licensure and registration by the
Tennessee Board of Nurse Examiners as a registered nurse.
Knowledge: Prefer knowledge of crisis intervention and risk
assessment, psychiatric diagnoses symptomology, basic chemical
dependency, age specific growth and development and crisis and
behavior management.
Universal Health Services (UHS)
One of the nation's largest and most respected providers of
hospital and healthcare services, Universal Health Services, Inc.
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
ambulatory care access points, an insurance offering, a physician
network and various related services located in 38 U.S. states,
Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom.
At UHS and all its subsidiaries, our Human Resources departments
and recruiters are here to help prospective candidates by matching
skillset and experience with the best possible career path at UHS
and our subsidiaries. We take pride in creating a highly efficient
and best in class candidate experience. During the recruitment
process, no recruiter or employee will request financial or
personal information (Social Security Number, credit card or bank
information, etc.) from you via email. Additionally, recruiters
will not email you from a public webmail client like Hotmail,
Gmail, Yahoo Mail, etc. If you are suspicious of a job posting or
job-related email mentioning UHS or its subsidiaries, let us know
by contacting our Compliance Hotline at: https://uhs.alertline.com
or 1-800-852- 3449.
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
At UHS and all our subsidiaries, our Human Resources departments
and recruiters are here to help prospective candidates by matching
skillset and experience with the best possible career path at UHS
and our subsidiaries. We take pride in creating a highly efficient
and best in class candidate experience. During the recruitment
process, no recruiter or employee will request financial or
personal information (Social Security Number, credit card or bank
information, etc.) from you via email. The recruiters will not
email you from a public webmail client like Hotmail, Gmail, Yahoo
Mail, etc. If you are suspicious of a job posting or job-related
email mentioning UHS or its subsidiaries, let us know by contacting
us at: https://uhs.alertline.com or 1-800-852-3449.
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