INTERIM ASSISTANT DIRECTOR - NURSING
 Universal Health Services | |
paid time off, tuition assistance, 401(k)
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 Aug 12, 2025 | |
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Responsibilities
About Universal Health Services 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. 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. 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. www.uhs.com SandyPines Residential Treatment Center is a 149-bed Residential Psychiatric Facility serving children and adolescents ages 5 to 17. The facility is in beautiful south Florida, nestled beside Jonathan Dickinson State Park and just minutes away from the shores of the Atlantic Ocean. We are the largest treatment center of its kind in the southeast and host Riverbend Academy, an accredited school on our campus. Much more online at: sandypineshospital.com Total Rewards for our employees include: * Tuition Assistance & Loan Forgiveness * Employee Referral Program * Free Lunch * Career development opportunities across UHS and our 300+ locations! * Diverse programming to expand your experience * HealthStream online learning catalogue with plenty of free CEU courses * Competitive Compensation & Generous Paid Time Off * Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plans * 401(K) with company match and discounted stock plan * Pet Insurance The Assistant Director of Nursing directs, guides, monitors, and evaluates hospital staff during assigned shifts. Consults with the Director of Nursing, staff, physicians, and other members of clinical administration on nursing problems and interpretation of facility policies to ensure that patient's needs are met. Maintains performance improvement activities and participates in hospital-wide PI initiatives. Responsible for mentoring RNs, LPNs, MHTs, and other clinical staff as needed. Provides coverage as a staff nurse as assigned. Qualifications Education/Qualifications:
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Required: Comply with all Administrative, Clinical, Corporate Compliance, and Human Resources policies and procedures. Actively support the mission, philosophy, and goals of the hospital. Communicate with sensitivity to growth, development, and cultural issues. * Provide leadership, supervision, and direction to RN's, LPN's, and MHT's and hospital staff during shifts. * Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate patient care and the care milieu. * Ensure that medication and treatment are administered as prescribed. Documentation reflects the care provided. * Provide and direct milieu management, actively assists direct care nurses, keeping safety foremost. * Document nursing care and treatment progression through timely and accurate chart entries and nursing care plan updates. * Ensure nurses complete treatment plan updates accurately and on time. * Assess, direct, and intervene in crisis situations. * Actively participate in treatment team decisions, collect and include data in care plan updates, assess patient need, design and implement programs, and document / evaluate patient responses. * Model age, growth, and developmentally appropriate therapeutic communication in all interactions. * Maintains qualified nursing staff by providing performance feedback and guidance for staff. * Assists with implementing nursing goals within the nursing department. * Maintains professional demeanor in dress, attitude, support of unit program, and hospital mission / philosophy. * Performs other duties as assigned. * Works within budgeted FTE's for consistent patient care; Maintains fiscal responsibility within the hospital by adhering to budget allocations Mental & Physical Requirements: * Ability to safely and successfully perform the essential job functions consistent with the ADA, FMLA and other federal, state and local standards, including meeting qualitative and/or quantitative productivity standards. * Ability to maintain regular, punctual attendance consistent with the ADA, FMLA and other federal, state, and local standards. * Work is demanding physically and mentally, walking, and standing most of on-duty time. * Must be able to meet the physical demands of lifting, moving up over fifty (50) pounds, walking, and standing for long periods of time. * Must be able to listen and speak clearly on telephone. EEO Statement 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. Notice At UHS and all subsidiaries, our Human Resources departments and recruiters are here to help prospective candidates with matching skillset and experience with the best possible career at UHS and our subsidiaries. We take pride in creating a highly efficient and best in class candidate experience. During the recruitment process, no recruiter or employee will request financial or personal information (Social Security Number, credit card or bank information, etc.) from you via email. The recruiters will not email you from a public webmail client like Hotmail, Gmail, Yahoo Mail etc. If you feel suspicious of a job posting or job-related email, let us know by contacting us at: https://uhs.alertline.com or 1-800-852-3449 | |