What are the responsibilities and job description for the Registered Nurse-Utah State Hospital position at State of Utah?
Whether you're a newly licensed RN, or a seasoned professional with years of prior experience, the Utah State Hospital Nursing Department is pleased to invite you to join our team!
Why You Should Join Our Team
In addition to working in a state-of-the-art Psychiatric Hospital with highly skilled clinicians who provide state-of-the-art programming to the individuals we treat, as a full time benefitted employee, you will receive great health and retirement benefits. We provide generous paid time off so you will have a positive work-life balance. You can find out more about the state benefits offered here.
Our Mission:
The Utah State Hospital provides a safe and healing environment in which all people are treated with dignity and respect. It is our purpose to assist patients to reach their potential, through individualized treatment, with a high value being placed on meeting the needs of each patient in a humanistic, caring and professional manner.
For more detailed information about the Utah State Hospital, our treatment programs and philosophy, we invite you to browse our WEBSITE.
Additional Benefits
Access to a UTA Bus Pass.
Beautiful campus near the Wasatch mountains.
Cafeteria on site with meals, snacks and drinks available for purchase.
Access to comfort rooms while on campus, and as well as other mental wellness benefits.
Access to the USH Disc Golf Course.
Among other responsibilities, some duties you will carry out are:
Minimum Qualifications:- Giving direct and indirect care with the goal of enhancing patient health.
- Organize clinical follow-ups and activities.
- Performs physical examinations and/or preventive health measures to assess and evaluate patient's clinical problems and health care needs.
- Maintains and updates patient charts, records, and information.
- Provides medical consultation in specialized areas of knowledge.
- Provides clients with information concerning rights, options, benefits, services, goals and expectations.
- Licensure as a registered nurse (RN) in the state of Utah
- You must successfully pass a criminal history check.
- Risks which require the use of special safety precautions and/or equipment, e.g., working around operating machines, working with contagious diseases or hazardous chemicals, etc.
- Work requires physical exertion. May require the ability to stand; walk over rough surfaces; bend, crouch, stoop, stretch, reach, lift moderately heavy items (up to 50 lbs.) in a recurring manner and/or for long periods of time.
- Risks found in potentially dangerous or unusual environmental stress situations, e.g. being subject to possible physical attack, etc.)
- Utah State Hospital is a non smoking campus.
- Preference may be given to applicants who are either currently working at the hospital or who have had prior clinical experience at the Utah State Hospital.
Salary : $32 - $38
