Licensed Practical Nurse-Behavioral Health

Responsibilities Up to $5, Sign-on bonus with employment commitment. Highlands Behavioral Health System is an 86 bed, acute care psychiatric hospital located in Littleton, CO.

Highlands features individual units for adolescents, adults, and seniors, and offers inpatient acute care, partial hospitalization, and intensive outpatient programs.

The LPN performs under the direction of a Registered Nurse in providing nursing care to assigned patients, utilizing basic understanding of psychiatric and personality disorders.

What do our current nurses value at Highlands Behavioral & UHS? An environment that puts patient care first. One of the most rewarding aspects of working as a LPN 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.

Total Rewards for our Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) include : Challenging and rewarding work environment Career development opportunities within UHS and its Subsidiaries Competitive Compensation Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plan Pet insurance (K) with company match and discounted stock plan Generous Paid Time Off Free Basic Life Insurance Tuition and Educational Reimbursement More information is available on our Benefits Guest Website : benefits.

uhsguest.com Shift Hours : 12 hour shifts (7a -7 : 30p) rotating weekends required Shift Differentials : Up to $6.00 / hour Screening of applications begins immediately and continues until the position is filled.

Qualifications Graduate from an approved Vocational School of Nursing. Clinical experience in psychiatric nursing preferred.

Current license to practice nursing in Colorado (or eligable to receive or renew) Universal Health Services (UHS) 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. Growing steadily since its inception into an esteemed Fortune corporation, annual revenues were $13.

4 billion in . 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.

Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, UHS has approximately 94, 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.