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MEMPHIS, Tennessee

You'll work a designated unit, keeping clients safe with direct supervision and teaching them new coping tools.

Posted May 27 · Applications close May 27, 2027

Shift and hours
Days The Registered Nurse ( Day) prescribes, coordinates and delegates nursing care
Unit and setting
Outpatient behavioral health · Behavioral Health Outpatient Position
License
RN license Licensure and registration by the Tennessee Board of Nurse Examiners or Compact as a registered nurse.Registered nurse licensure from the Tennessee Board of Nurse Examiners or Compact
Term
Permanent

Do you qualify?

License
Registered nurse licensure from the Tennessee Board of Nurse Examiners or Compact Licensure and registration by the Tennessee Board of Nurse Examiners or Compact as a registered nurse. Check your license
Education
Graduate of an accredited nursing program

Preferred

Education
BSN
Experience
One year of psychiatric or mental health nursing experience One-year prior psychiatric experience in mental health nursing preferred.
Also asks
Knowledge of effective teaching, group management, and crisis and behavior management

What it pays

Benefits

  • BenefitsCompetitive compensationCompetitive Compensation
  • BenefitsExcellent medical, dental, vision and prescription drug planExcellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plan
  • Benefits401k plan with company match401k plan with company match
  • BenefitsGenerous paid time offGenerous Paid Time Off
  • BenefitsGrowth and development opportunities within UHS and its subsidiariesGrowth and development opportunities within UHS and its subsidiaries

The role and schedule

Day to day
Direct supervision of clients provides direct supervision of clients
Day to day
Teaching clients new coping tools teaches new tools for coping to clients
Details
Grant-funded position Grant Funded Position

The workplace

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Your fit

Questions to ask

  • Can you walk me through base pay range and differentials?
  • What should I expect for weekly hours, weekend, holiday, call, and rotation?
  • What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
  • How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?
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On your path

Psychiatric is open from year one. Behavioral health spans inpatient, emergency, and community settings.

Original listing

Posted on UHS’ careers page.

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Responsibilities

Outpatient Position

Grant Funded Position

Compass Intervention Center is seeking a dynamic and talented Registered Nurse. Our mission is to provide superior behavioral healthcare services that patients recommend to family and friends; physicians choose for their patients; purchasers select for their clients; and employees are proud of. Compass Intervention Center believes and applies the following principles: service excellence, continuous improvement in measurable ways, employee development, ethical and fair treatment of all, teamwork, compassion, and innovation in service delivery. Visit our website at www.compassinterventioncenter.com .

The Registered Nurse ( Day) 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.

Key Responsibilities include

  • The Registered Nurse provides professional nursing care on a designated unit in a manner consistent with the philosophy and objectives of Compass Intervention Center and the ANA Standards of Practice for Psychiatric Mental Health Care. The Registered Nurse creates a safe environment for clients, provides direct supervision of clients, empowers clients, and teaches new tools for coping to clients .

One of the nation’s largest and most respected hospital companies, Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS) has built an impressive record of achievement and performance. Steadily growing from a startup to an esteemed Fortune 500 corporation, UHS today has annual revenue nearing $10 billion. In 2017, UHS was recognized as one of the World’s Most Admired Companies by Fortune; ranked #276 on the Fortune 500, and listed #275 in Forbes inaugural ranking of America’s Top 500 Public Companies.

Our operating philosophy is as effective today as it was 40 years ago: Build or acquire high quality hospitals in rapidly growing markets, invest in the people and equipment needed to allow each facility to thrive, and become the leading healthcare provider in each community we serve.

Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, UHS has more than 81,000 employees and through its subsidiaries operates more than 320 acute care hospitals, behavioral health facilities and ambulatory centers in the United States, Puerto Rico, the U. S. Virgin Islands and the United Kingdom.

Qualifications

Position

Requirements

  • Graduate of an accredited nursing program. BSN preferred.
  • One-year prior psychiatric experience in mental health nursing preferred.
  • Licensure and registration by the Tennessee Board of Nurse Examiners or Compact as a registered nurse.
  • Prefer knowledge of effective teaching skills and educational strategies with a special education population, individual and group management skills, therapeutic relationships and processes, age specific growth and development; limit setting and crisis and behavior management.

This opportunity provides the following

  • Compass-UHS is challenging and rewarding work environment
  • Growth and development opportunities within UHS and its subsidiaries
  • Competitive Compensation
  • Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plan
  • 401k plan with company match
  • Generous Paid Time Off

UHS is a registered trademark of UHS of Delaware, Inc., the management company for Universal Health Services, Inc. and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Universal Health Services, Inc. Universal Health Services, Inc. is a holding company and operates through its subsidiaries including its management company, UHS of Delaware, Inc. All healthcare and management operations are conducted by subsidiaries of Universal Health Services, Inc. To the extent any reference to "UHS or UHS facilities" on this website including any statements, articles or other publications contained herein relates to our healthcare or management operations it is referring to Universal Health Services' subsidiaries including UHS of Delaware. Further, the terms "we," "us," "our" or "the company" in such context similarly refer to the operations of Universal Health Services' subsidiaries including UHS of Delaware. Any employment referenced in this website is not with Universal Health Services, Inc. but solely with one of its subsidiaries including but not limited to UHS of Delaware, Inc.

UHS is not accepting unsolicited assistance from search firms for this employment opportunity. Please, no phone calls or emails. All resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at UHS via-email, the Internet or in any form and/or method without a valid written search agreement in place for this position will be deemed the sole property of UHS. No fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by UHS as a result of the referral or through other means.

What's around it?

In Memphis, TN

Memphis, TNFrom Census ACS 2024.

Living costs about 8% below the US average

Median rent
$1,181/mo
Household income
$51,736/yr, all local households, not nurse pay

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