Registered Nurse - Behavioral Health (Night Shift)
Reno, Nevada
RN
Sign-on bonusPosted Aug 12
- Shift
- 12-hour nights
- Unit
- Psych
What the listing says
Role
- Schedule
- 12-hour nights · 3 a week
- Term
- Permanent
- Setting
- Hospital
- Accepts
- RN
Ratio not posted. Ask in the interview.
Pay
- Against the board
- Sign-on bonus
- $7,000
The median for nursing in Nevada is $41/hr, across 84 postings. It covers every nursing role in the state, so it is a bearing, not a like-for-like comparison.
About this role
*Experienced, Registered Nurse -Child/Adolescent Behavioral Health *
*Full-Time night shift: 6:30p-7a - (Sunday/Tuesday/Wednesday) or (Wednesday/Thursday/Friday)*
Located in the heart of the Sierras, Reno, Nevada provides a destination where employees can live, work and play. The location itself is a benefit; not to mention Nevada has no state income tax. Working at *Willow Springs Center* means building a career that is dynamic and satisfying; having the opportunity to work and learn from some of Nevada’s leading mental health professionals; and being a part of something meaningful that changes the world, one child at a time.
Work at Willow Springs Center is a life path. At Willow Springs Center, we seek high performing, compassionate professionals dedicate to impacting the lives of *youth ages 6 to 17 years of age*. If you desire to make a difference through the work that you do, Willow Springs Center is the place for you.
Read the full posting
Our Nurses provide professional nursing care to youth in the residential treatment setting in accordance with the authorized scope of practice specified in the Nurse Practice Act. In doing so, they identify patient health care needs utilizing physical and behavioral professional nursing assessment skills and make comprehensive clinical observations and evaluations of health needs including subtle abnormalities and changes in condition.
Nurses at Willow Springs Center develop nursing care plans by assessing patient’s psychological and physical condition and create plans for treatment, services and health education based on the present and predicted needs of the patient. Our nurses participate in multi-disciplinary treatment teams and collaborate with professional and para-professional staff to ensure optimum care for our special patients.
Nurses administer medications as prescribed by a physician or designee and ensure correct time, dosage and appropriate route of administration while monitoring patients for medication side effects and/or allergic reaction. They observe patients to determine if medication is effective for prescribed treatment and appropriately documents findings. Our nurses do what is necessary to maintain the safety, health and well-being of the children we serve in the therapeutic environment and make crucial decisions to restrain patients who are a threat to themselves or others and may be hostile and combative.
*Benefits for our team:*
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Career development opportunities within UHS and its 300+ locations!
- Diverse programming to expand your experience and energize your career
- HealthStream online learning catalogue with plenty of free CEU courses
- Competitive Compensation, $7,000 Sign on Bonus & Generous Paid Time Off
- Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plan
- 401(K) with company match and discounted stock plan
- SoFi Student Loan Refinancing Program
- Free Meals
*About Universal Health Services*
One of the nation’s largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, Universal Health Services, Inc. (NYSE: UHS) has built an impressive record of achievement and performance, growing since its inception into a _Fortune_ 500® corporation. Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, UHS has 101,500 employees. Through its subsidiaries, UHS operates 29 acute care inpatient facilities, 346 behavioral health inpatient facilities and 168 outpatient and other facilities in 40 U. S. states, Washington, D. C., Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom.
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*Job
Requirements
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Licensure
- Current license or permit to practice as an RN in the state of employment.
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Education
- Graduation from an accredited nursing program. Bachelor's degree preferred.
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Experience
- At least one year in a health care setting. Prior psychiatric experience preferred. Child and Adolescent experience a plus!
*Orientation: *Mandatory Training Period, M-F, plus M/Tu (7 days)
*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 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.comor 1-800-852-3449
Pay: $39.00 - $45.00 per hour
Application Question(s)
- Do you have the ability to attend 7 days of orientation during the day shift?
Experience
- Behavioral Health : 1 year (Preferred)
- Child/Adolescent : 1 year (Preferred)
License/
Certification
- RN NV License (Required)
Work Location: In person
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Requirements
- *
- Current license or permit to practice as an RN in the state of employment.
Benefits
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Continuing education credits
- 401(k) matching
- Tuition reimbursement
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Place
- City
- Reno, Nevada
- Median rent
- $1,556/mo
- Local household income
- $80,760/yr
- Metro price level
- 1% above the national average
rent and tenant-paid utilities
all local households, not nurse pay
Reno area index 101.0, where 100 is the national average.
Reno sits at the foot of the Sierra Nevada, blending high-desert scenery with casino-town energy and a growing tech corridor. Nurses relocating here find four-season sunshine, Lake Tahoe within an hour, and a compact metro where commutes stay short and weekend escapes feel endless.
Cost figures from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.
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Psychiatric is open from year one. Behavioral health spans inpatient, emergency, and community settings.
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- How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?