| One of the nation’s largest and most respected hospital companies, Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS) has built an impressive record of achievement and performance. Steadily growing from a startup to an esteemed Fortune 500 corporation, UHS today has annual revenue nearing $10 billion. In 2017, UHS was recognized as one of the World’s Most Admired Companies by Fortune; ranked #276 on the Fortune 500, and listed #275 in Forbes inaugural ranking of America’s Top 500 Public Companies. Our operating philosophy is as effective today as it was 40 years ago: Build or acquire high quality hospitals in rapidly growing markets, invest in the people and equipment needed to allow each facility to thrive, and become the leading healthcare provider in each community we serve. Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, UHS has more than 81,000 employees and through its subsidiaries operates more than 320 acute care hospitals, behavioral health facilities and ambulatory centers in the United States, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands and the United Kingdom. Millwood Hospital, located in Arlington, Texas, is a 130-bed facility that provides inpatient and outpatient mental health and chemical dependency care. Since 1971, children, adolescents, adults and older adults have relied on Millwood Hospital’s extensive and confidential services to help overcome emotional and chemical dependency problems. Millwood Hospital has been named Top Performer on Key Quality Measures® by The Joint Commission, the leading accreditor of health care organizations in America. Learn more about this award, recognizing Millwood Hospital for exemplary performance in using evidence-based clinical processes to improve patient care. Millwood Hospital is seeking a dynamic and talented Registered Nurse to assist our Excel Center of Arlington facility. POSITION SUMMARY The Registered Nurse is responsible for planning, directing, and evaluating the nursing care provided for the Excel Center. KEY PERORMANCE EXPECTATIONS: - Complete nursing assessment within 1 visit.
- Within 3 visits, a plan of care is initiated that includes data obtained from the written nursing assessment and nursing interventions.
- Daily documentation of patient assessment on the nursing flow sheet
- Accurately process and carry out all physicians’ orders in a timely manner.
- Communicate with clinical staff pertinent information received from family members
- Provide patient/family education regarding medications.
- Communicate with parents medication changes recommended by physician
- Monitor the physical environment, taking measures to correct safety hazards, assuring a clean, comfortable, home-like atmosphere. Submit written monthly environmental inspection report to Director.
- Supervise self administration of medication by patients.
- Document discharge instructions including food and drug interactions, diet and activities as appropriate.
- Evaluate for any cluster of signs/symptoms of infection and initiate appropriate infection control measures.
- Maintain temperature control logs for all refrigerators
- Submit patient infection reports to hospital Infection Control Coordinator
- Provide for employee health needs such as annual TB skin testing and influenza vaccines.
- Submit reports of employee illnesses to hospital Infection Control coordinator.
- Communicate with parents to provide information as requested
- Follow-up contact for patients absent from program.
- Provides coverage for Excel Lewisville as requested
- Provides backup assistance for Utilization Review function
- Maintains MIDAS data base for utilization review documentation
- Provides daily update to administrative assistant for updating utilization review log
- Conducts daily census meeting in absence of UR Coordinator
Note:Â The essential job functions of this position are not limited to the duties listed above. |
