PRN Registered Nurse (RN)

Registered Nurse (RN) - PRN

This position provides support to our outpatient programs with the ability to pick up more hours when available. No weekends required! Dover Behavioral Health System is a 104-bed, acute care psychiatric hospital located in the beautiful Dover, Delaware area. Dover Behavioral Health System features individual units for adolescents and adults and offers inpatient acute care, partial hospitalization, and intensive outpatient programs. On average, over 10,000 patients receive care from our compassionate health care team each year at Dover Behavioral Health System. This opportunity offers working at a hospital known for its outstanding patient satisfaction, including ranking 6th for highest patient satisfaction in 2020 compared to over 200+ psychiatric hospitals. We attribute this success to our talented and dedicated staff. We are the best at what we do!

What do our current nurses value at Dover Behavioral Health & UHS? An environment that puts patient care first. One of the most rewarding aspects of working in our nursing department 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. There are very robust continuing education options and opportunities for skills diversification and career advancement with UHS.

Essential Job Duties

• Complete comprehensive Nursing Assessments and assist in creating goals, objectives, and interventions for the treatment plan
• Work as a part of a multi-disciplinary team to ensure that quality services are provided to patients in the Partial and Intensive Outpatient Programs
• Work closely with the Provider to submit medication requests or changes in medication and ensure that medication reconciliation forms are up to date with the most recent changes.
• Develop a therapeutic relationship with patients using strong communication skills
• Complete all documentation timely, accurately and in accordance to nursing standards/facility policies and procedures
• Participate in hospital emergency codes necessary to the unit's and the hospital's safe operation
• Comply with safety and security policies and procedures, including those regarding incidents and injuries. Documents and reports incidents and injuries appropriately
• Assist patients in self-administering of medications as prescribed by physician in a safe, accurate and timely manner utilizing the "Five Rights" of medication administration

Qualifications

Current license to practice nursing in the State of Delaware (or eligible to receive or renew). Current CPR or BLS certification.

About Our Parent Company (Universal Health Services): 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. 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. 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 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.