Registered Nurse - Behavioral Health
The Ridge Behavioral Health System
Lexington, Kentucky
Health system employer · Workplace: THE RIDGE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SYSTEM
RN
Posted Aug 14
- Shift
- 12-hour rotating
- Unit
- Psych
What the listing says
Role
- Schedule
- 12-hour rotating
- Weekends
- Every other weekend
- Term
- Per Diem
- Setting
- Hospital
- Accepts
- RN
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About this role
*Registered Nurse, Full-Time (7:00 am-7:30pm or 7:00pm-7:30am) rotating every other weekend. Block Weekend Schedules available (Friday-Sunday) *
*RN's interested in PRN "MUST" have 1-2 years of inpatient psychiatric hospital experience. *
*We encourage you to apply to become a part of our team as we set out to be the provider of choice for psychiatric care!*
As the only free-standing psychiatric hospital in the Central Kentucky area, we are here to help. Please join our team as we expand our services to meet the needs of our community.
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*The Ridge Behavioral Health System* is a 110-bed hospital located in the heart of the Bluegrass, Lexington, KY. The Ridge provides psychiatric, and substance use disorder treatment for children, adolescents, and adults. The Ridge offers Partial Hospitalization, Intensive Outpatient Programs, Individual Counseling, as well as Medication Management for all ages. We have provided behavioral health services to over 92 Kentucky counties for more than 39 years.
We offer comprehensive benefits for the *Registered Nurse (RN) *position, such as:
- Challenging and rewarding work environment
- Competitive Compensation & Comprehensive Benefits Package
- Tuition savings to continue your nursing education with Chamberlain University
- Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision, and Prescription Drug Plan
- Generous Paid Time Off
- Free Meals, Free Parking
- 401(K) with company match and discounted stock plan
- Career development opportunities within UHS and its Subsidiaries
*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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- Current license to practice nursing in Kentucky or (eligible to receive or renew).
- Preferred experience or interest in working in a psychiatric inpatient setting
*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
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Benefits
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Employee discount
- Flexible schedule
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Referral program
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vision insurance
Experience
- Behavioral Health Hospital: 1 year (Preferred)
License/
Certification
- RN KY License (Required)
Shift availability
- Overnight Shift (Required)
- Day Shift (Required)
Work Location: In person
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Requirements
- *
- · Current license to practice nursing in Kentucky or (eligible to receive or renew).
- · Preferred experience or interest in working in a psychiatric inpatient setting
- *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
- Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Benefits highlights
- Free parking
- SXFZX
Place
- City
- Lexington, Kentucky
- Metro price level
- 7% below the national average
- Beds
- 110
Lexington area index 92.9, where 100 is the national average.
Lush rolling horse pastures meet a lively college-town energy in Lexington, home to the University of Kentucky and its major medical campus. The city blends Bluegrass charm with growing healthcare opportunities, making it an appealing spot for RNs seeking a mid-size city with Southern warmth.
Cost figures from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 metro Regional Price Parities.
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Workplace: THE RIDGE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SYSTEM.
You would be joining The Ridge Behavioral Health System in Lexington’s 40509 corridor, near Hamburg and I-75. It is a 110-bed free-standing psychiatric hospital—the only one in Central Kentucky—caring for children, adolescents, and adults with psych and substance-use needs, and…
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Psychiatric is open from year one. Behavioral health spans inpatient, emergency, and community settings.
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