Nurse Jobs in Lexington, KY

Nurse Manager Opportunity

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. 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.

Nurse Managers provide quality care to patients and components of the treatment program. Nurse Managers use leadership skill to problem-solve, critically think, and formulate positive resolutions.

Job duties include: supervising employees of the nursing units to ensure assigned duties are complete, staying within FTE guidelines established for the department, demonstrating understanding of correlation between FTE and patient census, collaborating with HR director regarding employee issues, monitoring employees' performance on an ongoing basis, providing regular informal feedback on work quality and quantity and on conduct, maintaining written documentation of all informal feedback.

What we offer you: flexible scheduling, challenging and rewarding work environment with the opportunity to make a difference in the lives of others, career development opportunities within UHS and its 300+ subsidiaries, competitive compensation & generous paid time off, excellent medical, dental, vision and prescription drug plans, 401(k) with company match and discounted stock plan, tuition reimbursement program, retention bonus program, and referral bonus program, close to Hamburg & I-75, free parking on premises, free meal with each shift.

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. Growing steadily since its inception into an esteemed Fortune 500 corporation, annual revenues were $13.4 billion in 2022. 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 94,000 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 USA, Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom.

Qualifications: education required graduate of an accredited school of nursing. Bachelor's degree preferred. Experience one-year supervisory experience required. Certain nursing and/or life experiences may serve as meeting experience requirements. Certifications/Licensure current KY RN licensure. Crisis intervention certification required. This training is offered upon hire. CPR Other skills knowledge of normal growth and development appropriate to the patient population. Demonstrates effective written and verbal communication skills with demonstrated interpersonal and problem solving expertise. Possesses strong organizational skills and ability to delegate appropriately. Possesses knowledge of Nursing Standards of Care and Practice and ability to integrate these in all aspects of nursing management. Knowledge of local, state, and federal regulations as they apply to areas of responsibility.

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! 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.