Registered Nurse (RN) - Days
Salt Lake Behavioral Health Hospital
Salt Lake City, Utah
Salt Lake Behavioral Health is currently seeking a compassionate and talented Registered Nurse (RN)- Day Shift (6am-6pm) to join our team. Salt Lake Behavioral Health Hospital is a specialty hospital.
Posted Sep 9 · New grads welcomed
- Shift and hours
- Days · Day Shift (6am-6pm) · 12-hour shifts Registered Nurse (RN) - Days Salt Lake Behavioral Health is currently seeking a compassionate and talented Registered Nurse (RN)- Day Shift (6am-6pm) to join our team.
- Unit and setting
- Psych · Behavioral Health Salt Lake Behavioral Health is a private 118 bed freestanding psychiatric hospital specializing in mental health and substance abuse treatment for adolescents and adults.psychiatric patients (adolescents and adults)
- License
- RN license Licensure: Currently licensed to practice by the Utah State Board of NursingLicensed to practice by the Utah State Board of Nursing
- Term
- Permanent
Do you qualify?
- New grads
- Welcomed Experience: No minimum required.
- License
- Licensed to practice by the Utah State Board of Nursing Licensure: Currently licensed to practice by the Utah State Board of Nursing Check your license
- Certification
- CPR certification CPR certification and successful completion of training in Handle With Care within 90 days of employment, and prior to assisting in restraining procedures.
- Certification
- Handle With Care training within 90 days of employment, and prior to assisting in restraining proceduresAfter hire · within 90 days of employment
- Education
- Graduate from an accredited school of professional nursing Education: Graduate from an accredited school of professional nursing required; Bachelor's Degree preferred.
- Also asks
- Thorough knowledge of Joint Commission, HCFA, OSHA requirements, and state and federal regulatory requirements Additional Requirements: Thorough knowledge of Joint Commission, HCFA, OSHA requirements, and state and federal regulatory requirements.
Preferred
- Education
- Bachelor's Degree
Your six-month RN application plan
Start about six months before graduation. Some programs open earlier; use each employer’s application dates.
6 months before
Shortlist units
Check application windows. Gather clinical experience, references and your expected graduation date.
Find residencies →4–6 months before
Apply as windows open
Apply before graduation when the program allows it. Keep the cohort date and license deadline with each application.
Explore new grad jobs →2–3 months before
Meet the unit manager
Ask about overtime, a shadow shift, preceptor continuity and the schedule after orientation.
Prepare your questions →Around graduation
Confirm your start
Coordinate NCLEX, the required license and your start date. Get relocation and repayment terms in writing.
Plan your license →
Why start this early?
Advocate describes a 6–9 month application runway for several regional RN programs. These milestones are a planning guide, not deadlines for every employer. See program calendars.
What it pays
- Loan repayment
- SoFi Student Loan Refinancing Program
Benefits
- BenefitsChallenging and rewarding work environmentChallenging and rewarding work environment
- BenefitsSupportive Administration & TeamSupportive Administration & Team
- BenefitsDiscounted in-house mealsDiscounted in-house meals
- BenefitsCompetitive Compensation & Generous Paid Time OffCompetitive Compensation & Generous Paid Time Off
- BenefitsExcellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug PlansExcellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plans
- Benefits401(K) with company match and discounted stock plan401(K) with company match and discounted stock plan
More benefits (4)
- BenefitsSoFi Student Loan Refinancing ProgramSoFi Student Loan Refinancing Program
- BenefitsCareer development opportunities within UHS and its 300+ SubsidiariesCareer development opportunities within UHS and its 300+ Subsidiaries!
- Paid Time Off
- Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plans
The role and schedule
- Charge
- Charge shifts are part of the role
- Day to day
- provides professional nursing care to psychiatric patients through assessment, planning, intervention, and evaluation
- Day to day
- coordinates patient care, administers medications, supports treatment planning, and maintains a safe therapeutic environment This role coordinates patient care, administers medications, supports treatment planning, and maintains a safe therapeutic environment.
