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Registered Nurse - Day Shift - 7am -7pm - Behavioral Health

RN · Psychiatric

Posted Jun 18

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Days
Unit
Psych

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Role

Schedule
Days
Term
Permanent
On the floor
No charge shifts
Setting
Hospital
Accepts
RN
Experience
New graduates

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Registered Nurse (RN) Opportunity - Day Shift

West Oaks Hospital has provided psychiatric care to the Houston area and surrounding communities for over four decades. Our 176-bed acute care facility is fully accredited and included a 16-bed residential treatment center for adult chemical dependency.

We offer a broad range of behavioral health programs for children, adolescents and adults. Treatment is offered at multiple levels of care including inpatient, partial hospitalization and intensive outpatient.

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We are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week to assist you and answer your questions about treatment options and insurance coverage. The hospital is easily accessible off the Southwest Freeway near the Galleria.

Visit us online at: https://westoakshospital.com/

West Oaks Hospital is seeking a dynamic and talented Registered Nurse (RN) to join our team of compassionate, dedicated professionals. The RN will provide direct patient care under the direction of a Charge Nurse for adults, adolescents, children and geriatric patients with psychiatric and substance abuse conditions. Responsible for using the Nursing process to effectively manage the Plan of Care for each patient based on appropriate standards, policies and procedures.

Management of each patient also includes appropriately and effectively delegating patient care duties to other members of the nursing team in order to assure optimal patient outcomes. The RN is also supported in professional development to enhance practice and the profession.

Job Duties/Responsibilities

  • Admission and Assessment
  • Intervention
  • Milieu Management
  • Performance Improvement

Benefit Highlights

  • Loan Forgiveness
  • Challenging and rewarding work environment
  • 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

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 steadily since its inception into an esteemed Fortune 300 corporation, annual revenues were $15.8 billion in 2024. 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.

Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, UHS has approximately 99,000 employees and continues to grow through its subsidiaries. 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

Qualifications

Requirements

  • Education Required: Graduate of an accredited school of nursing either through ADN, Diploma or BSN Program.
  • Licensure and certification Required: Current Texas State Registered Nurse licensure. CPR and hospital de-escalation certifications.
  • Experience Required: None. Preferred: Two years of inpatient psychiatric nursing and/or medical/surgical experience.

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.

Avoid and Report Recruitment Scams

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.

If you suspect a fraudulent job posting or job-related email mentioning UHS or its subsidiaries, we encourage you to report such concerns to appropriate law enforcement. We encourage you to refer to legitimate UHS and UHS subsidiary career websites to verify job opportunities and not rely on unsolicited calls from recruiters.

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Requirements

  • Education Required: Graduate of an accredited school of nursing either through ADN, Diploma or BSN Program.
  • Licensure and certification Required: Current Texas State Registered Nurse licensure. CPR and hospital de-escalation certifications.
  • Experience Required: None. Preferred: Two years of inpatient psychiatric nursing and/or medical/surgical experience.

Benefits

  • 401(k)
  • Paid time off
  • Loan repayment

Place

City
Houston, TX
Median rent
$1,361/mo

rent and tenant-paid utilities · Census ACS 2024

Local household income
$64,813/yr

all local households, not nurse pay · Census ACS 2024

Metro price level
1% below the national average

Houston area index 98.6, where 100 is the national average.

Houston is a sprawling, diverse metro where world-class medical centers anchor a booming healthcare economy. The nation's fourth-largest city offers no state income tax, year-round warmth, and a food scene as varied as its population. Bayou-side greenways and museum districts balance the urban energy for nurses seeking opportunity in a place that never stops growing.

Map showing the location of Houston, TX
Approximate location in Houston, TX. · © Mapbox © OpenStreetMap· Open the live map

Cost figures from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 metro Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024.

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West Oaks Hospital is a 176-bed acute care psychiatric facility located in Houston, Texas, near the Galleria off the Southwest Freeway. The hospital has provided psychiatric care to the Houston area and surrounding communities for over four decades. It is…

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

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