Registered Nurse; Rn - Fulltime

Registered Nurse (RN) – Full Time

Del Amo Behavioral Health System, a subsidiary of UHS, offers a safe and compassionate environment for individuals seeking hope and healing from emotional, psychiatric and addiction issues across inpatient, outpatient and specialty programs for children, adolescents, adults and seniors.

• Organize and direct patient care, setting priorities and assigning tasks to the most skilled staff for acutely ill patients.
• Ensure staff complete assigned duties and patient care responsibilities during each shift.
• Provide thorough unit orientation to new staff.
• Act as Charge Nurse when assigned.
• Assess each patient, complete a plan of care, and formulate a nursing diagnosis based upon assessment findings.
• Document patient behavior, condition, and care accurately, timely and legibly on all assigned patients, including RN progress notes and pertinent graphics each shift.
• Provide shift reports using concise, meaningful language that includes patient name, diagnosis, physician, precautions, levels of supervision, legal status and discharge status where known.
• Follow safety procedures and use appropriate observation levels (e.g., 15‑minute checks, 1:1 monitoring, specific precautions).
• Provide nursing care within scope of practice to meet each patient’s unique needs.
• Encourage patient participation in milieu activities.
• Anticipate emergent situations; intervene early and appropriately.
• Manage complex patient care situations utilizing department policies and procedures, prioritizing interventions in rapidly changing circumstances.

• Competitive compensation & generous paid time off
• Excellent medical, dental, vision and prescription drug plans
• 401(k) with company match and discounted stock plan
• Education assistance up to $5,250 annually – eligibility after 6 months of hire date
• Monthly loan reimbursement program
• SoFi student loan refinance program
• New employee bonus program
• Challenging and rewarding work environment
• Career development opportunities within UHS and its 300+ subsidiaries

Education: Graduate of accredited nursing school required.

Credentials: Licensure by the California Board of Registered Nursing required.

Experience: Clinical experience in a psychiatric setting preferred; 1‑3 years with military and behavioral health population, preferably in an inpatient setting.

• Ability to interact positively with patients daily.
• Leadership ability and appropriate supervision/oversight of staff.
• Ability to work successfully under highly stressful conditions.
• Ability to make sound, independent judgments based on scientific and/or ethical principles.
• Ability to comprehend and perform oral and written instructions and procedures.
• Collaboration with multidisciplinary team members in an appropriate fashion.
• Adaptability to varying workloads and work assignments on a constant basis.
• Math skills to calculate drug dosages and infusion rates.

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.