Registered Nurse; PRN- Night Shift

Responsibilities

Parkwood Behavioral Health System, a UHS facility, provides behavioral health and chemical dependency services to the Mid-South region.

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• Status: PRN
• Hours/
  
  Schedule:
  
  12‑hour shifts (7:00 p.m.
  
  - 7:00 a.m.)

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 Registered Nurse prescribes, coordinates and delegates nursing care utilizing the nursing process that is integrated into the multidisciplinary treatment team plan of care. The Registered Nurse 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 Registered Nurse also may assume Charge Nurse responsibilities as required.

Education: Graduate from an accredited program of professional nursing required; BSN preferred.

Experience: One (1) year prior psychiatric experience in mental health nursing preferred.

Licensure: Licensure and registration by the Mississippi Board of Nursing as a registered nurse, or multi‑state license as approved by NCSBN.

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. Staff must demonstrate flexibility for reassignment to units providing care to varied populations including male and female children, adolescents and adults as well as dually diagnosed adults.

What our nurses value at UHS: An environment that puts patient care first. Opportunities for growth, learning, and advancement. Supportive and responsive leadership. Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package.

• Challenging and rewarding work environment
• Career development opportunities within UHS and its subsidiaries
• Competitive Compensation
• Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plan
• 401(k) with company match and discounted stock plan
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Student Loan Repayment Program
• Generous Paid Time Off

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.