TEMP - Registered Nurse (RN)

Job Description

Responsibilities

Wellstone Regional Hospital is a -bed acute care facility located in Jeffersonville, Indiana (and part of the UHS Healthcare System) and has been providing quality health care to the residents of Southern Indiana and the Louisville area since 3.

Wellstone specializes in the treatment of Adolescents, Children, Adults, and the CD population. In addition to our in-patient services, we offer out-patient programs as well.

Wellstone is currently looking for Temporary Registered Nurses to work assignments lasting 3-4 months on our in-patient units.

The Temporary Registered Nurse is a registered professional nurse who delivers, coordinates, and evaluates patient care through collaborative efforts with health team members in accordance with the nursing process and the standards of care and practices.

The Staff Nurse must be able to demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care, based on physical, psychosocial, educational, safety and related criteria, appropriate to the age of the patients served.

Non-exempt temporary hourly position, not benefit eligible.

QUALIFICATIONS

Education : Graduate from an accredited program of professional nursing required; Bachelor’s Degree preferred.

Experience : A minimum of one (1) year experience in a psychiatric health-care facility preferred but NOT required.

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

Additional Requirements : CPR certification, CPI & appropriate use of Seclusion and Restraint prior to assisting in a restraining process.

Must pass a medication administration exam.

Hours of Work : 6 : p.m. to 7 : a.m.; Also looking for night shift weekends; other times as indicated by immediate supervisor.

Candidates employed by any UHS facility within the last 6 months are NOT elgible.)

Qualifications

What do our current nurses value at Hospital Name & UHS?

An environment that puts patient care first. One of the most rewarding aspects of working as a Registered Nurse (RN) 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 as a Registered Nurse (RN) with 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 corporation, our annual revenues were $.

billion in 8. In 0, UHS was again recognized as one of the World’s Most Admired Companies by Fortune; in 9, ranked # on the Fortune ;

and in 7, listed # in Forbes inaugural ranking of America’s Top Public Companies. Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, UHS has more than , employees and through its subsidiaries operates acute care hospitals, behavioral health facilities, outpatient facilities and ambulatory care access points, an insurance offering, a physician network and various related services located in U.

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

Registered Nurse (RN) Job Requirements :

Current license to practice nursing in State of Facility / Hospital (or eligible to receive or renew).

Current CPR or BLS certification.

Preferred one year of experience working in a psychiatric inpatient setting with patients aged 5-yrs+ (but NOT required.)