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ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF NURSING

Universal Health Services, Inc.
Orlando, FL, United States
Full-time

Responsibilities

University Behavioral Center, a subsidiary of Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS), is committed to providing intensive mental health services to children, adolescents and adults as well as detox and substance abuse programs for adults.

Our mental health facility provides safe and effective inpatient treatment to assist individuals in leading more productive and fulfilling lives.

The facility is located on a beautiful 14-acre campus in Orlando, Florida, and includes 112 licensed beds.

Position Summary :

The Assistant Director of Nursing (ADON) has daily responsibility for all program activities and treatment services provided on assigned units.

The ADON is responsible for ensuring effective and efficient programming, staffing ratios, supervision of patients and staff, budgeting and compliance with hospital and regulatory agency standards.

The Assistant Director of Nursing has the added responsibility of facility leadership and decision making in the absence of the Director of Nursing.

In addition, consults with the Director of Nursing Officer, staff, physicians, and other members of clinical administration on nursing problems and interpretation of facility policies to ensure that patient's needs are met.

Maintains performance improvement activities within the department(s) and participates in hospital wide PI initiatives. Responsible for mentoring RNs, LPNs, MHTs and other clinical staff as needed.

Provides coverage as a nursing supervisor of staff nurse as assigned.

This opportunity offers the following :

  • Challenging and rewarding work environment
  • Competitive Compensation & Generous Paid Time Off
  • Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plans
  • 401(K) with company match and discounted stock plan
  • Career development opportunities within UHS and its 300+ Subsidiaries!
  • Tuition Assistance

Who we are :

Universal Health Services, Inc., one of the nation's largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, has built an impressive record of achievement and performance.

Growing steadily since its inception into an esteemed Fortune 500 corporation, our annual revenues were $11.4 billion in 2019.

In 2020, UHS was again recognized as one of the World's Most Admired Companies by Fortune; in 2019, ranked #293 on the Fortune 500;

and in 2017, listed #275 in Forbes inaugural ranking of America's Top 500 Public Companies. Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, UHS has more than 90,000 employees and through its subsidiaries operates 26 acute care hospitals, 328 behavioral health facilities, 42 outpatient facilities and ambulatory care access points, an insurance offering, a physician network and various related services located in 37 U.

S. states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom.

Qualifications

Education : A degree in Nursing from an accredited school. A Bachelor's Degree is required.

Experience : A minimum of three (3) years' experience in a psychiatric health-care facility working with this population.

Licensure : Currently licensed to practice by the Florida State Board of Nursing.

Working Conditions : Exposure to psychiatric patients who may exhibit violent / aggressive behavior. Potential for exposure to communicable diseases, blood / body fluids and other hazardous waste.

General hospital environment.

Physical Requirements : Ability to communicate verbally and in writing. Physical agility to manage patients. Push, pull and lift up to 50 pounds.

Intermittent sitting, standing, walking, bending and stooping. Drug and alcohol free as evidenced by negative results of post-offer, pre-employment urine drug screen.

The physical requirements described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the functions of this job.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the primary functions.

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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