RN - SEASONAL/TEMP

Registered Nurse (RN) - Seasonal/Temp

Come join our team at Parkwood Behavioral Health System, a UHS facility providing behavioral health and chemical dependency services to the Mid-South region since 1987. Located in Desoto County, Mississippi, we strive to provide the highest level of quality care to our patients through a full continuum of care for adults, adolescents, and children.

We are looking for a contract Registered Nurse (RN) for a temporary assignment (no more than 6 months) with the following details:

• Assignment: Temporary (no more than 6 months)
• Hours/Schedule: 7:00 p.m. - 7:00 a.m.
• Hourly Rate: $56.00 per hour
• Note: Candidates employed by any UHS facility within the last 6 months are not eligible.

The Registered Nurse provides professional nursing care on a designated unit in a manner consistent with the philosophy and objectives of Parkwood Behavioral Health. The RN prescribes, coordinates, and delegates nursing care utilizing the nursing process that is integrated into the multidisciplinary treatment team plan of care. The RN 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 RN may also assume Charge Nurse Responsibilities as required.

Qualifications:

• Education: Graduate from an accredited program of professional nursing required; BSN preferred.
• Experience: One (1) year of supervisory experience preferred.
• Licensure: Licensure and registration by the Mississippi Board of Nursing as a Registered Nurse, or multi-state license as approved by NCSBN.
• CPR: Current CPR or BLS certification.
• 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.

About Universal Health Services:

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 $13.4billion in 2022. Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, UHS has approximately 94,000 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 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.