RN (PRN)
Universal Health Services, Houston, TX, United States
Responsibilities
Kingwood Pines Hospital is a 116-bed facility located in the Kingwood community, approximately 30 miles northeast of the Houston Medical Center. The hospital provides 24‑hour emergency services and serves children, adolescents, and adults for psychiatric and behavioral health, including intensive outpatient and partial hospital program services.
The Registered Nurse will provide nursing care for psychiatric patients, including child, adolescent, geriatric, and chemical dependency patients using the nursing process. Duties include: assessing mental health needs, developing nursing diagnoses, identifying outcomes, planning and evaluating nursing care; administering and/or monitoring the effects and side effects of medications and treatments ordered by a physician; ensuring safety and providing milieu management and crisis intervention strategies.
Provide leadership and direction to licensed vocational nurses, psychiatric technicians, and counselors. Direct milieu management.
Provide assessment of patients’ psychiatric and medical status.
Contribute to treatment plan as a member of interdisciplinary team.
Document nursing care, treatment, and patient’s response to treatment.
Recognize signs and symptoms of mental health disorders and chemical dependency disorders and apply/utilize appropriate treatment interventions.
Benefits
Challenging and rewarding work environment
Career development opportunities within UHS and its subsidiaries
Competitive compensation
Qualifications
Graduate of accredited school of nursing (Associate’s Degree) required. BSN preferred.
Current Registered Nurse (RN) license in the State of Texas required.
Minimum of one (1) year related experience required. Psychiatric nursing experience is preferred.
CPR and HWC Crisis Intervention training must be completed prior to beginning work.
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.
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Kingwood Pines Hospital is a 116-bed facility located in the Kingwood community, approximately 30 miles northeast of the Houston Medical Center. The hospital provides 24‑hour emergency services and serves children, adolescents, and adults for psychiatric and behavioral health, including intensive outpatient and partial hospital program services.
The Registered Nurse will provide nursing care for psychiatric patients, including child, adolescent, geriatric, and chemical dependency patients using the nursing process. Duties include: assessing mental health needs, developing nursing diagnoses, identifying outcomes, planning and evaluating nursing care; administering and/or monitoring the effects and side effects of medications and treatments ordered by a physician; ensuring safety and providing milieu management and crisis intervention strategies.
Provide leadership and direction to licensed vocational nurses, psychiatric technicians, and counselors. Direct milieu management.
Provide assessment of patients’ psychiatric and medical status.
Contribute to treatment plan as a member of interdisciplinary team.
Document nursing care, treatment, and patient’s response to treatment.
Recognize signs and symptoms of mental health disorders and chemical dependency disorders and apply/utilize appropriate treatment interventions.
Benefits
Challenging and rewarding work environment
Career development opportunities within UHS and its subsidiaries
Competitive compensation
Qualifications
Graduate of accredited school of nursing (Associate’s Degree) required. BSN preferred.
Current Registered Nurse (RN) license in the State of Texas required.
Minimum of one (1) year related experience required. Psychiatric nursing experience is preferred.
CPR and HWC Crisis Intervention training must be completed prior to beginning work.
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.
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