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Job Description

Responsibilities

JOIN OUR TEAM!

Spring Mountain Treatment Center is currently seeking a dynamic professional to join our team as a PRN Nurse Clinical Educator (RN). The RN Clinical Educator supports the learning needs of staff and patients by providing opportunities for the acquisition of new knowledge, skills and behaviors in view of advancing technologies, changing health care delivery systems, expanding staff roles and evidence based practice. The RN Educator performs a range of clinical, consultative and educational activities. A key component of the role is developing and facilitating the nursing department's orientation; as well as, identifying and training staff on competencies for various regulatory agencies.

JOB DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITES:

• The Clinical Nurse Educator acts as an expert clinician, educator and consultant
• Models excellence in nursing practice through the utilization of advanced concepts in the areas of assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation and evaluation of clinical problems within defined patient population.
• Participates in the performance evaluation of clinical practice
• Plans, designs and implements educational activities in response to identified learning needs. Utilizes appropriate teaching/learning principles
• Develop preceptor program for new employee department orientation and maintain coaching role with new employees
• Utilizes the research process in clinical program development. Ensures up-to-date clinical practices based on research findings, review of the literature, and/or participation in relevant specialty organizations
• Demonstrates current, comprehensive, professional knowledge and skills in area of specialty. Applies knowledge of recognized nursing standards and department policies including JCAHO regulations, standards for nursing care, and the Nurse Practice Act
• Performs other duties as assigned.

BENEFIT HIGHLIGHTS:

• Challenging and rewarding work environment
• Competitive Compensation & Generous Paid Time Off
• Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plans
• (K) with company match and discounted stock plan
• SoFi Student Loan Refinancing Program
• Career development opportunities within UHS and its + Subsidiaries!
• More information is available on our Benefits Guest Website: benefits.uhsguest.com

ABOUT SPRING MOUNTAIN TREATMENT CENTER:

Spring Mountain Behavioral Services has provided mental health services to the Las Vegas community since 1, treating children, teens, adults and senior adults with behavioral health or addiction issues. We offer a supportive and healthy environment with -hour care that allows people of all ages to make positive changes in their lives. Our primary location, Spring Mountain Treatment Center, focuses on the stabilization of acute symptoms for patients age 5 to , along with select outpatient care programs for teens. Our secondary location, Spring Mountain Sahara, houses our Adult Outpatient and Senior Adult Inpatient programs.

Spring Mountain Treatment Center is a -bed mental health facility that provides acute crisis stabilization services for adults, teens, and children in a secure inpatient setting. Our individualized treatment includes a structured, therapeutic environment, intensive physician involvement and oversight, and daily group and educational programs. We provide a caring and healthy environment that gives individuals a chance to make positive changes.

ABOUT UHS:

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 corporation. Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, UHS has , employees. Through its subsidiaries, UHS operates acute care hospitals, behavioral health facilities, outpatient and other facilities in U.S. States, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom.

Qualifications

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• Current Nevada RN licensure
• Certification in area of specialization is highly desirable
• Bachelor degree, Masters preferred
• Minimum of five years acute care nursing experience; demonstrated experience in program development, outcomes management, and teaching
• Able to demonstrate knowledge of current Nevada State Board of Nursing Practice and JCAHO
• Must be able to demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care/service appropriate to the age of the patients served
• New hires are required to attend 1 full week of New Employee Orientation on day shift, normally 8: am – 4: pm Monday through Friday
• Must successfully pass background check (includes criminal history, Child Abuse and Neglect Registry, and ABI/FBI fingerprint check) and drug screen

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 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.