Responsibilities

Geriatric RN

7pm-7am FT Night Shift

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.Anchor is searching for caring and compassionate Registered Nurses (RN) with experience or interest in psychiatric nursing, behavioral health or addictive disease treatment for our Seniors Program. .

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/

What Role Will You Play On the Adult Geriatric Unit?

Anchor Hospital's Adult Geriatric Unit is tailored to the needs of elderly patients, delivering comprehensive services for elderly patients with compassion and dignity. It’s not uncommon for seniors to find themselves more emotional in later years. Medical complications and extended illnesses can also play a part in anyone’s level of happiness and peace of mind. Feeling anxious or depressed for an extended period of time is not a normal part of growing old and senior patients may enter our program for a variety of reasons including mental health and addiction.

Registered Nurses (RNs) with the Geriatric unit deliver quality nursing care to elderly patients with a variety of diagnoses and play a pivotal role in the treatment planning process as well as patient and family education.

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

Benefits for Registered Nurse (RN) include:

• Challenging and rewarding work environment

• Competitive Compensation

• Psychiatric Nurse Residency Transition-to-Practice Program (Could earn 20 CEUs)

• Career development opportunities within UHS and its 300+ Subsidiaries!

  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.

Qualifications

• Current license to practice nursing the State of Georgia

• Current CPR or BLS certification

• Preferred one year of experience working in a psychiatric inpatient setting with patients aged 65 years+