RN - WEEKENDS

About San Marcos Treatment Center

San Marcos Treatment Center, a 212‑bed, seclusion‑free psychiatric residential treatment facility located between Austin and San Antonio in the heart of Central Texas, spans 65 acres with trees and wildlife. We have 13 unique living units separated by gender, age, and development levels, along with two swimming pools, two gymnasiums, a sports court, playing fields, a ropes course, canteen, social area, and a healing trail.

The center provides 24‑hour psychiatric care to girls and boys ages 6 to 17 with customized therapeutic approaches and intensive behavioral programs that teach young patients to moderate behaviors, manage emotions, and improve social functioning.

The Registered Nurse (RN) position reports to the Director of Nursing and is responsible for physical assessments of patients, implementing treatment plans, evaluating responses to treatment, providing complete documentation, administering medications as prescribed, and offering health‑care education to patients and families. The RN serves as the shift supervisor for Mental Health Techs and LVN staff, ensures a safe and therapeutic environment, and provides direct patient care and management of children, adolescents, and young adults as prescribed.

The RN also ensures safety, supervision, and crisis management for patient populations, provides assessment and medical management, and assists in the management of a therapeutic milieu.

Weekend Shift: Saturday and Sunday, 6 AM to 10 PM each day.

• UHS offers a challenging and rewarding work environment.
• Paid training is provided on‑site.
• Flexible scheduling.
• Growth and development opportunities within UHS and its subsidiaries.

Education: Graduate from an accredited school of nursing. One year of psychiatric/neuropsychiatric experience with adolescents and/or young adults in a long‑term hospital or residential setting preferred.

Licensure/Certification: Current Texas professional Nurse License and current driver license.

Skills: Good verbal and written communication skills; ability to maintain confidentiality of patient and employee information; effective organization; development and implementation of patient care services within the discipline; consistent demonstration of mental ability to understand and perform essential functions; ability to initiate and implement all phases of the nursing process; ability to provide safe nursing care; understanding of patient rights; basic supervisory skills.

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Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS) is one of the nation’s largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services. Founded as a Fortune 500 corporation, UHS reported annual revenues of $15.8 billion in 2024 and is recognized among the World’s Most Admired Companies by Fortune. With headquarters in King of Prussia, PA, UHS employs approximately 99,000 people and operates hospitals, behavioral health facilities, outpatient facilities, and other services across the United States, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico, and the United Kingdom.

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