Outpatient Registered Nurse; RN

Responsibilities

The Ridge Behavioral Health System is a 110‑bed psychiatric hospital located in Lexington, KY. We provide psychiatric and substance use disorder treatment for children, adolescents, and adults. As the only free‑standing psychiatric hospital in Central Kentucky, we are expanding services to meet community needs.

Full Time, Day Shift

• Accurately and timely complete new patient admissions, assessment, orders, treatment plans, property inventory, nutritional screening, progress notes, patient education, and safe medication administration.
• Provide appropriate crisis intervention, anticipating and responding quickly to escalating behaviors, utilizing de‑escalation techniques, and prioritizing safety.
• Use counseling skills to de‑escalate aggression, listen actively, use appropriate tone and volume, provide positive reinforcements, maintain boundaries, and promote a positive peer culture.

• Competitive compensation & generous paid time off.
• Excellent medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug plans.
• 401(k) with company match and discounted stock plan.
• Sign‑on bonus, tuition reimbursement, retention bonus, and referral bonus programs.
• Challenging, rewarding work environment with opportunities to make a difference.
• Career development opportunities within UHS and its 300+ subsidiaries.
• Convenient location near Hamburg & I‑75.
• Free parking on premises.
• Free meal with each shift.

Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS) is one of the nation’s largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services. With 94,000 employees and revenues of $13.4 billion in 2022, UHS operates across the United States, Puerto Rico, and the United Kingdom.

• Current Kentucky nursing licensure.

All UHS subsidiaries are committed to providing a workplace of mutual respect and equal employment opportunities for all applicants and teammates. We support and champion 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 diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success.

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