- Day to day
- serves as clinical leader on assigned shifts, ensuring continuity of care, patient safety, and adherence to standards The RN serves as the clinical leader on assigned shifts, ensuring continuity of care, patient safety, and adherence to standards of nursing practice.
- Unit size
- 118 beds Salt Lake Behavioral Health is a private 118 bed freestanding psychiatric hospital specializing in mental health and substance abuse treatment for adolescents and adults.
The workplace
Worth asking
- Can you walk me through base pay range and differentials?
- What should I expect for weekly hours, weekend, holiday, call, and rotation?
More questions to askFewer questions
- What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?
Your fit
On your path
Psychiatric is open from year one. Behavioral health spans inpatient, emergency, and community settings.
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Responsibilities
Salt Lake Behavioral Health is currently seeking a compassionate and talented Registered Nurse (RN)- Day Shift (6am-6pm) to join our team.
About Salt Lake Behavioral Health
We understand that not all wounds are visible. Depression, anxiety, trauma, addiction and suicide affects millions of individuals and families. Our mission is to transform lives through exceptional patient care. Salt Lake Behavioral Health is a private 118 bed freestanding psychiatric hospital specializing in mental health and substance abuse treatment for adolescents and adults. We serve the Salt Lake City and surrounding area using evidence-based treatments in a comfortable, confidential atmosphere. We believe in an individualized, patient-focused approach to diagnosis and treatment.
For more information, visit our website at www.saltlakebehavioralhealth.com or watch a video from staff at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j4bm4W1rnfo
The Registered Nurse (RN) provides professional nursing care to psychiatric patients through assessment, planning, intervention, and evaluation in collaboration with the interdisciplinary treatment team. This role coordinates patient care, administers medications, supports treatment planning, and maintains a safe therapeutic environment. The RN serves as the clinical leader on assigned shifts, ensuring continuity of care, patient safety, and adherence to standards of nursing practice.
Benefits
Of Joining Salt Lake Behavioral Health
Challenging and rewarding work environment Supportive Administration & Team Discounted in-house meals Competitive Compensation & Generous Paid Time Off Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plans 401(K) with company match and discounted stock plan SoFi Student Loan Refinancing Program Career development opportunities within UHS and its 300+ Subsidiaries! More information is available on our Benefits Guest Website: benefits.uhsguest.com
About Universal Health Services
Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, Universal Health Services, Inc. (NYSE: UHS) is one of the nation’s largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services. Since our founding in 1979, UHS has grown steadily into a premier Fortune 500® corporation perennially recognized by multiple esteemed national rating entities. Through its subsidiaries, UHS operates inpatient acute care facilities, inpatient behavioral health facilities, outpatient and other facilities, nationwide virtual behavioral health services, an insurance offering, a physician network and various related services with physical locations in the U. S., Puerto Rico, Ireland and United Kingdom. www.uhs.com.
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Qualifications
Education
Graduate from an accredited school of professional nursing required; Bachelor's Degree preferred.
Experience
No minimum required.
Licensure
Currently licensed to practice by the Utah State Board of Nursing
Additional
Requirements
Thorough knowledge of Joint Commission, HCFA, OSHA requirements, and state and federal regulatory requirements. CPR certification and successful completion of training in Handle With Care within 90 days of employment, and prior to assisting in restraining procedures.
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.
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At UHS and all our subsidiaries, our Human Resources departments and recruiters are here to help prospective candidates by matching skill set and experience with the best possible career path at UHS and our subsidiaries. During the recruitment process, no recruiter or employee will request financial or personal information (e.g., Social Security Number, credit card or bank information, etc.) from you via email. Our recruiters will not email you from a public webmail client like Hotmail, Gmail, Yahoo Mail, etc.
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What's around it?
Salt Lake City, UTFrom Census ACS 2024.
Living costs about the same as the US average
- Median rent
- $1,414/mo
- Household income
- $75,090/yr, all local households, not nurse pay