NURSE PRACTITIONER
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Location: Birmingham, AL 35242
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Responsibilities
Nurse Practitioner
Hill Crest Behavioral Health is an acute care, 194 bed inpatient psychiatric facility located in Birmingham, AL, providing mental health services for adolescents and adults.
Hill Crest Behavioral Health is currently seeking an energetic and dynamic professional to join our team as a Clinical Nurse Practitioner. The Clinical Nurse Practitioner will perform complete physical examinations on patients admitted to the hospital. She/he will conduct medical consults as requested by attending physicians.
What do our current staff value at UHS?
An environment that puts patient care first. One of the most rewarding aspects of working as a Nurse Practitioner is providing excellent support, security to the patients and families you treat, at their most vulnerable times. Having the opportunity to grow, learn, and advance in your career. There are very robust continuing education options and opportunities for leadership development as a Nurse Practitioner with UHS. Supportive and responsive leadership. Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package.
About Universal Health Services
One of the nation's largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS) has built an impressive record of achievement and performance. 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. 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
REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:
Bachelor's Degree in Nursing and completion of a specialized course in the theory and practice in the clinical areas of assignment.
Current registration as a nurse in Alabama or in a state with which Alabama has a reciprocity agreement.
Certification as a Nurse Practitioner.
Knowledge of the principles and practices of professional nursing in the clinical areas of assignments.
Knowledge of the principles and practices of public health nursing.
Ability to make judgements based on principles, practices and techniques of clinical specialty.
Ability to guide and counsel patients and families.
Ability to establish and maintain effective nursing relationships with other health personnel and the public.
Job Duties/Responsibilities:
Provides health services in the form of physical examination and health education.
Interviews patients using a prescribed format to determine the nature, character, and severity of health problems: obtains patient's medical and related histories.
Develops a specific plan of care for the treatment of illnesses: instruct patients in the proper use of medication, diet changes and other factors to assure the success for a treatment plan.
Evaluates the results of diagnostic tests and examinations: refers patients with abnormal conditions to the physician.
Counsels and advises patients and their families in such areas as family planning, child growth and development, recognition and prevention of communicable illnesses, adolescent health and sexuality.
Maintains healthy emotional environment and gives immunizations.
Refers patients to other health and social service agencies as needed with physician recommendation.
Conducts patient interview pursuant to completion of history and psychiatric evaluation with physician supervision.
Completes discharge summary for physician signature following patient discharge.
Always exhibits a positive attitude when dealing with others in a day to day work situations.
Performs other related duties as required.
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.
Nurse Practitioner
Hill Crest Behavioral Health is an acute care, 194 bed inpatient psychiatric facility located in Birmingham, AL, providing mental health services for adolescents and adults.
Hill Crest Behavioral Health is currently seeking an energetic and dynamic professional to join our team as a Clinical Nurse Practitioner. The Clinical Nurse Practitioner will perform complete physical examinations on patients admitted to the hospital. She/he will conduct medical consults as requested by attending physicians.
What do our current staff value at UHS?
An environment that puts patient care first. One of the most rewarding aspects of working as a Nurse Practitioner is providing excellent support, security to the patients and families you treat, at their most vulnerable times. Having the opportunity to grow, learn, and advance in your career. There are very robust continuing education options and opportunities for leadership development as a Nurse Practitioner with UHS. Supportive and responsive leadership. Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package.
About Universal Health Services
One of the nation's largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS) has built an impressive record of achievement and performance. 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. 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
REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:
Bachelor's Degree in Nursing and completion of a specialized course in the theory and practice in the clinical areas of assignment.
Current registration as a nurse in Alabama or in a state with which Alabama has a reciprocity agreement.
Certification as a Nurse Practitioner.
Knowledge of the principles and practices of professional nursing in the clinical areas of assignments.
Knowledge of the principles and practices of public health nursing.
Ability to make judgements based on principles, practices and techniques of clinical specialty.
Ability to guide and counsel patients and families.
Ability to establish and maintain effective nursing relationships with other health personnel and the public.
Job Duties/Responsibilities:
Provides health services in the form of physical examination and health education.
Interviews patients using a prescribed format to determine the nature, character, and severity of health problems: obtains patient's medical and related histories.
Develops a specific plan of care for the treatment of illnesses: instruct patients in the proper use of medication, diet changes and other factors to assure the success for a treatment plan.
Evaluates the results of diagnostic tests and examinations: refers patients with abnormal conditions to the physician.
Counsels and advises patients and their families in such areas as family planning, child growth and development, recognition and prevention of communicable illnesses, adolescent health and sexuality.
Maintains healthy emotional environment and gives immunizations.
Refers patients to other health and social service agencies as needed with physician recommendation.
Conducts patient interview pursuant to completion of history and psychiatric evaluation with physician supervision.
Completes discharge summary for physician signature following patient discharge.
Always exhibits a positive attitude when dealing with others in a day to day work situations.
Performs other related duties as required.
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.