RN- Outpatient Services, Mon-Fri Day Shift

Registered Nurse (RN), Outpatient Services

FT Day shift, 8am-5pm

Established in 1986, the Anchor Hospital is a 122-bed facility accredited by the Joint Commission that specializes in the treatment of behavioral health and addictive disease disorders for Adolescents, Adults and Senior Adults. Located in College Park, Anchor Hospital serves Mental Health and Substance Abuse patients from all over the Southeast through our Inpatient, Partial Hospitalization, Outpatient, and Tricare program for active duty and veterans. We are committed to excellence in diagnosis, treatment and education. Patients who come to Anchor Hospital are in crisis, and the road to recovery for behavioral, mental health, and substance abuse patients is a difficult one. The staff at Anchor Hospital serves as compassionate guides who provide for our patients’ clinical needs.

Please visit us online at: https://anchorhospital.com/

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Completes medical screening for new patients upon admission to the Lodge, according to level of care procedures
• Monitors medication process, completes medication distribution and supervising the self-administration process
• Prepares Medication Administration Record
• Provides patient education (group and individual) regarding medications/effects
• Responsible for having a thorough understanding of the patient’s treatment through patient assessment, ongoing contact with the patients and communication with the treatment team
• Coordinates all patient meetings with the physician, physician orders and documents patient medications
• Advocates for the patient’s access to services during treatment team meetings and through individual physician contact
• This position will also track patient appointments; ensuring patients are seen by the MD as dictated by their program status and organizing these physician visits
• RN must also take vital signs as needed, facilitates and documents nursing groups
• Requires strong foundational medical knowledge, including the ability to interpret laboratory results (e.g., urinalysis) and assess key physiological systems in patients undergoing detoxification

If you would like to learn more about the Registered Nurse, Outpatient Service position before applying, please contact Sherri Lloyd, Nurse Recruiter by phone at 470-991-1642 or by email at sherri.lloyd@uhsinc.com.

What do our current nurses value at Anchor Hospital & UHS?

An environment that puts patient care first. One of the most rewarding aspects of working as a Registered Nurse (RN) is providing excellent care, comfort, and security to the patients and families you treat, at their most vulnerable times. Supportive and responsive leadership. You are never alone, as you are part of a large network of peer nurses and nursing leaders that routinely exchange ideas and review current topics within the industry. Having the opportunity to grow, learn, and advance in your career. There are very robust continuing education options and opportunities for skills diversification and career advancement as a Registered Nurse (RN) with UHS.  

One of the nation’s largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, Universal Health Services, Inc. has built an impressive record of achievement and performance. Growing steadily since its inception into an esteemed Fortune 500 corporation, annual revenues were $11.6 billion in 2020. In 2021, UHS was again recognized as one of the World’s Most Admired Companies by Fortune; in 2020, ranked #281 on the Fortune 500; and listed #330 in Forbes ranking of U.S.’ Largest Public Companies. Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, UHS has 89,000 employees and through its subsidiaries operates 26 acute care hospitals, 334 behavioral health facilities, 39 outpatient facilities and ambulatory care access points, an insurance offering, a physician network and various related services located in 38 U.S. states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom.

Education and Experience

• Unencumbered Georgia RN License or Multi State Equivalent
• 2 year experience working in Addiction and or Behavioral Health
• 2-3 years working in acute medical setting preferred
• Nursing degree from an accrediated university or college, Associates or BSN

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

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